Posts About "Gabriel Bourque"
Jets' 4th-Line Reload Coming Soon
December 6th, 2019 A complete overhaul of the Winnipeg Jets' fourth line is on the horizon. The three players on the current fourth unit — left-winger Joona Luoto, centre Logan Shaw, and right winger David Gustafsson — will be pushed out of the lineup soon due to a waiver wire addition and two returnees from the injured reserve. A New Addition...
Jets Weekly: Injuries, Staying in the Fight & More
November 25th, 2019 Welcome to Jets Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of Winnipeg Jets hockey. From hot topics to news and notes, this is where you can find all things Jets related throughout the 2019-20 season. The Jets started the week off by renewing their rivalry with the Nashville Predators in a key Central Division matchup....
Jets Weekly: Little, Heinola, Line Shuffling & More
November 11th, 2019 Welcome to Winnipeg Jets Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of Jets hockey. From hot topics to news and notes, this is where you can find all things Jets related throughout the 2019-20 season. It was another interesting week in Jets land. This season has had no shortage of storylines, some good, some bad, some...
Jets' RFAs Giving Roster Hope to Fringe Players
September 2nd, 2019 With seemingly little to no progress in contract discussions between the Winnipeg Jets and restricted free agent young guns Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine, the chances of one or both of them sitting out to start the 2019-20 regular season are becoming increasingly likely. Related: Jets May Not Get Their RFAs Signed in Time While we...
Meet the Colorado Avalanche's Unsung Heroes
November 22nd, 2018 Amid all the hoopla surrounding the Colorado Avalanche’s dangerous top forward line, the less glamorous role of reliable workhorse has been lost in the shuffle. It’s great to have a top scoring trio like the Rocky Mountain Line but there is more to winning hockey games than just scoring flashy goals. Sometimes, a team ends up with...
3 Key Avalanche Roster Questions - Forwards
September 22nd, 2018 As the Colorado Avalanche skate into the heart of their preseason matchups, some stories are moving to the forefront. Training camp laid the foundation for watching the player usage, but there are some key issues to be addressed before the regular season starts. The first piece in the three-part series on the Avalanche roster will cover...
Gabriel Bourque Gets PTO With Colorado
September 1st, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche have signed former Nashville Predators wing Gabriel Bourque to a professional tryout contract (PTO), according to multiple reports. The 25-year-old battled injury throughout last season, limiting him to just 22 NHL games and four with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. With the Predators, he posted just one goal...
Nashville Predators Penalty Kill is Feeling Ill
December 18th, 2015 One thing the Nashville Predators have prided themselves on is having a solid defense. One would think a team with a stout defensive unit would have no trouble killing penalties. However, that's not been the case the last couple of months. The Predators sit in 28th place when on the penalty kill as of Dec. 17. Nashville has given up...
Preds Poll: Grade Nashville for November
December 8th, 2015 The month of November started off with a ton of promise for the Nashville Predators. Nashville was coming off of a solid opening month of October with great defense, timely scoring and good goaltending. November started off the same way with a couple of seven-goal performances and were doing their best keeping pace with the red-hot...
A Black (and Blue) Friday Week for the Nashville Predators
November 30th, 2015 Last week was Thanksgiving week and the end of that week was Black Friday, where people try to get the best possible deals for the upcoming holiday season. The Nashville Predators had a different sort of "Black Friday" week where they were hit with a variety of injuries that will really test their depth. Injuries to Paul Gaustad,...
Preds End of the Year Report: Gabriel Bourque
May 19th, 2015 The Hockey Writers Nashville Predators staff writer Colin Fitts will evaluate the performance of each player on the 2014-15 Predators roster every weekday in alphabetical order. You can follow Colin on Twitter, @FittsTHW. Gabriel Bourque Position: Left wing Age: 24 Height/Weight: 5-foot-10, 192lbs Stat Line: 69 GP, 3 G,...
Predators Built to Withstand Injuries
December 15th, 2014 If the injury bug has to bite a team, it best bite at a convenient time, and that has been the case so far this season for the Nashville Predators. Of course, don’t tell that to Viktor Stalberg or Taylor Beck, who are now dealing with the two most-compromising injuries on the team. Stalberg is out with a long-term knee...
Finding the Right Mix in Nashville
October 15th, 2014 Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette experimented with lines throughout training camp and preseason. Three of the lines made sense, but the most confusing line happened to be the 'top line', consisting of left wing Gabriel Bourque, center Mike Ribeiro, and right wing James Neal. Anyone who follows hockey would be able to...
