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NHL FREE AGENCY : WINNERS AND LOSERS (BY TEAM) BY MIKE RIFKIN

We are in the midst of NHL free agency. And while most of the top guys have signed, we will wait and see what happens on the trade market. But, while we wait here are my winners and losers so far.  WINNERS:  LOSERS

CHA CHING

BY MIKE RIFKIN In Sunday’s 5-2 win over the rival Islanders, Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin stopped 35 of 37 shots. Over the last three contests Shesterkin has made 116 saves on 124 shots. On the young season Shesterkin is 6-2-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .933 save percentage. In his career Shesterkin has aContinue reading “CHA CHING”

2024 ATLANTIC DIVISION PREVIEW

BY MIKE RIFKIN Another Hockey season is upon us. Here is how the Atlantic Division shook out last season, and how I think it will shape it out in 2024.  2023  Standings X FACTORS  BRUINS : Goaltending : I know this is weird, but as of this writing Jeremy Swayman remains unsigned, if the BruinsContinue reading “2024 ATLANTIC DIVISION PREVIEW”

NHL Lookback: The Mika Zibanejad-Derick Brassard Trade

BY Nate Moser The New York Rangers have made some significant trades in their organization’s history. The most famous one they made no doubt is getting Mark Messier from the Edmonton Oilers back in October 1991. There is also the Scott Gomez trade with the Montreal Canadiens back in June 2009 that led to NewContinue reading “NHL Lookback: The Mika Zibanejad-Derick Brassard Trade”