EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If there’s any doubt about if players felt extra juice playing outdoor games, look at the celebrations. And with the Rangers leading 1-0 following Gustafsson’s goal, he left his fingerprints — or knuckle prints — on the game as quickly as he could. “I was like ‘hell yeah, I want it.’” An early fight has broken …
The day before the first round of the NHL Draft last week in Nashville, Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello shared the realities and frustrations of trying to navigate what has been a nearly flat salary cap for the past half-decade. “So some of the signings that we made three years ago — and I’m talking universally, everyone — we would …
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NHL’s official play-by-play document is a soporific, monotonous read. From his perspective, Mayfield said he originally thought he would be able to clear the puck from the corner, but “they collapse so well and jump so hard after draws.” He explained and demonstrated in the dressing room after the game that he essentially straddles the puck …
