Posts About "Brett Kulak"
Likeliest Canadiens Defensemen to Move with Edmundson Signed
September 18th, 2020 With Joel Edmundson now signed, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin must logically shift his attention to at least one other defenseman. No one but presumably Bergevin knows who for sure, though. Ex-Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joel Edmundson - (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) It’s not someone to sign, either....
Montreal Canadiens' Defense: More Questions Than Answers
October 14th, 2019 The 2019-20 NHL season has just gotten underway, and teams are still feeling and figuring out new teammates, systems, and schemes. Many clubs have a plethora of new key players, including the Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, and New Jersey Devils, and understandably, they have all struggled out of the gate. Then there are teams like...
Where Have All the Unsung Habs Heroes Gone?
February 8th, 2019 If you look up and down the Montreal Canadiens roster, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t contributing. Maybe even harder-pressed to find a Habs player who isn’t getting his dues for a job well done. It’s just been one of those seasons, one in which Brendan Gallagher, in spite of being poised to eclipse the...
Canadiens' Kulak Comes Up Clutch
January 30th, 2019 As the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Marc Bergevin is notorious for making unpopular trades. However, what he has managed to get right are the small depth acquisitions that fall under the radar. He grabbed relatively unknown Paul Byron off waivers a few years ago and he has turned into a 20-goal scorer for the Canadiens....
NHL News & Notes: Wideman Trade, Crosby's Return & More
November 22nd, 2018 In today's News & Notes, the Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers have made a Thanksgiving Day trade, Sidney Crosby shined in his return from injury and the Montreal Canadiens have made a call-up from the AHL. Wideman Traded to Oilers On a day that sees the entirety of the United State celebrating and eating with their...
Kulak's Contentious New Flames Contract
July 29th, 2018 The off-season is typically used for National Hockey League clubs to make tweaks to their roster and re-sign their organization's restricted free agents. Generally-speaking, negotiations become more tense and contentious as the cap hits involved grow – more important players demand larger cap hits, but their contracts also make the...
Flickering Flames Move into Evaluation Mode
April 4th, 2018 Following the Calgary Flames' 7-4 loss to the San Jose Sharks on March 16, head coach Glen Gulutzan expressed optimism about his team by stating “We have 100 points left on the table." The number was a reference to the games remaining and potential points the Flames could capture. Two weeks later the Flames had captured zero of...
Flames Need to Swap These Three
October 23rd, 2017 There's a lot to like about the 2017-18 Calgary Flames roster, but there are also a few pieces that just don't quite fit the puzzle anymore. Players like Mike Smith, Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, and T.J. Brodie have been great, and obviously aren't going anywhere. Michael Ferland and Sam Bennett have undoubtedly struggled to start...
The Flames' Sixth Defenseman
October 1st, 2017 As sure as the sun sets in the west and slow drivers camp in Deerfoot's leftmost lane, the Flames will roll into the season sporting a top-four defensive pairing of Dougie Hamilton with Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie with Travis Hamonic. The third blue line pairing is still up for grabs. It's a virtual lock that Michael Stone will...
Flames Success Depends on Depth Decisions
September 22nd, 2017 In the National Hockey League, the separation between the really good and really bad teams isn't all that pronounced and the difference between the good teams is often razor-thin. This balance is particularly pronounced in the postseason, when many teams' best lines are cancelled out by their opposition, leaving the balance of the series...
Flames Expansion Draft Primer
June 7th, 2017 For the first time in nearly two full decades, the Calgary Flames will participate in the National Hockey League's expansion draft as the Vegas Golden Knights join the league in mid-June. Compared to the other 29 established clubs, the Flames are sitting in very good shape. They've made the post-season in two of their past three seasons...
Who Could the Flames Lose to Vegas?
May 17th, 2017 The NHL Expansion Draft is under two months away and soon enough the thousands of mock expansion drafts will be nothing more than a shell of how the actual expansion draft shakes out. Unlike the case for many teams around the league, the Calgary Flames' management group isn't really in a position where they need to sweat heading into...
The Door Is Open for Bartkowski
February 18th, 2017 After bringing Matt Bartkowski in on a PTO earlier this week, the Calgary Flames signed the 28 year-old defenseman to a two-year, two-way deal on Thursday. Now, the question is where does Bartkowski fit within the Flames’ defense core? Not projected to be much more than a bottom-pairing defenseman, the team is certainly hoping he...
