Posts About "Cristobal Huet"
Top 10 All-Time Underrated Habs
October 4th, 2017 This article was originally published in September, 2013. Some players get all the acclaim. Others go about their business in the shadows, preferring to let the P.K. Subbans of the world grab the spotlight. You know -- the kind of guys who we rarely see fans wearing their name/numbers on a jersey. And most of them are fine with that....
Best & Worst Trades in Capitals History
February 28th, 2017 The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and every team in the league — including the Washington Capitals — will have some big decisions to make. The Capitals' most recent transaction was Tom Gilbert — who was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings and currently plays for the Caps' affiliate team, the Hershey Bears. Trades always...
Antoine Roussel One of Five French Players to Rock the NHL
August 1st, 2015 NHL fans are familiar with French-Canadian players populating their favorite teams. Outside the freezing temperatures of Quebec, however, ice hockey isn’t so hot in central Europe. While France took home the gold in the 1924 World Championship in Chamonix, France, the team now battles to stay in contention. Despite their struggle, the...
Does Antti Niemi Need a Lighter Workload?
November 8th, 2013 Throughout the first month of the regular season Antti Niemi has been the driving force of the San Jose Sharks as they have jumped out to a 10-1-4 record, good for the second best point total in the NHL. Niemi has started 14 out of the Sharks 15 games, compiling a 9-1-4 record with a 1.88 GAA and .921 save percentage while firmly...
The Four Senators Drafted Ahead of Daniel Alfredsson
November 22nd, 2012 written by @iancmclaren A quick look at the 1994 NHL Draft board reveals that the standout player of that particular class is, without question, Daniel Alfredsson. In 1131 games played (second only to Ryan Smith's 1151) the man known simply as Alfie has amassed 416 goals & 666 assists for a total of 1082 career points, a clear...
Will Ray Emery Supplant Corey Crawford in Chicago?
October 2nd, 2012 It hasn’t been since the 2007-08 NHL season that the Chicago Blackhawks played the entire season with a true #1 goaltender. Even during that season, starter Nikolai Khabibulin only played in 50 of the team’s 82 games, losing a significant amount of ice time due to injury. Since the end of the 2008 season, the ‘Hawks have...
The Best Late Round Gems Of The NHL Entry Draft Since 2000 (Part I - '00-'02 Drafts)
June 21st, 2012 Hockey fans might know that there are some great expectations that are placed on players that come out of the first round of the NHL's Entry Draft. However, the same type of expectations are usually not attached to players that are selected in the later rounds of the NHL Entry Draft. There might not be a hidden gem for every first...
R Niedermayer, JP Dumont, J Tambellini And C Huet: Where Are They Now?
February 25th, 2012 What do a 37-year-old 1000-NHL gamer, a former 3rd overall NHL draft pick, a Stanley Cup game 7 player last season and a $5.6 million a season netminder have in common? Think cowbells, clocks, cheese and chocolate! All 4 ex-NHL stars are currently plying their trade in the Swiss NLA Hockey League, with most having success in the small...
Fribourg Setting Early Pace In Swiss NLA- Scoring Race Heats Up
October 29th, 2011 With the Swiss hockey season around 20 games into a 50 game schedule, the NLA has an unlikely leader in Fribourg-Gotteron. The French-Swiss team who play out of the 7000 capacity Patinoire St-Léonard stadium, are in a great position to challenge for their first Swiss championship, 5 years after they were saved from...
Blackhawks Ruminations: Final Thoughts on the 2009-10 Blackhawks
June 14th, 2010 Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent -It seems fitting that the final goal of the 2009-10 Blackhawks' season was scored by Patrick Kane. After his off-season transgressions put a damper on the beginning of the year for the Hawks, Kane had his best offensive season yet. Thanks to his weight lifting regimen during the off-season,...
Nashville-Chicago Preview: Can Antti Niemi Win the Cup for Chicago?
April 13th, 2010 Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent In last year's NHL Playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks were the beneficiary of some really good goaltending from now-departed Nikolai Khabibulin. When he went down in the Conference Finals with an injury, the momentum of the series seemed to shift irreversibly over to the Detroit Red Wings. Cristobal...With Cannon Blasts Ringing in His Ears, Where Does Cristobal Huet Go From Here?
Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent Ever since Cristobal Huet arrived in the Windy City, he has been the subject for more barroom fodder and heated debate than any of his teammates combined. He has been mercilessly ridiculed by fans of the team, and his confidence has been called into question more times than one would care to...
What Rivalry Weekend Taught Us About the Blackhawks
March 8th, 2010 Five lessons this weekend's games taught us about the Blackhawks
