Let’s get this out of the way … I was wrong. Dead wrong. A week ago, I wrote in this space that the Jets were the premier challenger to the Golden Knights’ miracle run. That, while the NHL’s 31st club was a great story and a surprise entrant into the final four of the postseason, the Golden Knights were up against a team that was too deep and too skilled....
Eight teams remain to battle it out for the 2020 Stanley Cup. There are perennial contenders such as the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars. The New York Islanders continue to be a thorn in the side of many top clubs as Barry Trotz looks for his second Cup in three years, and the Colorado Avalanche are making back-to-back second-round appearances. In the Eastern Conference, it has been eight years since the top-seeded Philadelphia Flyers advanced past the first two weeks of the playoffs; in the Western Conference, it has been nine years for the Vancouver Canucks....
Add forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Justin Schultz to that long list of hurt Penguins. MORE: Furious Phil Kessel shakes off frustration, scores Game 2 winner Losing Schultz is a major blow as Pittsburgh is already playing without defensemen Kris Letang and Trevor Daley. Schultz crashed hard into the boards in the first period and left the ice immediately. Rust was injured on a huge open-ice hit by Ottawa defenseman Dion Phaneuf....
Even though Reaves wound up on top at the end of the battle, Kane compared the Golden Knights’ winger to a character from a nursery rhyme. “For the so-called toughest guy in the league, I don’t know if he landed a punch,” Kane told reporters, via Fear the Fin. “At times, I thought I was fighting the Muffin Man. “Didn’t expect that, I expected more of a battle.” The fight, which came with two minutes left in the third period of Game 3, was the culmination of plenty of chirping between the pair and featured some serious haymakers from both players....
Kyle Connor’s overtime winner on Tuesday powered the Jets to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of their first-round series. The Jets claimed their second straight victory as they erased a 2-0 series deficit, winning two on the road after the Blues had done the same to open the series. Tuesday’s low-scoring affair featured no goals through the first two periods, with both teams saving their opening goals for the final frame....
The Islanders forward scored a goal for the third straight playoff contest as his team defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Sunday and took a 3-0 stranglehold on their first-round series. The 28-year-old’s first-period marker represented the equalizer after the Penguins had taken an early lead. Just 28 seconds after Garrett Wilson put Pittsburgh up 1-0, Eberle received a pass from Ryan Pulock on the left wing and immediately shot a sharp-angle wrister above Penguins goaltender Matt Murray’s right shoulder....
With the NHL’s annual eight-day holiday roster freeze beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 19, notable trade chatter has picked up around the league. Last week, we observed growing media conjecture over what moves could be in store for the struggling Blues. As they continue to flounder in the standings, anticipation over a major move is growing. MORE: SN’s top 50 NHL prospects | 2018-19 farm system rankings...
The ads, which took seven years to develop, are the NHL’s latest revenue source, joining ads on jerseys and helmets. Fans watching games on television or streaming have been exposed to these digital ads during the first few nights of the 2022-23 season. But there are early glitches with the technology. MORE: Latest injury updates on Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray Here is what you need to know about the new NHL digital dashboard ads....
However, for certain free agents, it’s not just as easy as signing wherever they want for however much they want. Restricted free agents are just — restricted. Their team owns their rights and the two sides must come to an agreement on a new contract. One of the ways for discussing a new deal is going to salary arbitration. Players or teams can elect to go to a third party in order to figure out the salary amount of their upcoming contract....
With less than 24 hours remaining in the regular season schedule, a makeup date between the Bruins and Panthers on Sunday will hold up the bracket in the Eastern Conference, while once the West Coast games have concluded, the other side will be fully set. Here’s how the 2018 Stanley Cup playoff bracket looks at this very minute. Last updated: April 8 PRESEASON RANKINGS: How badly SN’s experts got it wrong...
Medical student Nadia Popovici, 22, attended the Kraken’s first-ever home game Oct. 23, snagging seats on the glass directly behind the Canucks players’ bench. It was then that she noticed an alarming-looking mole on the back of the neck of Canucks’ assistant equipment manager Brian “Red” Hamilton. “I saw his [mole] and I was like, wow, that is a picture-perfect example of what a melanoma looks like,” Popovici stated, adding that her time volunteering in a local oncology ward allowed her to easily identify the mole as cancerous....
Vanek, in his only season with Detroit, has 38 points (13 goals, 25 assists) in 48 games. He also has a +2 plus/minus this year. He played in 71 games for Minnesota in 2015-16 and amassed just 41 points total, so Vanek is on pace to put up at least 50 points this year. MORE: NHL trade deadline live blog, updates, more After a great season last year, Florida sits a point back of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, with 68 points on the season (29-23-10 overall)....
Overtime, shootout, Sidney Crosby. You know the story. A decade later, the NHL’s Winter Classic has become one of the more memorable games on the regular season schedule, if only for the spectacle that is hockey’s return to its natural habitat. And this year, the Big Apple serves as the back drop for the New Year’s Day outdoor game for the first time when the Sabres and Rangers meet at Citi Field....
How to Get to Golden Grove in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds Players can quickly travel to Golden Grove by pressing the mini-map in the top-right corner. If the map isn’t there, click on the little globe icon to make it appear. Now, press [World Map], and then players should see Golden Grove on the eastern edge of the map, just next to Serene Forest. Choose one of the points of interest or a random spot on the map to travel there on foot automatically....
Chubb has been placed on IR with an MCL injury, but it’s believed not to be season-ending, with a six-week timetable for return, per Adam Schefter. The Browns running back was rolled up on during pass protection during the second quarter of Sunday’s game and clutched his knee after the contact. Chubb would get up and walk to the locker room under his own power. The Browns initially designated Chubb’s return as questionable before downgrading him to out....
Polish lawyer Anna Palus released a statement confirming legal action against the 27-year-old for his comments made during the Wimbledon final he lost against Novak Djokovic. Palus was removed from the crowd at Wimbledon’s centre court after Kyrgios accused her of being drunk and distracting him, with the Australian heard on broadcast coverage to say she had downed ‘700 drinks’. MORE: Nick Kyrgios picks his winner for the US Open | Nick Kyrgios limps out of Cincinnati Masters to spark US Open fears | Nick Kyrgios lands in hot water after Cincinnati Masters incident...
Jacoby Brissett is a quality backup, but the Dolphins have no other quarterback on the roster as they look for a playoff berth this year. Miami can’t take any risks in the position, and need to be ready for any situation that arises. On that note, here are three quaterback options for the Dolphins to explore after Tua Tagovailoa’s injury. #1 Nick Foles Nick Foles is low on the Chicago Bears’ depth chart, so it wouldn’t take a lot for the Dolphins to trade for him....
According to ESPN, the Broncos are no longer actively pursuing a trade for Romo, though they haven’t closed the door completely. The report also said Romo expects to retire if he is not signed by the Texans. MORE: Romo saga approaching potentially pivotal period An early March report suggested the Cowboys were interested in trading Romo to either the Broncos or Texans, though reports now suggest the Cowboys will release him barring a “major upset....
That sounds good in theory, but both the 49ers and Patriots would need to get creative with the salary cap and restructure Jackson's current contract to even think about making it work. He's due $10.5 million in 2014, and that number is still a pricey $9.7 million over the following two seasons. If the Eagles become proactive about shopping Jackson, another team to watch would be the receiver-starved New York Jets, who soon may employ former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick....
