By: Leo Scaglione Jr., Pinch-Hitting For the Maven Sure, the Devils seized headlines by owning the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. In case you didn’t know, they selected second-ranked North American skater Nico Hischier, who suited up for Halifax (QMJHL) this past season. The wait is over…With the first overall pick in […]
By: Leo Scaglione Jr., Pinch-Hitting For the Maven The New York Islanders’ headline move on day two of the 2017 NHL Draft had nothing to do with a pick, at least none of which will be used this year. It was their trade with the Calgary Flames in which they dealt 26-year-old defenseman Travis Hamonic and […]
If Garth Snow intends to rebuild the Islanders in a manner that entices captain John Tavares to re-sign with the club, he’s off to a solid start. By dealing Ryan Strome to the Edmonton Oilers for Tavares’ (Junior) Team Canada teammate Jordan Eberle, the Islanders’ GM has set off what could be a chain reaction […]
Poof! Like the shake of casino dice, big gambles were taken in the newest Hockey-land by The Strip. Naturally, the Rangers, Islanders, Devils and Sabres were all involved. Las Vegas welcomed the NHL Expansion Draft with all the hoopla one expected from the city, then got into the business of picking players. And as Islanders dynasty-maker […]
The NHL and Adidas revealed the new jerseys for each team ahead of the upcoming 2017-18 season. This included the unveiling of the first ever sweater for the Vegas Golden Knights (in my opinion, they look pretty good!). A full explanation of the changes made to the jerseys can be found here! One terrific detail […]
They came out of nowhere — one from Minnesota, another from Michigan, two from Sweden, and of course a Canadian. Each of the five rank among the best longshot draft picks for the Islanders. Four of them played during the Isles’ dynasty, and the final draft gem skates for the club now. Here’s why they made this […]
Wow! The Maven just finished perusing the NHL Expansion Draft Protected List and I did quite a bit of gulping here and there. Not that I blame any of the following — Jeff Gorton, Garth Snow, Ray Shero, Jason Botterill — for leaving some of my personal favorites in the “available” category. I know that […]
1. When Mike Sullivan makes it to Manhattan to champagne-celebrate his second straight Stanley Cup win, I will, of course, pump his hand and remind him how I used to tell him one joke per month before Rangers games. He was a better audience than John Tortorella! 2. Next, I’ll ask Sully how much he […]