Tag: hockey
WBS Penguins to Know for 2018-2019
Updated:It started, seemingly, with Bryan Rust and Brian Dumoulin. Matt Murray went from who to Stanley Cup Champion in a…
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Isles Insights: Islanders pick up win in preseason opener vs. Flyers
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Islanders opened the preseason with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Kieffer Bellows, Cal Clutterbuck and…
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Islanders to get taste of life back at Nassau Coliseum during Sunday’s preseason game
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Sunday’s preseason tilt with the Philadelphia Flyers will be more than just the Islanders first look at…
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Lehner took brave step opening up about struggles with substance abuse and mental illness
Updated:It’s not easy to open up about addiction and mental illness the way Robin Lehner did on Thursday. But there…
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Eberle, Islanders have not discussed contract extension
Updated:Talking about contract extensions for a member of the Islanders may still be a sore subject, but on Tuesday Jordan…
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‘Fall Out Boy’ frontman takes shot at John Tavares
Updated:It will be a while before Islander fans begin to forgive John Tavares for his perceived treason during the offseason….
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Islanders return to Nassau gets national spotlight in lone NBCSN appearance
The Islanders will have only one game nationally televised this season, and it will take place while New York is…
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Happy B-Day Sid! Old videos of Crosby and Johnson chatting up teenage womenfolk
Updated:The captain turns thirty-one today and is about to embark on his fourteenth NHL season. Time flies. Sidney Crosby stopped…
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Inside the money, Part 2: Comparing older defensemen by GAR and contracts
Updated:We were given a gift from the heavens last Friday. Capitals sign Tom Wilson. Six year contract, $5.17 million AAV….
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What Should The Ideal NHL Jersey Look Like?
Updated:It’s time for some summer fun. We are firmly in the dog days of summer and news has crawled to…
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Inside the money, Part 1: Jack Johnson’s contract vs. future production
Updated:It’s been ten days since defenseman Jack Johnson signed with the Penguins for $16.25-million over the next 5 years. The…
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Hall of Fame (Part 1): Willie O’Ree earns rightful place in hockey history
Updated:“See that man sitting in the blues? That’s Conn Smythe, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He says he’d take…
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Wahlstrom, Dobson finding motivation in being passed over in NHL Draft
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — There was no shortage of confidence or motivation from two of the Islanders newest members on day…
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Trotz hiring latest sign these are not the ‘same old Isles’
Even just a few weeks ago it was hard to imagine a Stanley Cup-winning coach would leave a championship team…
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Stanley Cup franchise and fanbase droughts
Updated:We’re in that weird part of the NHL calendar where hockey fans feel exiled in the limbo between Christmas (Stanley…
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Change is finally coming to Islanders under Lamoriello
The Islanders desperately needed a culture change, and the winds of change began to blow late last month when ownership…
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Lamoriello brings credibility, but questions still remain for Islanders
Lou Lamoriello didn’t make any waves in his first few hours as president of hockey operations for the New York…
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Resistance is futile. Vegas, Fleury are unstoppable
Updated:A throwaway “ha ha, like that’ll ever happen” *sarcasm* tweet went out to Pensblog captain Rich, days after the Penguins…
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What if Kris Letang was a forward?
Updated:It was his finest NHL moment and the most important goal of his career. Despite giving up the tying goal…
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Aftermath: The Penguins fall short of a Triple Crown
Updated:For fans of thoroughbreds, Triple Crown season arrived with the running of the Kentucky Derby last Saturday afternoon. If Derby…
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Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Jordy Bellerive is Really Good, If Not Very Good
Updated:So, let’s talk about Jordy Bellerive, shall we? I think by this point we all know the story of how…
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Legendary GM Bill Torrey passes away at 83
Updated:The architect of four straight Stanley Cup winning Islander teams, Bill Torrey, passed away on Wednesday evening at his home…
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Overstating the obvious: Matt Murray will set the tone of the series
Updated:Hockey media started vigorously jacking it as soon as Washington eliminated the Blue Jackets on Monday night. Since this is…
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R1G6 QUICK CAP: Guentzel rampage. Pens clinch Round 1
Updated:That sound you heard early in the third period of this afternoon’s game was the sweetest sound of all: the…
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Facts and figures: Penguins 50th regular season achievements
Updated:Pittsburgh finished their 50th regular season last Friday evening with an even 100 points. This was the 11th-best team in…
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The Broncos
Updated:Yesterday was a tough day. Yesterday was a day that we never wish upon anyone. On Friday evening, numerous families…
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Islanders finally have some fun In 4-1 win over Penguins
Updated:NEW YORK — The Islanders walked off the ice and went through their usual routine after a win on Tuesday. Each…
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Roses are red. They go in a bucket. Crosby haters can personally suck it
Updated:The haters thought all the hype about the “overrated” Sidney Crosby was finally a thing of the past after Pittsburgh…
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Brian Dumoulin did not do 69… (Rule 69: Goalie Interference)
Updated:69 is sucking the life out of hockey. On Saturday night in Game 69, the Penguins were the latest team…
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