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END OF AN ERA?

BY Mike Rifkin Monday night the Florida Panthers eliminated their in-state rivals the Tampa Bay Lighting from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 6-1 win in game 5. But that’s just one of the major storylines coming out of this game, the other happens on the other side of town. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos isContinue reading “END OF AN ERA? “

FIVE REASONS WHY : THE RANGERS SWEEP THE CAPS

BY MIKE RIFKIN The New York Rangers won the President’s Trophy as the best team in the NHL over the regular season, sometimes that doesn’t translate into playoff success look at the Bruins from last season. But the Rangers took care of business against a Washington Capitals team that they shouldn’t have overlooked. Here areContinue reading “FIVE REASONS WHY : THE RANGERS SWEEP THE CAPS”

NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure

By Mike Rifkin With the NHL regular season coming to an end and all the playoff teams being set. Here is a look at players under the spotlight this postseason. 3) Stuart Skinner – Oilers – What was said about Georgiev can also be said for Skinner. The Oilers and Avalanche both have generational playersContinue reading “NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure “

FREE FALL

BY Mike Rifkin One of the biggest surprises this NHL season had been the play of the Philadelphia Flyers. When Danny Briere and Keith Jones became the top decision makers of the team they talked about a rebuild. This season The Flyers had been in the top three of the Metropolitan Division most of theContinue reading “FREE FALL”

Quick History

By Mike Rifkin On Saturday night in Arizona Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in an 8 – 5 Rangers win. For Quick it’s his 392nd victory in the NHL, surpassing Ryan Miller for the most wins by an American born goalie. 370 wins for Quick came as an LA King. Quick also had a 2.46Continue reading “Quick History”

Rock Bottom

By Mike Rifkin On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins blew a 4-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche and lost 5-4 in overtime. The loss makes the Penguins 2-6-2 over their last ten games, and they sit nine points out of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and 11 points out of third placeContinue reading “Rock Bottom”

HART-EMI PANARIN

BY MIKE RIFKIN In the Rangers 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins, Artemi Panarin recorded a Hat Trick giving him a career high 41 goals and 97 points. Both put Panarin in the top 10 in the NHL. After the 2019-20 season Panarin was named as a Hart Trophy finalist, but ultimately finished third behindContinue reading “HART-EMI PANARIN”

TOUGH CHOICES

By Mike Rifkin Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team fired GM Ron Hextall and President Brian Burke and hired former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas.Dubas was aggressive in his first season as the GM, headlined by acquiring former Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from theContinue reading ” TOUGH CHOICES”

A Devil Of A Time

By Mike Rifkin The New Jersey Devils entered the 2023-24 season with high expectations, after winning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs over their cross river rival the New York Rangers. On Monday the team announced that Head Coach Lindy Ruff was relieved of his duties and will be replaced by AssistantContinue reading “A Devil Of A Time”

HART DISCOURSE

BY MIKE RIFKIN The NHL season is coming down the stretch, and with every team having around 20 games left in the season teams are fighting for playoff spots. But the other thing that is very much in a big discussion is who is the front-runner for the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP. SoContinue reading “HART DISCOURSE”