Posts About "Erik Gudbranson"
Gudbranson Latest in a Long Line of Senators' Hometown Heroes
October 14th, 2020 For a kid growing up in a hockey market, there is nothing like playing for your hometown team in front of your friends and family. Erik Gudbranson is the latest in a long line of Ottawa area natives to fulfill that dream. The Ottawa Senators acquired the big, physical defenceman last week for a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL...
Senators News & Rumors: Murray, Gudbranson, Watson & More
October 11th, 2020 In this edition of Ottawa Senators News & Rumors, I’ll share some of the news emerging from the Senators organization since the 2020 NHL Entry Draft this past week. From the outside looking in, it seems as if the Senators are successfully building the pieces, so that the team can emerge quickly from its rebuild. Item One:...
What Does the Gudbranson Trade Mean for the Ducks?
October 9th, 2020 This has been by far the Anaheim Ducks' longest offseason to date (excluding lockout seasons) since their entry into the NHL back in 1993. General manager Bob Murray had been relatively quiet leading up to the draft, but he executed a pair of moves in the span of 24 hours, acquiring a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from the...
5 CHL Stars Who Became NHL Flops
June 15th, 2020 With the reception of my 5 CHL Players Ready For the NHL being overwhelmingly positive, I decided I would make this a mini-series. This time out we will be covering five players who were highly regarded in the CHL, but have struggled to transition to the NHL. In this list, there will be well-known flops, as well as some controversial...
Canucks Big Winner in Pearson Trade
March 26th, 2020 A couple of days before the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, Jim Benning, the general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, announced that the team had acquired winger Tanner Pearson for defenceman Erik Gudbranson. Gudbranson had once been a top-three draft pick, yet his large, lumbering style had not worked out on a rebuilding Canucks team....
Pearson Enjoying Career Year With Canucks
January 15th, 2020 A little under a year ago, the Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins reached an agreement to swap Erik Gudbranson for Tanner Pearson in a one-for-one trade. Gudbranson's Journey Canucks fans rejoiced as Gudbranson had a rough time during his three years in Vancouver, providing little value other than looking handsome –...
Vrana's Goal Gives Capitals 3-2 Victory over Ducks
December 7th, 2019 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal less than two minutes into the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in a physical battle Friday night. Travis Boyd and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington. Br...
Capitals’ Hathaway Ejected for Spitting on Ducks’ Gudbranson
November 19th, 2019 Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been ejected from a game for spitting on a player from the Anaheim Ducks. Hathaway spit on defenceman Erik Gudbranson during a brawl late in the second period Monday night with referee Peter MacDougall standing a few feet away. Officials reviewed video before confirming the five-minute...
Pulse of the Penguins: Murray's Shutout, Gudbranson Traded, and More
October 28th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are wrapping up a very unconventional first month of the season. Led by a forward group held together by duct tape and superglue, the Penguins have already had a five-game winning streak and three-game losing streak. That losing streak might have been extended if not for a strong performance by goaltender Matt...
Penguins Trade Gudbranson to Ducks
October 25th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded Erik Gudbranson to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Andreas Martinsen and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick, the Penguins announced Friday. https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1187818841793019904?s=20 On paper, this appears to be a salary dump for the Penguins who sent Gudbranson to a Ducks...
Penguins Have Defensive Dilemma
October 18th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have a dilemma. Due to injuries to the forward group, they currently have three players on their NHL roster that started the season in the AHL. As a result, there are nine defensemen on the roster. Generally, teams run with 12 forwards and six defensemen every game. However, the Penguins have dressed 11 forwards...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Coyotes, Devils, More
October 15th, 2019 In today's edition of NHL rumors, do the Pittsburgh Penguins have a trade market for defenseman Erik Gudbranson, what are the Arizona Coyotes' plans with Niklas Hjalmarsson out three months, and how long does New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes have to turn the team around? Also, NHL veteran Chris Stewart earned a contract with the...
NHL Rumors: Hall, Puljujarvi, Gudbranson, More
October 13th, 2019 In today's NHL rumors rundown, the New Jersey Devils are in the spotlight, will Jesse Puljujarvi spend the entire season in Finland, and Erik Gudbranson's thoughts on being healthy scratched in recent games. Related: NHL Rumors: Byfuglien, Quick, Babcock, More Devils Willing to Be Patient with Hall The Devils had one of the...
