Stefen Rosner
January 1, 1970
New voices coming the New York Islanders way as general manager Lou Lamoriello has relieved Jim Hiller & John Gruden of their assistant coaching duties. Head coach Lane Lambert will now be able to build his own staff. (NYI Hockey Now)
With Jim Hiller & John Gruden no longer a part of the coaching staff, Lane Lambert can choose who he wants. Could former New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk make his way behind the bench? (NYI Hockey Now)
Being fortunate enough to attend practices, I have never seen a player like Zach Parise. It doesn’t matter if it’s a line rush drill, an odd-man rush drill, or just a scrimmage, he gives 110% every time. That’s just how he is. And his work ethic was clearly evident during each New York Islanders game which is why fans voted Parise the winner of the 2021-22 Bob Nystrom Award. (NYI Hockey Now)
On the week he was summarily fired and utilized as a scapegoat by a Boston Bruins front office dealing with a hockey team at the end of their Stanley Cup window with an aging core group of hockey players, Bruce Cassidy stuck to the high road and took to defending a record that saw him lead all six of his Boston Bruins teams into the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Boston Hockey Now)
Is John Tortorella to be the next coach of the Philadelphia Flyers? That’s what the odds are saying. (Philly Hockey Now)
The long-anticipated entry-level deal has happened. The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Elmer Soderblom to an entry-level deal today, opening up the possibility of the towering forward playing in Detroit next season. (Detroit Hockey Now)
The Daily Faceoff has kicked off the off-season early with the release of their Top 50 Free Agents and Top 25 Trade Targets lists. Can the San Jose Sharks improve their team with anybody from these lists? Here are my first impressions – we’ll be diving more into this over the next month. (San Jose Hockey Now)
Over the last couple of years, the Colorado Avalanche have been a power house yet made mistakes in the postseason that cost them the chance of achieving their end goal, winning the Stanley Cup. This postseason though, we have seen the Colorado Avalanche not make the same mistakes and now have finally reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2001. (Colorado Hockey Now)
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