Posts tagged with "Eddie Lack"
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...
Rumor Rundown: NHL Teams Prepared to Offer "Sweeteners"
May 27th, 2017 Rumblings exist that there are NHL teams who have players they either want to lose in NHL Expansion or are prepared to pay to keep. Those teams are making plans and lining up the dominos in an effort to do what's necessary to have the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft proceedings go in their favor. Will it work? At least three teams are rumored...
Could Eddie Lack Come Back?
May 4th, 2017 Eddie Lack is one of the most amicable characters in all of hockey. Unfortunately for him, amicability-per-60 isn't a viable hockey statistic. One viable statistic is save percentage, an area where Lack finished 49th among 54 goaltenders who played more than 20 games. Between that, getting concussed, straining his neck, and getting...
Hurricanes Net Darling From Blackhawks
April 30th, 2017 Scott Darling is headed to the Carolina Hurricanes. That was the news that came out of Raleigh on Friday, April 28. Darling has been the Chicago Blackhawks' backup goaltender to Corey Crawford for the past three years. He has played extremely well as a backup, and now may get the chance to be the starter in Carolina. Maybe. First,...
