#Dominik Hasek

Grant White The quest for NHL's holy grail is one of the most daunting paths in sports. Teams compete across an 82-game regular season before facing a grueling four-round, best-of-seven postseason journey to the championship. Most franchises have a Stanley Cup banner hanging in their arena, while a few others have yet to taste glory. Close but no…

The New York Rangers are stuck with 100 points, but they have a golden opportunity to get over the hundred-point mark later tonight when they go up against the struggling Philadelphia Flyers, who are virtually out of playoff contention. The Flyers are fresh off a forgettable loss to the Washington Capitals. Will the Rangers add to the headaches of…

After a shorter-than-usual offseason thanks to a deep playoff run, the New York Rangers are set to begin another season of pain excitement, promise, and hope. In preparation for the 2022-23 campaign, I tossed some questions over to some of our Blueshirt Banter staff. Their answers (and mine) are below. Time for some predictions! Tom D.: No, but…

Question #1: Can Igor Shesterkin win the Vezina Trophy again, or even the Hart Trophy? Shesterkin was one of the best players in the league last season and was a runaway for the Vezina Trophy for the best goaltender in hockey. Furthermore, he was a finalist for the Hart Trophy, given to the most valuable player in the NHL. The question going into…

Oddsmakers view the race for the Hart Trophy - which is awarded to the NHL's MVP - as a three-horse race between the last three winners of the award, Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Leon Draisaitl. And while it seems pretty likely that one of the favorites will end up winning MVP at season's end, we have seen surprise winners in the past. In…

One theme in the NHL this season is that quality goalies are scarce. Stanley Cup favorites such as Colorado, Florida, Toronto, and Edmonton all enter the 2022-23 season with serious questions about their goaltending, while other fringe contenders, including Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Minnesota, Vegas, and Boston, also could be in hot water if their…

That, more than anything else, is the subtext of the opening of Maple Leafs training camp. Kyle Dubas doesn't have a contract for next year and there are no offers coming in the immediate future. Sheldon Keefe is the betting man's favourite to be first coach fired in the NHL this season. Brendan Shanahan has a deal - but basically, his future as…