Posts About "Jean-Francois Berube"
Islanders' Goalie Triangle
May 17th, 2016 New York enters the off-season with a unique dilemma known as the Islanders goalie triangle. The Islanders have three goalies who can play at the NHL level. Something has to give for the Isles regarding Jaroslav Halak, Thomas Greiss, and J.F. Berube. Jaroslav Halak Halak has been a number one netminder in the NHL for the last number of...
Islanders Young Goaltending Core Grows With Eamon McAdam
March 24th, 2016 The Islanders signed Penn State goaltender Eamon McAdam to a three-year entry level contract on Wednesday. McAdam was selected in the third round (70th overall) of the 2013 NHL draft. The 21-year-old will forgo his senior year with the Nittany Lions and report to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League on an amateur...
Will the Isles Survive Without Halak?
March 11th, 2016 Will the Isles survive without Halak? That is the question. This week, the New York Islanders had a very big win at the Barclays Center over the Pittsburgh Penguins, a 2-1 contest. However, the win came with a heavy cost and that was losing Jaroslav Halak for at least six weeks due to a groin injury. Will the Islanders be okay between...
The Islanders Will Ride Greiss Lightning
March 10th, 2016 Thomas Greiss was the Islanders first-half MVP. Now they'll need him to be their second-half one as well. Jaroslav Halak left Tuesday's win against the Pittsburgh Penguins late in the third period with a groin injury. Head coach Jack Capuano announced that Halak will miss a minimum of six weeks. Halak earned his 200th career win the...
The J.F. Berube Dilemna
February 4th, 2016 The New York Islanders began the post All-Star break of 35 games in 68 days with a bit of a curveball, starting third-string goaltender Jean-Francois Berube in Tuesday night's game against the Minnesota Wild. The move paid off as Berube stopped 40 shots en route to an Islanders' 5-3 win at the Barclays Center. Berube looked a little...
Kings' Goaltending Depth Depleted After Bartosak Suspension
November 25th, 2015 The recent suspension of goalie prospect Patrik Bartosak leaves the Kings goaltending depth exhausted. According to CapFriendly, the Kings now have only four goalies signed (one on a professional tryout) with the youngest being Jhonas Enroth at the age of 27. New Hampshire Union Leader reported on Nov. 17 that Bartosak waived...
Budaj Advantageous in Tryout-Turned-Deal with Kings
October 29th, 2015 Peter Budaj made the most of his opportunity with the Los Angeles Kings’ organization when the two parties came to a one-year agreement following the New York Islanders picking up former Manchester Monarchs’ goalie J.F. Berube. Budaj was offered an invitation to the Kings’ training camp on a professional tryout and signed with the...
Kings Lose Two Calder Cup Champs Before Regular Season
October 7th, 2015 In a series of transactional events before the start of the regular season, the Kings lost two players to other teams due to contractual situations and the waiver wire earlier this week. The Kings traded forward Brian O’Neill to the New Jersey Devils for a seventh-round draft pick and goalie J.F. Berube was claimed off waivers by the...
Byron, Corrado, Berube Claimed Off Waivers
October 6th, 2015 In the last of the high-traffic preseason waiver days, three players have been claimed off waivers. The Montreal Canadiens have claimed forward Paul Byron from the Calgary Flames, the Toronto Maple Leafs have claimed Frank Corrado from the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Islanders have claimed goaltender J.F. Berube from the Los...
Budaj's Small Chance at Making a Kings Team
September 9th, 2015 Training camp brings about a steep level of competition for a lot of players fighting for the same roster spot. There are individual players that certainly have their spot on the roster and simply must show up in shape and ready to play, however there are players that do not have a definite spot nor a definite contract. One position...
Trade Analysis: Brad Stuart
June 29th, 2015 Brad Stuart spent a staggering five seasons with the Red Wings. While he wasn’t necessarily a stand out in any of them, he did exactly what he needed to do: shut other teams down. The 2008 trade deadline came with a force. The day saw 25 deals, with the likes of Brad Richards, Marion Hossa, Pascal Dupuis, Andrew Ladd, Sergei Fedorov...
Depleted Monarchs Hold On to Defeat Norfolk Admirals
November 17th, 2013 MANCHESTER, N.H. - To say that the Monarchs are a team picked thin would be an understatement. With star forwards Tyler Toffoli, Linden Vey, Tanner Pearson, and starting goaltender Martin Jones all called up for stints with the depleted Los Angeles Kings, Manchester has been left with major holes on their bench. On top of the...
