Bob Moniz

Meta description: John Tortorella's Vegas Golden Knights lost the Stanley Cup Final to Carolina. Goalie controversy, $100K fine, and an expired contract raise hard questions about what's next. - Tortorella went 7-0-1 in the regular season after taking over with a few games left, then posted

It has been a long time since Jordan Staal hoisted the Stanley Cup as a young player with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now he is 37, playing in his 20th NHL season. And he is one win away from doing it again. But here is what makes this run absurd: the

The NHL All-Star Teams are the league's annual honor for the best player at each position. Think of it as the ultimate depth chart, voted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. One First Team and one Second Team per spot: left wing, center, right wing, two defensemen,

One win. That's all that stands between the Carolina Hurricanes and their first Stanley Cup in years. Jordan Staal has scored in multiple consecutive Final games, a feat that hasn't been accomplished in a long time. Brandon Bussi, a waiver claim who hadn't played

- Brandon Bussi was a waiver claim earlier this season. Eight months later he's the probable Game 5 starter in the Stanley Cup Final for the Carolina Hurricanes. - He had an impressive regular season, becoming one of the top goalies in the league. - Frederik Andersen posted

Jordan Staal scored in Game 4. That's nothing new. He scored in Game 3 too. And Game 2. And Game 1. Four straight games to open a Stanley Cup Final. The first player to do that since Mike Bossy in 1982. Bossy's Islanders won the Cup