NHL Goaltending
Top 10 Weirdest Goalies in NHL History
February 12th, 2019 It's a commonly-held belief in NHL circles, and hockey in general, that goalies tend to be a bit weird. It's more strange to find a goalie that isn't weird than it is to find one that is. After all, who would willingly sign up to have people fling frozen rubber...
One for the Ages: Tom Barrasso’s 1983-84 NHL Season
February 9th, 2019 The 1983-84 Buffalo Sabres belonged to Scotty Bowman. The winningest coach in NHL history - and arguably the all-time greatest hockey coach at any level - was also the team's GM and had his fingerprints all over that team. From pulling off some of the bigger...
Rangers' Future Is Bright Between the Pipes
February 8th, 2019 As with any rebuilding effort, uncertainty and disappointment have been as much a part of the New York Rangers' early journey back to contention as has excitement over the future. Youngsters on the roster have experienced exhilarating highs only to fall...
St. Louis Blues: The Jake Allen Era is Over
February 3rd, 2019 After 255 games and over a decade in the organization, Jake Allen's tenure with the St. Louis Blues is all but officially over. No, he hasn't been traded, waived, or released, but the team's goaltending decisions over the past month have sent a clear message...
Top 3 All-Time Maple Leafs Goalies
February 2nd, 2019 From A-to-Z, or rather from Frederik Andersen to Ken Wregget, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had nearly a hundred goaltenders take the ice. As one of the NHL’s original six franchises, founded in 1917, they’ve had their fair share of great goalies. This article looks at...
Ranking the NHL's 31 Starting Goalies — Midseason Update
January 29th, 2019 Before the season, we ranked all 31 goalies in the NHL. Pekka Rinne, last season's Vezina Trophy winner, topped the list, narrowly beating out Marc-Andre Fleury and Sergei Bobrovsky. But half of a season is an eternity in the goaltending world. No players' performances...
Cam Johnson’s Wild Week
January 24th, 2019 ‘Hey Cam, it's Coach Dennehy. Congratulations kid, you’re going to the show. Pack a bag and drive down to Newark as soon as possible, the New Jersey Devils need a goaltender and they want you to fly out and meet the team in Las Vegas.’ That’s how the phone call...
Lehner Conquering Demons and Competition
January 23rd, 2019 Robin Lehner may have signed a one-year free-agent contract with the New York Islanders last summer, but the 27-year-old Swede signed a much more important deal with himself. After being let go by the Buffalo Sabres, living through panic attacks, dealing with substance...
Markstrom Is the Canucks' Second-Biggest Surprise
January 22nd, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are doing much better than anyone predicted at the start of the 2018-19 season. For Canuck fans, there are two obvious reasons. First, Elias Pettersson has emerged as bona fide star. Watch him walking into the locker room prior to a...
Most Games Played By A Goalie in One NHL Season
January 21st, 2019 Marc Denis can proudly say that he etched his name into the hockey history book somewhere. He's earned a spot on this list of most games played by a goalie in one NHL season. As research and skepticism seems to grow on the topic of goalie fatigue, it sure seems like many...
Bruins Lose Rask - Who's Next in Boston's Net?
January 20th, 2019 The Boston Bruins fell to the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. The star of the night was Mika Zibanejad who potted a go-ahead goal in the second and the eventual game-winning goal in the third period. However, the biggest play of the game came on a tally by Filip Chytil -...
The Time for Canadiens to Ride Price Isn’t This Season
January 20th, 2019 It‘s easy to second-guess the Montreal Canadiens whenever head coach Claude Julien plays Antti Niemi over Carey Price, like he did against the Philadelphia Flyers. It shouldn’t be about winning individual games at this point, though. It’s more about the long...
Stylin' and Profilin': Today's Most Creative NHL Goalie Pads
January 10th, 2019 With today’s technology and manufacturers’ willingness to push the envelope, goalie equipment has become a canvas frequently styled in a manner that would warrant a “WOOOO!” from the ever-fashionable Ric Flair. More now than ever before, usually quiet...
