Eric Staal wants larger role, doesn’t rule out Carolina return TARRYTOWN, NY – Eric Staal played 20 regular-season games and five playoff games for the New York Rangers. It’s completely OK if you don’t really remember any of them.  Staal had three goals and three assists in those 20 games, skating to a plus-1. He went scoreless in five playoff games, skating to a minus-7. All eyes were on … [Read more...]

Dan Boyle profanely chases Larry Brooks out of interview TARRYTOWN, NY – If this was Dan Boyle’s final day as a New York Rangers defenseman, he made it a volcanic one.  The Rangers players met the media at their practice facility for the final time after their five-game elimination at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. One of the most anticipated interviews was Boyle, the 39-year-old … [Read more...]

Corey Crawford stops Fabbri, Tarasenko as Hawks knot Game 7 The St. Louis Blues’ early 2-0 lead was erased by the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7. And Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford is doing his best to try to not allow St. Louis to score again.  Midway though the second period, Crawford made several incredible saves shortly after the Blackhawks tied the game on an Andrew Shaw power play … [Read more...]

Troy Brouwer plays the hero for Blues in Game 7 win St. Louis Blues forward Troy Brouwer felt a lot of pressure when he had the puck on his stick in front of the Chicago Blackhawks net in the third period of Game 7 of their first-round series.  "That was almost really embarrassing,” Brouwer said of the ugly looking goal he scored on that sequence. “If I would've missed that one, I might've … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Blues take Game 7; Preds stay alive No. 1 Star: Troy Brouwer, St. Louis Blues The veteran forward was the hero for the Blues in their 3-2 Game 7 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Brouwer scored the game-winning goal at the 8:31 mark of the third period. Brouwer also played 18:13 in the game. It was his first goal in his last 24 postseason games. The Blues hadn’t won a … [Read more...]

Blues finally advance over Blackhawks in Game 7 thriller The St. Louis Blues don’t have to hear about a first-round playoff disappointment this year. In Game 7 at home they finally put away the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-2 victory. St. Louis was up 3-1 in the series, blew the lead, but bounced back with a strong and resilient effort to finally slay Chicago. … [Read more...]

Brayden Schenn to have hearing for T.J. Oshie headshot Brayden Schenn’s season is over, but he still may be disciplined for a play from Sunday’s Game 6 where his Philadelphia Flyers were eliminated by the Washington Capitals. Any suspension would start in the 2016-17 NHL regular season for Schenn. In the second period of the game, a 1-0 win by Washington, Schenn launched himself into … [Read more...]

Eulogy: Remembering the 2015-16 Los Angeles Kings (Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the teams best: The bloggers and fans who hated them the most. Here is ‘stace_ofbase’ of Battle of California and last year's Anaheim Ducks … [Read more...]

What We Learned: How do you fix the NY Rangers? The problems with the New York Rangers were evident, in the last few years, to anyone who paid attention. The defense wasn't very good and seemingly worsening every year. The forward depth wasn't being utilized in a particularly helpful way. Money was allocated seemingly at random, or at least based on deeply outmoded thinking. The cupboards … [Read more...]

Refs ignore tripping call on Islanders’ tying goal, outrage ensues (Video) Moments before John Tavares tied Game 6 of the New York Islanders’ series with the Florida Panthers with 54 seconds left in regulation, Matt Martin may have gotten away with one:  Right before the Tavares goal. pic.twitter.com/HppjOXYWBQ— Matt Porter (@mattyports) April 25, 2016 Florida’s Vincent Trocheck was angling … [Read more...]