Posts tagged with "Juuse Saros"
Who is the NHL's Top Goaltending Prospect?
July 25th, 2017 Goaltenders have been, and potentially always will be, the toughest position to evaluate and project a development curve for in hockey. They have proven to be far more inconsistent than a forward or defenceman, and their performance often rides heavily on their team's success. It's tough to show a scout great potential while...
4 NHL Backup Goalies Who Should Be Starters
July 19th, 2017 At some point in every goaltender's career, they face the unfortunate yet necessary role of being a backup. It's unprecedented for a goalie, especially as they reach the NHL, not to be put into a backup role to nurture them into one day being a starter. Even for those who enter the League with great promise and potential,...
Should Rinne Start in the Playoffs?
March 31st, 2017 The National Hockey League season is drawing to a close and, barring a surge of supernatural proportions by the Los Angeles Kings, the Nashville Predators will make the playoffs for the third consecutive spring. The team is looking better than it perhaps ever has; 10th in goals for, sixth in Corsi For percentage, the best...
Recap: Saros Backstops Predators in Win over Sharks
March 11th, 2017 The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators played for just the second time this season. The two teams took turns carrying stretches of play during the game, but the Predators dominated the Sharks in the face-off circle. Additionally, Nashville made a number of late adjustments to the lineup, inserting both Ryan Ellis and Juuse Saros...
Predators Playoff Prognostication
March 5th, 2017 The National Hockey League’s 2017 Trade Deadline has come and gone; now comes the furious sprint to the finish. For the Nashville Predators, however, it will not so much be a sprint as the calm before the storm. Let’s be honest: the Preds, who sit third in the Central Division with 18 games to play going into play against the...
Juuse Saros: Future of the Predators’ Crease
February 28th, 2017 In today’s NHL, it's rare to see a goaltender under six-feet tall. But the Nashville Predators’ goaltender Juuse Saros who, at just 5’11 and 21 years of age, looks poised to become the number one guy as early as next season. With the way things stand; Saros could be the future of the Predators’ crease. Life in Finland After...
