NEW YORK – Maybe it was the Christmas spirit coming through, but more than likely, it the four-game winning streak which put John Tortorella in such a jovial mood.
Whatever it is, though, this is a different man than the one who lashed into his team last week for lack of hustle against the New York [...]

UNIONDALE, NY – During the first week of the season, the New York Islanders couldn’t win a shootout.
Now, they just can’t win at all.
The look on coach Scott Gordon’s face told the story. Meeting with his team for about 15 minutes after last night’s 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks, the coach came out [...]

Each player has ratings for the following scouting services: NHL’s Central Scouting (CS), The Hockey News (THN), McKeen’s (McK), International Scouting Service (ISS), Red Line Report (RLR), and Bob McKenzie of TSN.ca (TSN). CS breaks down their ratings by North American skaters, European skaters, North American goaltenders and European goaltenders. ISS, RLR, and TSN all [...]

The coronation of John Tavares as hockey’s next big thing is set for June 26, 2009 in Montreal as the Canadiens 100th anniversary hits its zenith with the NHL’s 2009 Entry Draft. Now it is up to the New York Islanders to decide where Tavares begins his professional hockey career.
Often pegged as the odds-on favorite [...]

NEW YORK – Suddenly, the New York Rangers are on a roll. The Blueshirts beat the Boston Bruins, the best team in the Eastern Conference, 4-3 in a Sunday afternoon matinee at Madison Square Garden. It was the Rangers’ third victory in a row and second in as many games since Tuesday’s NHL trade deadline [...]

The shooting was so bad last night that I felt like Sam Cassell was back with the team. I remember one night on the news when I was a young kid journeyman center Joe Klein was complaining about how busy he was under the boards due to Cassell’s “chucking.”
Scary kind of flashback to say [...]