Friedman: Enough Already — It's Time To End Fighting In Hockey
Enjoy it while you still can, because it will soon be a relic of a time gone by. And, while that might be disappointing for many, it'll be better for the game of hockey in the long run.
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Enjoy it while you still can, because it will soon be a relic of a time gone by. And, while that might be disappointing for many, it'll be better for the game of hockey in the long run.
The mob formed at the gate armed with pitchforks and torches. It mattered little that it was just the eighth game of the season. The crowd wanted blood. They wanted Jaroslav Halak's head on a stick.
Nick Leddy and Anders Lee scored early and Jaroslav Halak stopped 20 shots for his second straight shutout as the New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-0 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
The Islanders will welcome back their legendary players, whose retired numbers hang in the rafters, for one last curtain call. At those games, fans who purchase "Tradition on Ice" tickets will take home a commemorative mini-locker for each player.
It's time once again to look at who's hot and who's not on the New York/New Jersey sports landscape.
Frans Nielsen scored the lone goal with 2:31 left in the third period, Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves, and the New York Islanders held on for a 1-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night.
Just as the wheels appeared to be falling off, the New York Islanders pulled over to the side, brought out their toolbox and, sure enough, got back on the road.
After back-to-back victories over two NHL powers, it's clear the Isles got much more than a tan from their time in the sun.
With Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry at home with the flu, the Islanders couldn't have asked for a better opportunity to snag two points from the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks.
In a new weekly segment, we'll take a look at who's hot and who's not on the NY/NJ sports landscape. With that, here we go.
This is definitely one you don't see every day.
Logan Couture made sure the San Jose Sharks did the scoring in the third period for a change.
The Islanders have the potential to be a winning hockey team. Whether or not they become one is entirely in their control.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his first two goals of the season and Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 shots for his 14th NHL shutout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-0 win.
Continuing with our weekly rankings of the best local athletes by jersey/uniform number, here are numbers 19-10.
