Posts About "Eddie Lack"
Hurricanes' Ward Returns, Retires...Now the Rafters
August 31st, 2019 On Wednesday, former Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward returned to the team. It was not to challenge Petr Mrázek for the starting job between the pipes, but rather to hang his skates up a final time in Raleigh's PNC Arena. After a 14-year career of peaks and valleys, Ward retired as he should, as a Hurricane. Cam Ward,...
Hurricanes Respond to the Woodshed
February 15th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes seem to need the woodshed. At least that's what it looked like given their recent play. After the team exhibited a brutal lack of effort in both their home games against the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks, head coach Bill Peters took the team to the verbal woodshed. Since then, they lost 2-1 in overtime...
Eddie Lacks Luck in 1st Devils Start
February 12th, 2018 It wasn’t the outcome he wanted, nor felt he deserved, but what Eddie Lack’s first start with the New Jersey Devils finished as a hard-luck 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins that involved a controversial goal. It also involved some sloppy special teams’ play from the Devils that ultimately led to their demise, but overall - the game...
Hurricanes' Scott Darling Needs Reset
January 25th, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Scott Darling needs a reset. More than a mulligan or a do-over, Darling needs a complete reset of his opportunity to be the starting goalie in the NHL. Like a golfer with the "yips," Darling has lost the fundamentals. He's needs a chance to get them back. Darling has not played well this season....
Bruins Loving Hurricanes' Khudobin Blunder
January 21st, 2018 Anton Khudobin is having a good season, much to the delight of the Boston Bruins. They are loving the blunder made by the Carolina Hurricanes in trading him three years ago. He was a good goaltender then, and he has developed into an even better goaltender now. The Details of Kicking Out Khudobin During the late days of June 2015,...
Have the Flames Fixed Their Crease Carousel?
December 22nd, 2017 Since the franchise began in Atlanta in the 1972-73 season, the Calgary Flames have only had stable goaltending for two distinct periods. The first was during the tenure of Mike Vernon throughout the 1980s and very early '90s, the second was during the decade that Miikka Kiprusoff tended the twine. Since Kiprusoff retired at the...
The Rise and Fall of Eddie Lack
November 29th, 2017 Ever since Miikka Kiprusoff hung up his pads, the Calgary Flames have struggled to find goaltending consistency. While Mike Smith has emerged as the dependable starting goalie the team has desperately needed, backup goaltender Eddie Lack has struggled mightily. The Flames put Lack on waivers and sent him to the American Hockey League's...
Flames Adjust to 3rd Goalie Duo in 3 Seasons
October 11th, 2017 In hockey, goaltending can make or break a team's chances for victory. Good goaltending can cover up a lot of deficiencies, but almost nothing can cover up for bad goaltending. Since the retirement of Miikka Kiprusoff following the 2012-13 season, the Calgary Flames have been perpetually searching for a top goaltender. Their search has...
Calgary Flames 2017-18 Bold Predictions
October 1st, 2017 The Calgary Flames have completed their preseason schedule and now can turn their attention to the regular season. After making a handful of key changes to their roster, expectations are high for the Flames. Here are a few bold predictions for how the 2017-18 season will unfold for the gentlemen in red sweaters. Sam Bennett Bounces...
Flames' 5 Keys to Contention
August 12th, 2017 If their actions this summer are any indication, the Calgary Flames believe that they can contend in 2017-18. They augmented their young core of forwards and their mobile defensemen with the additions of Travis Hamonic, Mike Smith and Eddie Lack this summer in an effort to shore up their roster. However, the Flames' dreams of contention...
Carolina Hurricanes: 2017-18 Bold Prediction
August 5th, 2017 Throughout August, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some of the more questionable possibilities that could come into fruition during the 2017-18 season. We start in Raleigh and the Metropolitan Division. They were part of the powerhouse division...
The Flames Are Different, But Are They Better?
July 10th, 2017 Since the end of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Calgary Flames have been busy. Aside from perhaps Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee, no National Hockey League executive has been as active as Brad Treliving in trying to improve his club. As the dust from a busy month of moves settles, the Flames are a much...
Hurricanes' Francis Axes Loose Ends
June 30th, 2017 In advance of NHL free agency opening July 1, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis is axing loose ends. The 'Canes announced Thursday, June 29 that goalie Eddie Lack and defenseman Ryan Murphy had been traded to the Calgary Flames, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Flames sent...
