Posts About "Johnny Gaudreau"
Islanders' Offseason Trade Targets
September 24th, 2020 Now that the dust has settled on a great 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff run by the New York Islanders, it's time to look at will get them to the Final next season. It's no secret that although the Islanders are great at keeping the puck out of their own net, they have a hard time scoring goals. They finished the 2019-20 regular season...
Potential Blue Jackets' Trade Partners: Calgary Flames
September 12th, 2020 Welcome to the fourth part of our Columbus Blue Jackets Trading Partners mini-series. So far we've explored three interesting Canadian teams where there could be a potential match. In case you missed those, you can read about Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg. Today we stay in Canada but continue to head west and visit the great...
The Flames Need to Keep Gaudreau
September 5th, 2020 Playing in the National Hockey League can be difficult, grueling, and enervating in the best of circumstances, and playing hockey in the revolving doghouse of huffy fans and unappeasable sports-talkers is certainly not the best of circumstances. Dividing hockey players up into types inside said revolving doghouse is easy - you have...
3 Blue Jackets Trade Partners This Offseason
September 1st, 2020 With the 2019-20 NHL season firmly in the rearview mirror for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s time we turn our attention to the upcoming offseason. It will be a bit strange, since it’s in the fall and it’s shorter than usual, but the feel is that Columbus is ready to make a move to shake things up a bit. Columbus GM Jarmo...
Flames' Playoff Letdown Could Lead to Offseason Moves
August 31st, 2020 Heading into this season, the expectations were clear: If the 2019-20 version of the Calgary Flames didn’t make any meaningful improvements upon last years' results, a roster shake-up was due. The previous five campaigns have alternated between missed playoffs and early-round exits. While they technically notched a series win...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flames, Penguins, Red Wings, More
August 25th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, how well did the Toronto Maple Leafs make out in the trade that sent Kasperi Kapanen on Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Penguins? And, will Toronto keep the assets they acquired or flip them in other deals? In Calgary, Johnny Gaudreau spoke to reporters about the trade rumors that might mean he'll play elsewhere...
Flames Need to Move on From Johnny Gaudreau
August 24th, 2020 This past Thursday was extremely disappointing for both the Calgary Flames organization and its fans. After getting off to a solid start in this year’s playoff bubble, it appeared this team would be able to go on a bit of a run. Instead, they failed to make much noise yet again, and were eliminated in Game 6 by the Dallas Stars. The...
Flames News & Rumors: Gaudreau, Talbot, Monahan & More
August 24th, 2020 It was a total meltdown for the Calgary Flames during their final game of the season. The Flames built a 3-0 lead on goals by Andrew Mangiapane, Johnny Gaudreau, and Rasmus Andersson. But then things fell apart and the Dallas Stars scored seven straight goals to win the game 7-3. Like that, the Flames were doused from the...
Top 10 Hobey Baker Winners of All Time
August 12th, 2020 The Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to the most valuable player in the college hockey world, was first dished out in 1981. Since then it has been handed out to some of hockey's biggest stars. Countless winners have gone on to become elite talent at the NHL level. (Vince Richard / The Hockey Writers) This article ranks the top...
Flames' Top Players Need to Step Up Their Game
August 6th, 2020 Through the first three games of their play-in series versus the Winnipeg Jets, the Calgary Flames find themselves in a great spot, up two games to one. With the play-in series being just a best-of-five, they need just one more win to advance and will get the chance to do so Thursday night. Given that both Mark Scheifele and Patrik...
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Canucks, Flames, More
July 31st, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Boston Bruins are hoping an injury to Brad Marchand isn't too serious. He left an exhibition game and is questionable for Sunday. In Calgary, one scribe tries to explain the chatter surrounding Johnny Gaudreau, and in Vancouver, why is everyone passing Jake Virtanen on the depth chart? Finally, what was...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Penguins, Rogers Place Damage, More
July 17th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Calgary's GM clears the air about the rumored conditioning (or lack thereof) of Johnny Gaudreau. In Pittsburgh, the Penguins don't have room to re-sign everyone so they may have tough decisions ahead. Is Michael Frolik leaving the NHL? Finally, in Edmonton, Rogers Place suffered extensive damage thanks...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Blackhawks, Bruins, Canucks, Coaches, Lehner, More
July 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames, plus Robin Lehner wants to stay with the Golden Knights. The Chicago Blackhawks have signed three players, and there is speculation Taylor Hall might surprise a few people in free agency. In Boston, there are questions about David Pastrnak, and is...
