‘Super smart’ Rodrigues nets 2 as Panthers roll

When Rod Brind’Amour watched pregame shows during the regular season, he didn’t think much thought was put into analyzing his Carolina Hurricanes. “They’d look at the stat sheet and they’ll say: ‘Oh, Sebastian Aho is a good player. Watch for him,’ â€� Brind’Amour said recently

Still want the Caps to trade Philipp Grubauer? You may think twice when you see what’s going on in Pittsburgh.

With NHL training camp a little more than a month away, the Bruins and David Pastrnak remain decidedly apart on a contract extension for the game-breaking 21-year-old right winger.  As with many things in life there are probably numerous reasons why a deal hasn’t been reached at this point in time between Boston and their prolific, exciting young winger. Some have speculated there’s a divide on the length of term between the two camps with Pastrnak’s camp looking for a shorter bridge deal, but there’s no hard evidence that is actually the case at all.  There is some thought perhaps the hold-up is about the presence of lockout-proof bonuses in Pastrnak’s long term contract, and the Bruins hesitancy