Lighthouse Hockey

Now imagine the scene if the home team still wore white. | Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images The NHL Draft Lottery is live Monday night. The NHL Draft Lottery is live tonight. The league is making a big deal of holding the drawing itself live — rather than just the reveal to various GMs after the complex lottery ball process is complete. It will be televised … [Read more...] about NHL News: Lottery Day, Game 7 collapses, 2nd round begins

The least Weird Islander ever appreciated the efforts of everyone he played with. Along with author Allan Kreda, Mike and Dan celebrate Ken Morrow and some of the Weird Islanders he played with in his incredible career. Morrow was the exact opposite of a Weird Islander - he was a reliable, steady presence for a decade as the Islanders dominated the NHL. Even off the ice, the … [Read more...] about Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Morrow, McKendry & Marini (with guest Allan Kreda)

“IN THIS FAMILY WE HUG.” | Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images The Rangers’ coaching search was disappointingly swift. Thursday night in the NHL playoffs was a mixed bag. Colorado and Dallas were in a wild shootout (not the breakaway drill kind that follows the 3-on-3 exhibition), with the Avalanche eventually prevailing on a crazy fluke goal (plus two empty netters) to … [Read more...] about NHL News: Three more teams down, two to go; Smurf Sullivan

You guys couldn’t go more than five games?! | Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images Also: Some Islanders will go to the World Championship, probably. The first round is starting to wind down, which is sad, and the pretenders are falling away. Wednesday night the Canadiens were knocked out by the Capitals, 4-1 for the series, but the young and long rebuilding … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Lightning, Canadiens go home

The first victorious handshake of spring goes to the worst uniforms of this postseason. | Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images The first round is nearing its climax, and then we will have to worry about teams we hate advancing. Tuesday was another lovely night in the first round of the NHL playoffs, with two overtimes, one series elimination, and two teams left feeling … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL News: No All-Star Game; Leafs fall, Devils done, Kings falter, Wild fall