Posts About "Jake Gardiner"
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Crazy Ideas, Pietrangelo, Coach & Gardiner
May 17th, 2020 You don’t have to be a Toronto Maple Leafs fan to wonder what’s happening with the 2019-20 season. Will there be a resumption of the regular season? Will we jump right into a Stanley Cup playoff format? Will games be played in empty arenas? Will NHL hockey players think the medical risk too high and decide not to play? What’s...
The Ducks’ Ones That Got Away: Part 2
April 12th, 2020 The Anaheim Ducks have been around for over a quarter-century. In that time, they've jettisoned their fair share of players who became impact players with their new teams. William Karlsson, Chris Kunitz and Shea Theodore are the most obvious choices, but there are three more players who the Ducks moved on from, who, in hindsight,...
Maple Leafs: Whipping Boys From the Last Decade
March 3rd, 2020 Toronto is often referred to as a mecca for hockey - a fishbowl city where the play of its players is criticized sometimes unfairly and their mistakes are magnified. For the Maple Leafs, they’ve had a number of whipping boys over the years - players that fans and press have piled blame on for the lack of success in Toronto over the...
Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Rumors: Khaira, Barrie, Gardiner & Stecher
February 23rd, 2020 In this post, I want to recap the trade rumors that are being tossed around as the Toronto Maple Leafs struggle to find a place in the playoff picture as the trade deadline nears. Some of these seem wildly speculative and even made up, but there they are – even thrown into the air by hockey insiders themselves. Related: Maple Leafs...
Hurricanes Roster Facing Big Test With Hamilton Injury
January 17th, 2020 Watching the replay, you could tell immediately it was serious. Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kevin Stenlund got their skates tied up chasing a puck along the boards Thursday night, causing Hamilton to fall back awkwardly on his left leg. He immediately called for the referee,...
Hurricanes' Rough Division Schedule Doesn't Get Easier
December 31st, 2019 On the surface, things don’t look so bad for the Carolina Hurricanes. They're currently sitting at eighth place in the NHL. Before beating the Washington Capitals on Saturday, they were on a three-game losing streak, but they won six of seven before that. The problem isn’t their 23-14-2 record. The problem with the Hurricanes is...
NHL Rumors: Hall, Gardiner, Subban, More
December 21st, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Arizona Coyotes' odds of retaining Taylor Hall, Jake Gardiner talks his decision to turn down millions of dollars before joining the Carolina Hurricanes, only to maybe be on the trade block, and are talks heating up involving P.K. Subban? Coyotes Under Consideration Now Taylor...
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Sabres, Penguins, Oilers, Blackhawks, More
December 20th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, both the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have defensemen available on the trade block, the Minnesota Wild might be willing to trade Jason Zucker (again) and one team is interested, and is there something fishy going on with the Chicago Blackhawks and Brent Seabrook? Is Zack Kassian really worth $4...
Hurricanes' Gardiner Struggling to Find Consistency
December 3rd, 2019 The Carolina Hurricanes were the butt end of many jokes during the offseason over their obsession with stockpiling defensemen, and for a while, it looked like defense would be the area of least concern. But one of the newcomers on the blue line has yet to find his game two months into the season, and his struggles are becoming harder to...
Keys to the Hurricanes' 5-0-0 Start
October 12th, 2019 Following comeback wins over the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, and Tampa Bay Lightning, the Carolina Hurricanes had wire-to-wire victories over the Florida Panthers and the New York Islanders and did something the franchise has never done before: start a season with five straight wins. Even when the Hurricanes were playing in...
Gardiner Scores OT Winner, Hurricanes Beat Capitals 3-2
October 5th, 2019 WASHINGTON — Jake Gardiner scored in the last minute of overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period for a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Erik Haula scored his second goal of the seas...
Hurricanes' 2019-20 Schedule: 5 Must-See Games
October 1st, 2019 The wait is almost over - the NHL regular season begins tomorrow. And since the Carolina Hurricanes are one of the league’s youngest and most exciting teams to watch nowadays, we’ve picked out five particular must-see games for this upcoming season. The Hurricanes are a smaller-market team but that doesn’t mean they have any...
Why the Canadiens Are Better Off Without Jake Gardiner
September 15th, 2019 Jake Gardiner reportedly turned down a three-year contract with a $5.25 million average annual value from the Montreal Canadiens, but that’s not a bad thing. Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner speaks to reporters after a locker clean out at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, on Thursday, April 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN...
