Flyers Waste Little Time, Give Laviolette The Boot After Just 3 Games
The Flyers made the announcement at a morning news conference, less than a day after Philadelphia dropped a 2-1 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes.
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The Flyers made the announcement at a morning news conference, less than a day after Philadelphia dropped a 2-1 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Islanders and goalie Evgeni Nabokov seemed to be in complete control before Mark Letestu and Nick Foligno scored 4:19 apart to get even at 2-2 after the Blue Jackets managed only 12 shots in the first two periods.
After ending a five-year playoff drought, the Islanders enter 2013-14 under the spotlight. Kicking things off on a positive note, though, could prove difficult against future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur.
Radim Vrbata scored three goals, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots, and the Coyotes opened their first season with an owner in four years by routing the Rangers 4-1 on Thursday night.
Fleury stopped 28 shots for his 250th NHL victory and franchise-record 24th shutout in Pittsburgh's 3-0 season-opening win over New Jersey on Thursday night.
New York begins its first season under coach Alain Vigneault with the opener of a nine-game trip Thursday night at Phoenix. Renovations at Madison Square Garden will force the club to wait until Oct. 28 for its home opener.
The new NHL comes to life when the puck drops on Tuesday night. Four brand spanking new divisions (some with geographically confusing names) will be introduced. From there, it should be chaos as usual.
The NHL used to be about one thing and one thing only: hockey. The NHL is now no longer about hockey; it's about pretty much everything but hockey as I knew it.
Kyle Okposo opened the scoring as the Islanders' split squad defeated the Senators on Sunday. Johan Sundstrom scored twice.
Chris Kreider and Marek Hrivik were among seven players sent down to the AHL by the Rangers.
The Devils announced on Saturday that the team has acquired center Scott Timmins and a 2014 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for forward Krys Barch and a 2015 seventh-round pick.
The Rangers dropped four consecutive games to close out a tough preseason.
At Prudential Center, the Devils honored Denis with a moment of silence before Thursday's 4-1 preseason victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
So begins hockey's version of "Trading Places." Two opposite personalities in Vigneault and Tortorella are thrown directly into each other's former worlds.
A number of prospects including Marek Hrivik, Danny Kristo and Connor Allen could crack the Rangers' opening-night roster.
There's zero chance that Glen Sather's bully tactics will accelerate stalled talks with restricted free-agent center Derek Stepan.
Coach DeBoer has already named Brodeur New Jersey's opening night starter. That doesn't mean Cory Schneider isn't capable of stealing away the job in the long run.
Cory Schneider's competitive start to his Devils career couldn't have gone more swimmingly.
Dominic Moore recently spoke of the mutual delight shared by himself and Henrik Lundqvist to be back together after their experiences bonding as Rangers rookies back in 2005-06.
After putting his team through the paces, Vigneault spoke of his excitement to be to working with "elite" winger Rick Nash.
Freshly acquired goaltender Cory Schneider has barely gotten a taste of life with the Devils, but he already understands exactly what his new organization is all about.
The Devils officially opened training camp for their veterans Wednesday at the Prudential Center. Martin Brodeur and Jaromir Jagr are finally teammates in New Jersey.
The Isles need to have someone else to lean on besides Evgeni Nabokov. That's where Kevin Poulin comes in.
Martin Brodeur thinks the Devils are over Ilya Kovalchuk's sudden departure to the KHL.
Derek Stepan does not have a leg to stand on, and let's be honest, the Rangers have held the power cards throughout the summer.
