Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss has apologized after he reportedly caused an outrage in Germany when it was discovered that he “liked” an Instagram post comparing Hillary Clinton to Adolf Hitler. Griess issued the apology through his team after complaints from the German hockey federation — who Greiss is currently competing for during a tournament in […]
Read MoreAmid the turbulent summer that lies ahead for the Rangers, there is a new group of young players who likely aren’t going anywhere, because they have shown the potential to form the franchise’s new nucleus. That starts with the one player on the roster who is likely the most untouchable in negotiations this offseason — […]
Read MoreThe knee and hamstring injuries through which Alex Ovechkin soldiered on for the final nine games of the playoffs may, to a degree, muddle the Capitals’ postmortem, but this fact is not complicated at all: In three playoff series against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins, Ovechkin and the Caps are 0-3 — losing all three […]
Read MoreThe Rangers didn’t wait for their annual Palm Springs Summit to start making moves this offseason. With the organizational meeting, usually set at president Glen Sather’s western hub of operations, coming up soon, the franchise fired Ken Gernander as the coach of AHL Hartford after the Wolf Pack’s last-place finish this past season. It was […]
Read MoreThe longtime anthem singer at Nashville Predators hockey games has sour grapes over being replaced in the Stanley Cup playoffs by superstar singers such as Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town. Dennis K. Morgan, who has been singing at Predators games for 17 years, told The Tennessean he has been hurt […]
Read MoreAmerican hockey is in good hands. Despite our young Yankees’ disappointing 2-0 loss to Finland in the quarterfinals of the World Championships on Thursday in Germany, signs of promise abound. Mostly, that lies in the youth on the roster, a lot of it localized. The Rangers sent Brady Skjei, 23, and Kevin Hayes, 25, both of whom […]
Read MoreRegarding the Rangers, as the hockey department convenes at Glen Sather’s La Quinta Western White House this week for its offseason congress: Only one team in NHL history other than the 2012-15 Blueshirts won as many as eight playoff rounds over four years and failed to win the Stanley Cup. The Bruins of 1988-91 won […]
Read MoreBrendan Smith’s sights are not necessarily set on hitting the open market on July 1, but the impending free-agent defenseman’s agent made it clear Monday that while the 28-year-old could eschew free agency to remain with the Rangers, it would have to be for a fair market value deal. “Brendan has told me that he […]
Read MoreIt was during that slog of a franchise-record nine-game road trip from late January into February when Doug Weight, the Islanders’ interim head coach, realized he needed help. Just over a month into his tenure, Weight was trying to do everything. While making room for individual meetings with his young group, he cut short his […]
Read MoreThe Devils needed a change, so they started by axing a pioneer. The team did not renew the contract of radio broadcaster Sherry Ross after 10 years as the color commentator. Matt Loughlin, the full-time radio play-by-play man since 2006, confirmed to The Post he will remain in his role and will start next season […]
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