by Matthew Dibiase | May 23, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets
In my book The Art of the Dealers: the NHL’s Greatest General Managers I not only ranked St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong as one of the 50 greatest general managers in hockey history I was also forced to assign him membership in sad club: the Heartbreak Managers club...
by Anthony Garofalo | May 23, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL, St. Louis Blues
It is time for a trip down memory lane… When David Backes signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent during the summer of 2016, few entertained the possibility of this deal working out as well as it did. Grant it, at the time of the signing the deal was absurd;...
by Kevin Greenstein | May 22, 2019 | Books, Darryl's Dispatch, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, Olympic Hockey, Product Reviews
Inside Hockey Editor-in-Chief Kevin Greenstein and senior writer Darryl Houston Smith recently watched the documentary The Russian Five, which tells the story of Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Kozlov, Slava Fetisov and Igor Larionov joining forces on the...
by Adam Dermer | May 18, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, NHL, Photo Galleries
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. PNC Arena was packed and hoping for a comeback in the series after the Bruins took a 3-0 lead on Tuesday night. Boston...
by Anthony Garofalo | May 17, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, NHL
Thursday night’s game ended with the same result as the series itself: 4-0. The Boston Bruins weathered the storm—excuse the pun—and swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bruins are now through to the Stanley Cup Finals for the third time...
by Adam Dermer | May 15, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, NHL, Photo Galleries
RALEIGH- The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals at PNC Arena. After two losses in Boston, Carolina was looking to shift the momentum of the seven game series with home ice advantage. The 18,768 fans in...