Igor Shesterkin

Hockey looking back on its history is not usually a good thing. The game is better now, it’s faster now, there is more skill than ever before, and the sport is better off now that it’s moved out of its bar brawl past, even if Flyers fans…

Photo: APIt’s that time again. When the loudest and most obnoxious guy in the bar tells you it’s the best time in sports, the NHL Playoffs. There will be a few tweets coming across your timeline that say something that has some combination…

What they tell you about baseball a lot, is that because everyone gets a turn, you can’t guarantee that your best player will get to the plate with the game on the line. Sometimes it’s your second baseman with no concept of the strike zone…

The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Kings in overtime.Image: Getty ImagesIt comes from a place of heartbreak. It’s hard to not become smitten with the Carolina Hurricanes. They play fast. They have a rabid…

New York City is a filthy armpitPhoto: Getty ImagesAs the New York Rangers lurched and stumbled their way to the conference finals last year (two seven-game series to get there, and needing the Penguins to dress up the beer guy as a goalie…

James Dolan will no doubt handle the ousting of the Rangers with his usual aplomb.Image: Getty ImagesTo figure out where the New York Rangers are going after being dumped out on their ass by the Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s important to…

Matt SwarmerPhoto: APThe Chicago Cubs matter insomuch as they give the fine people of the Windy City an excuse to day drink and eat hot dogs. Outside of that one year, this season isn’t that much different from most others. They’re 23-35,…

Tampa Bay now has a 3-2 lead over the Rangers.Image: Getty ImagesThe New York Rangers lost their first game at Madison Square Garden during these Eastern Conference finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1 last night. They’ve scored one goal…

The Canes’ Sebastian Aho exits the ice following their 6-2 defeat in Game Seven of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Rangers.Image: Getty ImagesThe problem with upping the degree of difficulty on your playoff run…

Auston Matthews is one of the greatest American players in the history of the NHL.Image: Getty ImagesThe NHL’s most prestigious individual award was first handed out in 1924. Calvin Coolidge just became President of the United States. It…