Posts About "Andrej Meszaros"
Andrej Meszaros Signs KHL Deal
October 30th, 2015 Former Buffalo Sabres defenseman Andrej Meszaros has signed a one-year contract with Sibir Novosibirsk, the team announced on Friday. Meszaros looked for a new contract in the NHL over the summer, ultimately taking a PTO with the Colorado Avalanche, but he was never offered a contract for the season. Leaving aside that he was...
Andrej Meszaros Released From Colorado Camp
October 1st, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche have released veteran defender Andrej Meszaros from his camp tryout, the team announced on Wednesday. The 11-year veteran had been at training camp on a tryout as the Avs attempt to shore up some of their depth issues on the blue line. Meszaros is coming off a one-year, $4.125 million contract with the...
Andrej Meszaros Gives Colorado's Defence Real Competition
September 18th, 2015 Andrej Meszaros is going to make the Colorado Avalanche a better team, even if he never plays a regular season game in an Avalanche uniform. That might sound strange, especially regarding a player that performed well below expectations in Buffalo. However, the 29-year old, who has joined the team on a PTO, will push for a spot on the...
Report: Jack Skille, Andrej Meszaros to Colorado on Tryouts
September 16th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche have invited forward Jack Skille and defenseman Andrej Meszaros to training camp on a tryout, according to The Denver Post's Mike Chambers. Skille was a 1st round draft pick for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2005 and he wound up playing four seasons with the 'Hawks. Since then, he spent time with the Florida...
Meszaros Scores a Cluster of Goals
March 31st, 2015 Andrej Meszaros joined the Buffalo Sabres as a free agent in July of 2014. Prior to that, the veteran played for the Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, and Boston Bruins. According to TSN, Meszaros has 63 goals and 237 points in 639 career games. Meszaros was brought to the Sabres to provide a veteran presence...
Nick Schultz Worthy of Extension, Not Trade
February 6th, 2015 The idea of re-upping Nick Schultz may be an unpopular one, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. While the 32-year-old veteran is far from the shutdown defenseman that's roadblocked the Flyers since losing Chris Pronger, holding onto the journeyman second-round pick from 2000 makes more sense than trading him. More than Added...
The Paper Salary Cap Floor and the Buffalo Sabres
July 2nd, 2014 Less than 24 hours ago, many folks in NHL circles were wondering how the Sabres would reach the salary cap floor. Sabres General Manager Tim Murray assured his critics and supporters alike that he would get to the floor. However, there were many who were concerned with how the new GM would bridge the gap between the money invested in...
The Bruins Defense Needs to Grow Up
May 6th, 2014 Do you miss Dennis Seidenberg yet, Bruins fans? If you didn't before Game 3 in Montreal, you definitely should now. Thanks to some boneheaded plays by the young (and not so young) defensemen of the Boston Bruins, the Bruins find themselves in a vulnerable spot, down 2-1 with another game at Montreal before heading home. The main...
9 Straight Wins - Bruins Can Still Be Better
March 18th, 2014 Tuukka Rask doesn't think the Bruins are playing their best hockey yet. Seriously. No more than twenty minutes removed from the Boston's ninth straight win, a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night, Rask thinks the Bruins can be better. He's right. "It’s good that we get those wins, but I don’t think that...
Why is Dougie Hamilton Frequenting the Press Box?
March 13th, 2014 After winning the Stanley Cup in the spring of 2011, the Boston Bruins carried their good fortune over to the NHL’s Entry Draft. Defenseman Dougie Hamilton, regarded as one of the top five players in his draft class, slipped to #9, allowing the Bruins to add a blue chip prospect to their organization. Draft At 6’5”,...
Trade Deadline Recap: How Expectations Left Bruins Fans Wanting More
March 11th, 2014 In the weeks leading up to the NHL’s trade deadline, many people were convinced that the biggest need for the Boston Bruins was a veteran defenseman. Dennis Seidenberg was out for the season and Adam McQuaid’s injury situation was not improving, leaving the Bruins short-staffed on the back end. Only looking at time on ice,...
Top 5 Free Agent Targets for the Islanders
March 6th, 2014 Following the trade deadline and continuing onward with a disappointing Islanders campaign, many fans have started to look forward to the offseason. The Islanders will likely have a nice pick in the 2014 draft and they'll be buyers in the free agent market. With the departure of Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens, that leaves a...
Andrej Meszaros: Your Newest Boston Bruin
March 6th, 2014 It was a foregone conclusion that the Boston Bruins needed help in their defensive corps, but who exactly were the Bruins going to acquire? Dan Girardi? Chris Phillips? Kevin Bieksa? Nick Schultz? The answer was none of the above. The Boston Bruins went out and acquired Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Andrej Meszaros in the waning...
