SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Rangers canceled a scheduled full-team practice in Anaheim on Wednesday, but injured center Kevin Hayes did manage to get some on-ice work when he skated with the extras. It still remains unclear whether Hayes is going to be ready for the final leg of this four-game road trip, facing the […]
Read MoreSAN JOSE, Calif. — Safe to say that J.T. Miller learned his lesson. The Rangers’ mercurial young forward was doing the best he could to move past his benching for the final two periods in the team’s 6-3 loss Tuesday night to the Ducks in Anaheim. More so, he was trying to get past the […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS — The Islanders joined the Oilers as the only teams in the NHL to defeat surprising Vegas twice this season. Ross Johnston scored the first goal of his NHL career, helping the Islanders complete a season sweep by defeating the Golden Knights 2-1 on Thursday night. The Islanders, who concluded the first half […]
Read MoreSAN JOSE, Calif. — It was a small moment on a big night, but it meant a lot. After the Rangers had beaten the Sharks, 6-5, on Thursday night at SAP Center, after they had saved their four-game road trip from being winless, after they had allowed themselves to go into the All-Star break with […]
Read MoreSAN JOSE, Calif. — Alain Vigneault laughed as he remembered exactly what Cody McLeod said to him from the ice on New Year’s Eve in Denver just over a year ago. “He stood in front of my bench and said, ‘Hey coach, are you looking for a tough fourth-liner?’ ” Vigneault relayed Thursday morning, the […]
Read MoreThere is no ambivalence within management. The Blueshirts, we’re told on good authority, view the Feb. 26 trade deadline as a unique opportunity to refresh the roster and replenish the organization, regardless of where the club stands in relation to a playoff spot. The mandate, approved (if not established) in the owner’s suite by Jim […]
Read MoreTAMPA, Fla., — Sidney Crosby is a league man, through and through. The Penguins star and the best player of his generation defended the NHL and the flawed evolution of the goaltender interference penalty that has drawn such ire from players and teams over the past few weeks. That especially included disallowed goals from the […]
Read MoreTAMPA, Fla. — This was the type of moment most don’t see, the sweat dripping off Henrik Lundqvist’s face, his arms, his hands. Soaked to the bone after extra work at a morning skate in San Jose on Thursday, Lundqvist needed a few moments to chug some water and catch his breath before reflecting on […]
Read MoreTAMPA, Fla., — Gary Bettman had to laugh at a memory from the most recent time the All-Star game was down here, in 1999. When the NHL commissioner was shown the transcript of his media availability from that year, there was one thing that stuck out. “One of the things I mentioned was that we […]
Read MoreBe it resolved that the NHL become the first pro sports league to stop allowing the tail of technology to wag the dog of competition and stop the madness of interminable video reviews. They just as often create more questions than answers. It is not that difficult. Really it isn’t. All that is necessary is […]
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