Death, taxes, and discounting the New York Islanders until they go on a run that forces you to pay attention.
It s been a yearly tradition for the Isles in the Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz era. But as a rival player told me recently: The Islanders have the strongest team identity in the league.
One of the ways that manifests itself: the team s veterans know how to take the outside noise (or lack thereof) in stride. Maybe when I was younger in this league, it would be something that would bother me, forward Matt Martin said. But we don t need to focus on the negativity. Like there was a lot of it at the beginning of the year. They retooled. Last year was a miracle run. Blah, blah, blah. We also don t really need to focus on positivity, as we re getting more attention now and our winning streak grows. We just want to go about our business, and if that s flying under the radar, that s flying under the radar.
There appeared to be some serious road rage going on between former NHL agitator Sean Avery, who was jogging in L.A on Thursday morning., and a car driver.
Rangers sign Wolf Pack defenseman Mason Geertsen
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In a somewhat surprising move the New York Rangers have signed 25-year-old defenseman Mason Geertsen to an NHL contract. Geertsen was previously on an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack, where he spent the entirety of the 2019-20 season. He was originally selected 93rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 Draft and joined the Wolf Pack as a free agent.
In order to sign him to an NHL deal, the Rangers had to place him on waivers yesterday. He cleared and is now officially a New York Ranger on a two-way deal through next season.
31 Thoughts: Why NHL is exploring the NBA Top Shot trend
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid celebrates a goal versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. (Andy Devlin/Getty) | March 2, 2021, 4:30 PM
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Jesse Schwarz is laughing before the question is finished.
“I got a couple of messages like, ‘Have you lost your mind?’” he says from Los Angeles. “Someone tweeted at me, ‘You could have a small family home, but cool.’ But I love it…. It’s like day-trading-meets-sports-meets-fantasy.”
Last week, Schwarz created big-time buzz when he purchased a LeBron James “moment” on NBA Top Shot for $208,000. If that sentence sounded like sixth-century Cappadocian to you, here’s a basic explainer: This is the evolution of sports-card trading for the digital world. Instead of a physical card, we’re talking about virtual highlights. The ones you can find online for free are being t