Lightning topple Islanders in Game 2 to even series
NY Post
TAMPA — The Islanders showed up the Lightning in Game 1, but the defending champions reminded them who they are in Game 2.
Tampa Bay charged back into the Stanley Cup semifinal series with a 4-2 win Tuesday night at Amalie Arena, reviving their home crowd of 14,771 after putting on a bleak performance in the series opener. Heading back to Long Island for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Saturday, the Islanders and Lightning are now knotted at one win apiece. “You want to win both, but a split is how we started each series so far,” defenseman Scott Mayfield said. “We’re excited to get back to our house, the Coli, where we know our fans will be loud.”
PHOENIX — Wednesday brought some cautiously optimistic updates for the Knicks frontcourt.
The Greatest Escape in franchise history was perpetrated by Glen Sather, when the general manager extricated himself and the Rangers from the final five years of Scott Gomez’s contract by moving the $7,357,143-per-year center to Montreal on June 30, 2009 after two years in New York.
The Yankees publicly are on the same page: Hal Steinbrenner, like Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone before him, said that issues with the club’s fundamentals did not hover over the team all season.
The first day of the rest of Daniel Jones’ dwindling time with the Giants arrived Wednesday, with Jones in the building, in the meetings, on the practice field (although not doing very much) and not at all part of the game plan for the next game, relegated to a non-participant role for the remainder of the season.
There will be a little extra magic for Knicks-Spurs on Christmas Day.
The quickest way for the Giants to climb out of quarterback hell is also the quickest way to extend their stay there for at least three more years.
The Lakers’ decision to keep Bronny James away from G League road games has sparked some debate about the level of preferential treatment the franchise is giving to LeBron’s son.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers continue to flex their strength on the road this season.
One of Tom Thibodeau’s stated points of emphasis for the Knicks this season — to increase their volume of 3-point attempts to take advantage of their proficiency from the outside — is starting to come to fruition.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — It’s the best-case scenario for Filip Chytil and the Rangers.