Matthew Schaefer knows Islanders Year 2 isn’t going to get any easier
Matthew Schaefer was talking recently to his father, reminiscing about this time a year ago. Schaefer was staying…
Islanders can’t skip the transition they desperately need
Evan Gold, the Islanders’ newly hired assistant general manager, dipped his toes into controversial waters last week. He…
Avalanche, Cale Makar need Joe Sakic to find more Logan O’Connors
Brock Nelson won’t be 54 forever. We kid, of course. Nelson, the Avalanche’s affable center, the Olympic gold-medalist…
Avs’ Cale Makar worth every cent, but pressure is on to deliver Stanley Cup
The contract extension, increasingly inevitable, will not be about the term. It will be about making the Avs’…
Macklin Celebrini is worth every record-setting dollar to San Jose Sharks
You won’t hear a Bay Area hockey fan say this too often, but thank goodness for the Anaheim…
Islanders can only have one response for a Matthew Schaefer contract request
Matthew Schaefer does not want to think about his next contract, brushing off a question from NHL.com on…
Mathieu Darche has an Islanders line he won’t cross in quiet offseason
So that was an anticlimactic week for the Islanders. While the rest of the league whirred with activity…
The Sharks’ draft-day masterpiece should terrify the rest of the NHL
There are levels to this whole “being a general manager” thing. And right now, San Jose Sharks GM…
Sharks buy big with Mason Marchment, Darnell Nurse, Jacob Trouba
It turns out San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier can do wrong. Because for at least the…
The biggest Rangers issues Quentin Dolan and Chris Drury have to address
From top to bottom, the Rangers organization has experienced considerable movement since management formally announced a retooling plan…
Islanders’ future plan comes into full focus after not signing Anders Lee
The big number for the Islanders on the first day of free agency was $26.53 million, as in…
NHL free agency: Sharks can extend Mike Grier’s heater with big moves
Sharks general manager Mike Grier is on a heater of all heaters — the kind that usually gets…