Posts About "Douglas Murray"
Douglas Murray Released From PTO
September 26th, 2015 The Calgary Flames have released veteran defenseman Douglas Murray from his professional tryout contract, the team announced on Friday. Murray last grabbed NHL time in the 2013-14 season, spending last season in the German DEL where he played just eight games for the Cologne Sharks. A veteran of 518 NHL games, he spent all but...
The 5 Most Fun San Jose Sharks to Watch in Team History
August 6th, 2015 Its the dead of summer, the time of year where hockey takes a backseat to pretty much everything else. So instead of looking at the serious issues ahead for the San Jose Sharks, I'll take a look back at the Sharks players who have been the must fun to watch over the years. Previously, we looked gut-wrenching moments. Today, its all about...
It's Habstastic.....A Montreal Canadiens Q&A? YES!
August 28th, 2014 Hello or bonjour ladies and gentlemen! Today we put Andrew Berkshire on the hot seat as we presented to him a dirty dozen of questions about the Montreal Canadiens. Andrew writes for Habs Eyes On The Prize, hosts a radio show called Ice Level and does a lot of work for SB Nation. Here are the questions we had for the managing...
NHL Draft War Room: Andreas Englund
June 19th, 2014 by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) Andreas Englund THW’s NHL Draft War Room Rankings - Jun-14: #46 THW’s NHL Draft Rankings – The Next Ones Edition (aka Chris’s List): #71 (March 2014) Hashtag: #TheGill-MurrayConcoction Team: #5, Djurgården, Allsvenskan Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height:...
Don't Panic, Regroup: Montreal Canadiens Keys To Game 3
May 6th, 2014 It took until almost the eleven minute mark of the third period for the Bruins to crack the Canadiens defensive system. After the armor cracked, 5:32 was all the Bruins needed to even the series at one apiece. Game Two, was almost the polar opposite of Game One. The Bruins poured it on thick in the first period, but after that Montreal...
Hockey News: 100 Points for Crosby; Murray Hearing
April 3rd, 2014 Here are your three finalists for the 2014 Hobey Baker award. Paul Bissonnette vs. Mike Milbury. Sidney Crosby became the first player in the NHL this season to score 100 points. There's a good chance he'll be the only player. Jonathan Toews will miss the rest of the regular season, but should be ready for the playoffs....
Re-signing the Habs' Disappearing Defense Corps
November 4th, 2013 By Nathan Currier @nathancurrier If the Habs' General Manager Marc Bergevin does nothing next summer except lounge by the pool, the following September at the 2014-2015 Canadiens training camp there will be 3 veteran defensemen on the ice. It's hard to do practice drills with 3 defensemen. It's even harder to advance to the...
Montreal Canadiens: Five Stories to Watch
September 27th, 2013 Ahhhh… the optimism, hope and excitement that surrounds NHL locker rooms in September before the start of a new hockey season. Everyone saying all the right things; every new addition seemingly a perfect fit; and new coaches’ honeymoons with the fans, media and organizations seems like they'll last forever -- until a few losses...
Breaking Down the Douglas Murray Signing
September 9th, 2013 A funny thing happened between the time I predicted the defensive pairings for 2014 and the start of training camp. The Montreal Canadiens saw a dearth of NHL ready defensemen on their roster and went out and signed Douglas Murray. In my previous article, breaking down the defense, I mentioned the importance of depth. The Murray...
Detroit Red Wings' Game-plan Heading Into Free Agency
July 5th, 2013 With the NHL Entry Draft having come and gone, it is now time to shift gears and focus on Friday's NHL Free Agent Frenzy. Because of the shortened season, the deadline to sign all pending unrestricted free-agents was moved up from July 1st to July 5th (my apologizes to all fellow Canadians who were not able to enjoy Canada Day with the...
St. Louis Blues Offseason Needs
May 20th, 2013 It’s assessment time once again in St. Louis. For the Blues, it’s another season seemingly wasted. Another season they’ve been upset by the Los Angeles Kings in the playoffs… After General Manager Doug Armstrong deviated from the Blues trade-deadline day norm by going after headline acquisitions such as Jay...
Ten Reasons Why the Pittsburgh Penguins Will be Golfing Next Week
May 8th, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins will lose to the New York Islanders if they do not make some sort of drastic change in the way that they are playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Since the start of the 2011-12 playoffs, when the Pens faced the Philadelphia Flyers, everyone has expected the Pens to play a hard-nosed brand of playoff hockey....
Debating the Aspects of a Penguins-Blackhawks Final
May 4th, 2013 In his "Magic Vs. Birds" column of the May 20 edition of The Hockey News, Adam Proteau makes his case for why he believes the Chicago Blackhawks will defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in an epic showdown for Lord Stanley's Cup. Given that each team seemed to pull away from the pack during the regular season, the clash is a very...
