NEW YORK — The New York Rangers had the NHL’s best record last year. “We’re not feeling great about that – for sure,’’ said Artemi Panarin, New York’s leading scorer who was held without a point by his former team on Monday. “We’ve got to play better so we don’t hear that anymore.” The Blackhawks — who hadn’t won a …
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 …
One of the challenges when evaluating players is what to do about those that are coming off a poor season. Alex DeBrincat, RW, Chicago After shredding the league for 69 goals in his first two seasons, DeBrincat managed 18 goals in 70 games last season, despite a career-high 2.96 shots on goal per game, with his shooting percentage dropping from …
There’s a point in each offseason where most hockey fans will peruse CapFriendly and say “it’s just not fair.” That statement can go both ways, as it could mean an amazing contract on a rival team or a terrible one on their favourite team. Ryan Johansen, NSH Contract: $8M x five years Surplus Value: -$26.5M Positive Value Probability: 2.9 percent …
