Posts About "Curtis McElhinney"
The Lightning Should Pursue Rangers' Alexandar Georgiev
January 19th, 2020 As the Tampa Bay Lightning approached free agency in 2019, it was clear that they needed to add goaltending depth to their organization. Due to players not working out with the organization, the Lightning had no depth at the position, leaving them with only Andrei Vasilevskiy and Louis Domingue. To rectify this, general manager...
Bolts Breakdown: Inconsistency Is Starting to Become Normal
December 16th, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning had another four games in seven days this week, three of which came against teams that many believe will make the playoffs. They went 2-2 in those four games, picking up wins against the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins, while getting beat handily by the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. The week...
Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Have Failed to Respond to Adversity
November 4th, 2019 One month of the 2019-20 NHL season is done, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are currently three points out of a playoff spot. So far this season, they have been struggling with penalties and giving up high-danger scoring chances while being streaky at best on offense. This past week saw much of the same. In three games against the New...
Bolts Breakdown: the Search for Consistency Continues
October 28th, 2019 Another week of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey is in the books, and all things considered, it went fairly well. They managed to eke out a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night, and on Saturday night they got one point in an overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. As it stands right now, the Lightning are fourth in the...
Bolts Breakdown: Undisciplined & Inconsistent to Start the Season
October 14th, 2019 Before the 2019-20 season began, the Tampa Bay Lightning were the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup. They were one of the best teams in regular-season history last season, but after having been swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, questions surrounding the team swirled throughout the...
Understanding the Lightning's Muddled AHL Goaltending
July 27th, 2019 Heading into the 2019 offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to have their NHL goaltending situation figured out. With starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevski coming off a Vezina trophy-winning season and backup Louis Domingue rejuvenating his career, there seemed to be little reason to make a change. Despite this, general manager...
Do the Lightning Have Too Many Goalies?
July 10th, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL awards as forward Nikita Kucherov took home three trophies and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was selected as the Vezina Trophy winner, which is awarded to the league's best netminder. Vasilevskiy was great last season, but what may have gone unnoticed was the play of backup goaltender Louis...
3 Blues' Backup Goalie Options
June 30th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are not currently in the market for a backup goalie, or so reports would indicate. Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic has indicated that teams are calling after the team's backup, Jake Allen, who has two seasons remaining on his contract at an average annual value (AAV) of $4.35 million. According to these reports,...
Hurricanes Owe McElhinney Another Shot in Net
May 18th, 2019 It should be an easy decision for the Carolina Hurricanes. Statistically speaking, they barely got adequate goaltending from Petr Mrazek in the playoffs. Curtis McElhinney showed better results in relief. With both slated to become unrestricted free agents, if they have to choose one, go with McElhinney, right? Right. McElhinney's...
Hurricanes' Crease is in Good Hands
May 6th, 2019 Fresh off their sweep of the New York Islanders, the Carolina Hurricanes are in a position to take a breath. They can rest and try to heal and get ready for either the Boston Bruins or the Columbus Blue Jackets. This break in the action is a good time to think about one of the most important factors in their playoff success. First,...
Hurricanes Facing Goalie Questions With Mrazek Day-to-Day
May 1st, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind'Amour considers himself lucky to have two goalies he trusts. It looks like he is turning to the second one. The first legitimate goalie dilemma of the playoffs belongs to the Carolina Hurricanes, now that starter Petr Mrazek i...
Hurricanes' Calm Curtis McElhinney
December 3rd, 2018 As writers, we are supposed to be able to use words to convey feelings, actions, scenarios, etc. However, adequate words to describe the feeling during the Carolina Hurricanes Friday night tilt against the visiting Anaheim Ducks are difficult to come by. It wasn’t euphoria or even excitement. It was more like a sense...
Sparks Proving Dubas Was Right
November 28th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs had a big offseason, one that included signing John Tavares, naming Kyle Dubas as general manager and the ongoing William Nylander contract dispute. When the season finally started, those three things set the tone for the 2018-19 season, but somehow, the backup goalie became the main subject of debate...
