4 Longshots for the 2023-24 Vezina Trophy Stephen Ground | October 10, 2023 When we ranked our longshots for the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy a year ago, Linus Ullmark wasn’t even on our radar. It wasn’t even clear that he’d be the starter for…
Oilers History: The Return of Grant Fuhr Rob Soria | September 28, 2023 From the moment he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on October 14, 1981, to the Edmonton Oilers elimination in the first round of the 1989 playoffs at…
Where Does Oilers’ Stuart Skinner Rank Among Under-25 Goalies? Rob Couch | September 15, 2023 At the start of the 2023-24 NHL season, there will be 13 goalies who are expected to either make their NHL teams or play a decent amount that are under…
Canadiens’ Goalie Tandem Among NHL’s Worst This Season Rob Couch | September 14, 2023 Goalies rankings in the NHL is always a fun topic to discuss. While certain goalies hold their team together and elevate them to success, others hold teams back. Here we…
10 NHL Teams with the Worst Goaltending Since 2008-09 Justin Giampietro | September 11, 2023 In an era of analytics, there has never been a more effective way of ranking goaltenders in an unbiased manner. One of the more simple yet effective statistics used to…
10 NHL Teams with the Best Goaltending Since 2008-09 Justin Giampietro | September 10, 2023 Since the development of goals saved above expected (GSAx) in the 2008-09 season, it has become easier to analyze goaltenders, past and present, based on their individual play rather than…
10 Best NHL Goaltending Seasons Since 2008-09 Justin Giampietro | September 8, 2023 In the modern-day NHL, it is significantly easier to analyze goaltenders thanks to the development of advanced analytics, such as goals saved above expected (GSAx) that try to factor out…
Top 3 All-Time Red Wings Goalies Tony Wolak | August 22, 2023 The Detroit Red Wings have had some incredible goalies don the Winged Wheel over the past 90 years. Many of these masked men rank among the top goaltenders to ever…
7 Cool Things About Carey Price The Old Prof | August 16, 2023 *This was originally published in Aug. 2021 For many years, Carey Price’s peers named him the Best Goalie in the NHL. Even though he may have played his last NHL…
Canadiens Can’t Afford to Keep 3 Goalies Trege Wilson | August 15, 2023 With the acquisition of Casey DeSmith, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves with three goaltenders for only two spots on the roster. This seems to be the case everywhere, even with…
Top 10 Weirdest Goalies in NHL History THW Archives | August 14, 2023 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…
Canadiens’ Ken Dryden – Truly One of a Kind Melissa Boyd | August 8, 2023 Originally written by Alexander Sciola, with updates by M. Boyd. The impact of Ken Dryden’s incredible legacy and body of work has been felt off the ice just as much…