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February 8th, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 back into bad habits and/or...
February 3rd, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 that they are done giving...
February 2nd, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 the best of the...
January 29th, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 shift more from season to...
January 24th, 2019
NHL Goaltending

‘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 should have gone for Cam...
January 23rd, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 abuse and being diagnosed...
January 22nd, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 game and he looks a bit...
January 21st, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 of the names on this...
January 20th, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 - and it wasn't the goal...
January 20th, 2019
NHL Goaltending

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 game. Niemi Loses to...
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