Select Page

Category: NHL

Diving into Igor Shesterkin’s 4-year contract

Diving into Igor Shesterkin’s 4-year contract

Posted by | Aug 10, 2021 | , | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Rangers re-signed young netminder Igor Shesterkin to a 4-year contract paying him at an AAV of just short of $6M, at $5.65M. Shesterkin went 10-0-1 in his first 11 career starts. The young netminder has now taken a big living instep forward after backing up Henrik Lundqvist. The organization drafted Shesterkin in the 4th round 118th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Igor has already solidified himself as one of the league’s brightest goaltenders in the league and is only 25 years old. He has posted a career of 2.59GAA and a .921SV% in...

Read More
Columbus Blue Jackets: Winners of the Off-Season Thus Far

Columbus Blue Jackets: Winners of the Off-Season Thus Far

Posted by | Jul 25, 2021 | , | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Columbus Blue Jackets are currently winning the 2021 NHL offseason.   In a tough Metropolitan Division, the Blue Jackets are among the bottom tier. They are a borderline rebuilding team who recently experienced their first taste of success with a sweep over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2019 NHL playoffs.    However, their rebuilding phase is being sped up after the first few weeks of the offseason. General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen has made multiple moves that have been, in my opinion, extremely beneficial to the team’s future.   The first move Kekalainen made was...

Read More
Who Will the Islanders Protect From the Seattle Kraken?

Who Will the Islanders Protect From the Seattle Kraken?

Posted by | Jul 17, 2021 | , , | 0 |

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Seattle Kraken expansion draft: where a brand new team gets the opportunity to select a player from 31 different teams, is rapidly approaching. This is the second time in 4 years where teams have to expose multiple players, including veterans, and every franchise is probably going to have a different strategy going into this. Lou Lamoriello, who is one of the top General Managers in the league, has to make some tough decisions for his team. Who should the Islanders protect from the expansion draft? New York is in an amazing situation goalie-wise. After Ilya...

Read More
Some Free Agency Moves That Have Had A Great Impact For The Rangers

Some Free Agency Moves That Have Had A Great Impact For The Rangers

Posted by | Jul 3, 2021 | , | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the offseason, the Rangers made some moves that have benefited them and it has been a big reason why they are where they are today. Some additions to the roster that catch an eye are Kevin Rooney, Colin Blackwell, Keith Kinkaid, and Philip Di Giuseppe. The Rangers went after players because they lacked depth and at the start of the 2021 NHL season, they were the youngest team in the league. Veteran presence is something this team has lacked since trading all of them for assets and draft picks. Keith Kinkaid was signed on a...

Read More
Who’s to Blame for the Islanders’ Game 7 Loss?

Who’s to Blame for the Islanders’ Game 7 Loss?

Posted by | Jul 3, 2021 | , , | 0 |

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe New York Islanders for the second consecutive season have been eliminated in the Semi-final to the Tampa Bay Lightning. After losing in 2OT of Game 6 last season, New York lasted 7 games with the defending champions and after losses in crucial games such as this one, there is usually someone to point a figure for the reason for the loss. So in game 7, who is to blame?    It looked as if the Lightning were going to win this series in six games after a dominating game 5 performance in Amalie Arena. But...

Read More

Follow Us On Instagram

Archives

Categories