A few years ago Hockey Prospectus introduced a stat similar to baseball’s quality starts statistic. Whereas in baseball a quality start is six or more innings pitched with three or fewer runs allowed, a quality start for a goaltender is defined as a start where their save percentage was higher than the league average. It ...
While Martin Brodeur continues to play at an elite level at the age of 40, Johan Hedberg has also stood the test of time.
As the Pittsburgh Penguins hit the quarter-season mark with a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, fans once again started murmuring about one of the oddest goaltending “controversies” in the NHL. With an 8-4 record, Pittsburgh is currently 2nd in the Atlantic Division and has played quite well as of late. Upon ...
The term elite is thrown around a lot these days, especially in reference to professional athletes. In the world of NHL goalies, it’s usually reserved for the likes of Henrik Lundvist & Pekka Rinne, possibly Ryan Miller, maybe even Roberto Luongo, and, in the not so distant past, Tim Thomas & Martin Brodeur.
With their sixth win of the season on Sunday night, the Chicago Blackhawks are officially off to their best start in team history. They’ve been playing at a high level, as such a start would indicate. Their big names have shown up, and stepped up in the big moments, while they’re also getting top notch play from ...
. This post is a THW Chirp By David Dickenson Goaltenders are one of the most important positions available in fantasy hockey. Partially because of the sheer number of categories for goaltender statistics pools often incorporate and more so that there are so few good goaltenders in today’s NHL. When I was a much younger ...
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since In The Game Inc. first released Between the Pipes, but the first all-netminder series hits the double digits officially on Thursday with its street release. The previews for the series have been tantalizing ITG’s cult following, a group of hardcore hockey fanatics that have ...
In recent days, there have been a number of rumblings around teams trying to acquire a goaltender. Boston hasn’t been aloof from this as TSN’s Bob McKenzie and CSNNE’s Joe Haggerty have confirmed that the Bruins have received inquiries about the availability of their young, talented backup, Tuukka Rask – notably from their opponent ...
Maybe you made a poor draft choice, your #1 guy is sidelined with an injury, or you’re just thinking about adding 1 more goalie to your fantasy roster. Whatever the case may be, you need to know who your best option is. Goaltending is undeniably one of the most important positions in fantasy hockey. In ...
Ondrej Pavelec and Chris Mason. Familiar names in Hockey circles but a Thomas/Rask or Luongo/Schneider star duo? Doubtful. Pavelec is definitely a star of the future and Mason is a solid veteran but are they seen as a long-term tandem for the Jets future? ONDREJ PAVELEC Standing at 6’3 and weighing around 220 (almost identical ...
