Posts About "Darcy Kuemper"
Blackhawks’ News & Rumors: Kuemper Inquiries, Trading Saad, Fans Choice Awards
September 18th, 2020 It may be the offseason for the Chicago Blackhawks and most of the league, but it’s a short offseason after all. The Stanley Cup Final is set to start this weekend, with the NHL Draft slated for Oct. 6 and 7 and free agency period starting Oct. 9. These later dates are just around the corner. That being said, the news and rumors keep...
Oilers Goaltending Strategy This Offseason
September 15th, 2020 Tyler Yaremchuk said something that struck a chord with me a few days ago on TSN 1260’s Low Down With Low Tide radio show. What he reminded all of us was that the main difference between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks in the playoffs wasn’t player talent, coaching, or the Connor McDavid/Leon Draisatl duo playing below par...
Why Oilers Have More Interest In Darcy Kuemper Than Matt Murray
September 12th, 2020 According to a number of reports, the Edmonton Oilers have shifted focus away from Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins and towards goaltender Darcy Kuemper of the Arizona Coyotes. As the Oilers continue to gather information, trying to make the best possible decision for next season's goaltending tandem as possible, Elliotte...
NHL Rumors: Wild, Flyers, Oilers, Avs, Canadiens, More
September 11th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news that Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota Wild have come to the end of their road together. In Montreal, speculation is the Canadiens might shop two forwards, potentially keeping the one most thought might be moved. The Edmonton Oilers have apparently switched their goaltending focus, the Colorado...
Maple Leafs Are Right to Explore Life After Andersen
August 31st, 2020 Following last week's blockbuster trade that saw Kasperi Kapanen shipped off to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a bunch of goodies, it's clear that the Toronto Maple Leafs are officially open for business. And after an unceremonious qualifying-round loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, it's no surprise that general manager Kyle...
Hurricanes Should Skip Andersen & Explore Other Goalie Options
August 31st, 2020 Wounds are still fresh after the Carolina Hurricanes were thumped by the Boston Bruins in Round 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and although their quest for the Cup is over, general manager (GM) Don Waddell hasn't stopped to rest. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman's 31 Thoughts, the Hurricanes may be looking for an...
Coyotes Demolished in Game 5, Exit Playoffs With a Whimper
August 20th, 2020 After they were embarrassed by a 7-1 score in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, all eyes were on the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday afternoon. Would they show some intestinal fortitude and get back into the series, or would they fold and bow out of the playoffs after just five...
Coyotes Embarrassed by Avs in Game 4, on Brink of Elimination
August 18th, 2020 After narrowly picking up a win in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, the Arizona Coyotes entered Game 4 on Monday with an opportunity to get things all tied up at two games apiece. Instead, they were completely and utterly dominated, losing 7-1 to fall behind three games to one in...
Coyotes Split Back-to-Back, Stay Alive vs Avs
August 16th, 2020 On Saturday afternoon in Edmonton, the veterans came through for the Arizona Coyotes, as the club picked up a huge 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round to cut their series deficit to 2-1. It was the Coyotes' first Stanley Cup playoff victory since Game 4 of the Western Conference Final...
Kuemper Shines in Coyotes Loss
August 13th, 2020 A great hockey mind once said: "goaltending is 60 percent of hockey. Unless it's bad goaltending: then it's 100 percent." That idiom is rarely more obvious than in the playoffs, where a good goaltender can be the difference between victory and agony, glory and defeat. In the Arizona Coyotes' first first-round playoff game since 2012,...
Coyotes Fall Flat in Game 1 Despite Kuemper's Heroics
August 13th, 2020 On Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB, the Arizona Coyotes participated in their first Stanley Cup playoff game since May 22, 2012 - a span of 3,004 days. Somebody apparently forgot to tell the players that a playoff game was taking place, though, as they sleepwalked their way to a 3-0 shutout defeat in Game 1 of...
Avalanche Look Good on Paper but Coyotes' Experience May Cause Havoc in Round 1
August 12th, 2020 After falling just short of the top seed in the Western Conference, the Avalanche are ready to begin Round 1 of the playoffs against the seventh seed Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes defeated the Nashville Predators in the Qualifying Round which marks the first time in eight years they have made the playoffs. There's no doubt that they will...
Previewing the Coyotes-Avalanche Matchup
August 12th, 2020 On Friday afternoon, the Arizona Coyotes finished off the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup qualifiers, winning Game 4 in overtime on a Brad Richardson goal that clinched the franchise's first playoff appearance since the 2011-12 season. The eight-year drought is over. The 'Yotes are officially back in the...
