Posts About "Chris Osgood"
Youth Movement Driving Red Wings Forward In The Motor City
May 23rd, 2013 The Detroit Red Wings have always been a franchise known for their veteran, experienced-saavy players. The historic, Original Six franchise seems to be synonymous with names like Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datysuk, Niklas Kronwall, and Johan Franzen, amongst greater legends like Nicklas Lidstrom and Steve Yzerman. However, the youth...
Goalie Fights? Yeah, Goalie Fights!
October 28th, 2012 Although bench clearing brawls are more than rare compared to hockey of yesteryear, there's still a line where a brawl can cross over to the next level. Typically that line is crossed when the goalies cross the line and enter into the fray. Considering that most goalies don't fight, most goalie fights don't often end well for one of...
Chris Osgood - Oz-Good As They Get
November 29th, 2011 During the summer of 2011, Chris Osgood decided that 17 years of service as a NHL goalie merited him the ability to retire from playing a sport that he had excelled in for so long. By the end of his career, Osgood managed to attain 401 regular season victories, 74 postseason wins, three Stanley Cup championships, and a plethora...
Hungry Howie: Jimmy Howard's Appetite for Excellence
November 16th, 2011 Boasting an 8-4-1 record and a tied-for-league-best 3 shutouts, Jimmy Howard is attracting attention from around the league much like he did during his rookie campaign 2 seasons ago, and at just $2.25 million a year, many would argue that he's a bargain. With top-notch starters around the league making triple (or even quadruple in...
Odd streak to end with Luongo?
June 13th, 2011 Roberto Luongo came within one win of being the first #1 goaltender since 1976 to win a Stanley Cup while also wearing the number 1 on his back. Here's the article that was written when the Vancouver Canucks were up on the Boston Bruins, three games to two. Since then we've kept the jersey numbers of Stanley Cup winning goalies...
Howard steps up as Osgood goes down injured
January 9th, 2011 With the news that Chris Osgood's on again off again groin injury has reached the point of furhter action Jimmy Howard had to step up and suit up against the Vancouver Canucks after just defeating the Calgary Flames in a shootout the night before. Against the Flames Howard let in four goals; something that has become all to familiar...
