Associated Press Published 12:46 AM EDT Aug 26, 2020 Toronto — The pressure of overtime hardly fazes the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have been as resilient as any team in the NHL playoffs. Ondrej Palat scored less than five minutes into yet another extra period for the second-seeded Lightning, who beat the Boston Bruins 4-3
Month: August 2020
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, how well did the Toronto Maple Leafs make out in the trade that sent Kasperi Kapanen on Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Penguins? And, will Toronto keep the assets they acquired or flip them in other deals? In Calgary, Johnny Gaudreau spoke to reporters about the trade rumors that might mean
Aug. 25 has been a very interesting date in National League history as it has provided a little bit of everything. One franchise suspended operations while another packed up and moved to a new city. A pair of old rivals went into the Hall of Fame together and two impressive careers ended on the same
Associated Press Published 1:05 AM EDT Aug 25, 2020 Toronto — The New York Islanders came out hot to begin their second-round playoff series against Philadelphia, creating numerous good chances and scoring an early goal. Semyon Varlamov did the rest. Varlamov stopped 29 shots for his second straight shutout, Andy Greene scored his first playoff
Dana Gauruder Special to the Free Press Published 6:07 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Robby Fabbri isn’t sure what position he’ll play with the Detroit Red Wings next season. He’s certainly happy to remain with the team with some security. Fabbri, one of the few bright spots for the team last season, signed a two-year, $5.9
Matt Charboneau The Detroit News Published 6:02 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Knee injuries snatched away Robby Fabbri’s first shot in the NHL, but now the former first-round pick is making the most of his second chance. After an early season trade from St. Louis to Detroit, Fabbri added some spark to the Red Wings’
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 3:27 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings announced on Monday they have signed forward Robby Fabbri to a two-year contract extension. Terms of the new contract were not made available. He was under contract for $900,000 last season. The Wings acquired Fabbri via trade with the
Remember the last seconds of the Detroit Red Wings’ Cup-clinching win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008? The puck waffles near an open goalmouth. Penguins forward Marian Hossa makes a push for the net. Doc Emrick’s “Save, Osgood!” narrates the final gasp of a championship effort as the final horn sounds, a moment of pure
Associated Press Published 1:53 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Toronto — Brad Marchand says it’s no coincidence the Boston Bruins are starting to look like the team that led the NHL regular season with 100 points and 44 wins. After floating through the preliminary seeding round a few weeks ago, the President’s Trophy-winning Bruins have
Stephen Whyno Associated Press Published 11:39 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 The Washington Capitals fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capitals lost to former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders in a five-game series. Washington opted
Stephen Whyno Associated Press Published 4:49 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Mike Milbury is stepping away from broadcasting the rest of the NHL playoffs after his on-air comment that there were no women in the league’s quarantined bubble to disrupt concentration drew widespread criticism. The former player, coach and general manager released a statement through
Associated Press Published 12:45 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta — The top line for the Dallas Stars finally came to life, stepping up after a quick turnaround for an impressive start in round two of the Western Conference playoffs. Stars captain Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin set the tone early, and
Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 10:56 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 It took Pavel Datsyuk only a couple of minutes to sign his voluntary retirement papers and email the documents to agent Dan Milstein to mark the end of his 14-year NHL career, which included two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings. Milstein wasn’t quite
The Detroit Red Wings have plenty of prospects to root for. Whether it be a young German defenseman named Moritz Seider or a forward with elite potential in Filip Zadina, there are a lot of guys to like in the Red Wings’ system. There’s one player, though, who I’ve got a serious rooting interest in
Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 6:04 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 For five years, Dave Drinkill learned life lessons and how to build an Ontario Hockey League team from Dale Hawerchuk, the Hockey Hall of Famer and longtime Barrie Colts coach who died on Tuesday of stomach cancer at the age of 57. In
The Detroit Red Wings have had some incredible goalies don the Winged Wheel over the past 90 years. Many of these masked men rank among the top goaltenders to ever play the game, so narrowing them down to the top three isn’t an easy task. When ranking the top three Red Wings goalies of all-time,
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:36 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Detroit — The NHL heavyweights came to play. There was a sense heading into the first round of the NHL playoffs that the teams that competed in the round-robin — those were the top four seeds in each conference — would have a
The Philadelphia Flyers said goodbye to the leading goal scorer in franchise history on this date. Also, the Los Angeles Kings have been very active on Aug. 22 through the years. Plus, the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed in some new members while one of the top snipers in National Hockey League history found a
For many Detroit Red Wing fans, the scariest scene to ever play out during a game of hockey came on the night of November 21, 2005. Less than two months into the first season following the 2004-05 lockout, the Red Wings were hit with a gut punch that reverberated across the NHL. [embedded content] According
Associated Press Published 12:50 AM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Toronto — Flyers goalie Carter Hart grew up rooting for Carey Price and was thrilled to met his goalie idol this season. Beating the Canadiens and getting congratulated by Price in the handshake line felt so much better for Hart. “He said, ‘Helluva series’ and he’ll