The New Jersey Devils have entered the “Mehtaverse” after hiring Sunny Mehta as the team’s new general manager. The former Florida Panthers...
Neil VillapianoApril 17, 2026
Changes are needed to fix the Detroit Red Wings after the 2025-26 season. With a 5-3 loss at home last weekend to the...
Neil VillapianoApril 15, 2026
We are just a few days away from the NHL’s trade deadline on March 6. We have a good idea of who will...
Neil VillapianoMarch 2, 2026
As the NHL season returns, there are numerous storylines. How will Artemi Panarin fare now that he’s with the Los Angeles Kings? Will...
Neil VillapianoFebruary 26, 2026
Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane has put together a historic career up to this point. In almost 20 full seasons, the future...
Neil VillapianoJanuary 19, 2026
Before Wednesday night’s slate of games, the NHL announced the most anticipated event of each season. At a press conference, NHL Commissioner Gary...
Neil VillapianoJanuary 10, 2026
With a little over a month before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, USA Hockey unveiled its...
Neil VillapianoJanuary 7, 2026
The Brooklyn Nets have made a statement. When the Nets traded Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors, it sent a message to everyone:...
Neil VillapianoDecember 19, 2024
Nic Claxton‘s development trajectory with the Nets has been solid of late. After starting the season slowly dealing with a back injury, he...
Neil VillapianoDecember 13, 2024
When the Brooklyn Nets acquired Cameron Johnson in the infamous Kevin Durant trade, many were unsure what they were getting. He had been...
Neil VillapianoDecember 5, 2024
Dennis Schröder wants to stay in Brooklyn. He’s made that clear with his comments earlier this season. https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1821567918217282034 He bought into Jordi Fernandez’s...
Neil VillapianoNovember 30, 2024
Going into this season, Ben Simmons was viewed as an afterthought. After all, in two previous seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, the former...
Neil VillapianoNovember 12, 2024
Questions arose when Nets’ general manager Sean Marks hired head coach Jordi Fernandez on April 22nd, 2024. The first was if this move...
Neil VillapianoNovember 6, 2024
This truly was 28 years in the making. The New York Liberty finally won their first WNBA championship in a 67-62 Game 5...
Neil VillapianoOctober 30, 2024
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