Posts About "Keith Ballard"
Hockey News: Jonathan Bernier Interview; Ducks Sign Bryzgalov
December 10th, 2014 Because putting teams in markets that don't care about hockey has worked so well in the past. The salary cap is expected to go up for next season. And the Chicago Blackhawks are one team who really hope the cap increases. All about P.K Subban. The Habs payed their respects to the late Jean Beliveau with a moving...
Mumps Gone Wild: Minnesota Plagued by Illness
December 6th, 2014 Wednesday night, Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter became the ninth NHLer diagnosed with mumps this season. Although Minnesota isn't the only team to have been affected by the virus, they have most definitely been hit the worst. Wild players have accounted for five out of the nine infected thus far, with the remaining four being...
4 Minnesota Wild Players Who Need A Bounce-Back Season
September 5th, 2014 There's an old bit of folk wisdom that I learned from my Grandfather years ago. He'd say, You're not a true Wild fan until you've blamed Mikko Koivu for something. You can probably say the same about Kyle Brodziak. While I've defended Koivu against Wild fans here before, he's among four Minnesota Wild players that need to have a...
Minnesota Wild's Five Must See Games for 2013-2014
September 23rd, 2013 With the start of the new season approaching quickly, the Minnesota Wild are looking to build upon the success of last year. The club reached new heights last season as it qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007-2008 season. Through some key free agent acquisitions and trades over the past few seasons, the Wild as...
Changes Needed for Canucks to Rebound
May 16th, 2013 The dust has settled on the 2013 season for the Vancouver Canucks and the second round of the playoffs has begun with the Canucks again sitting at home. There are a lot of questions about what the Canucks need to do in the off-season, and who should be at the helm to make the changes. Although significant changes are possible, it is...
David Backes' Resurgence
April 20th, 2013 Saying that St. Louis Blues Captain David Backes has had a slow start to the 2012-13 season is an understatement. Through the first 15 games of the shortened season, Backes accumulated two goals and nine assists, helping the Blues get out to a 9-5-1 start. While these numbers are by no means at perennial level, they are...
Top 20: Nice Goal, Wrong Net
November 26th, 2012 Hockey players strive for perfection, but sometimes they are prone to accidents -or faux-pas- on the ice just like the rest of us, beer-league players. Whether it's a defenseman trying to clear the front of the net or a player trying to passing the puck to an empty net, there are plenty of incidents that plague the pro hockey...
Top 20 Overpaid NHL Players
August 30th, 2012 *in no particular order, focusing on players making more than four million With the imminent lock-out looming, let's have a look at the most overpaid players in the National Hockey League (NHL) that could be victim of an amnesty buy-out should the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) contain such a clause. The following players...
The Orca Defence Corp: Analyzing the Vancouver Canucks' Blueline
July 21st, 2012 With the Shea Weber dream over, the off-season must go on for the Vancouver Canucks. Seeing home-town BC-boy Weber in a Canucks' uniform would have been an amazing sight for Canucks fans but it always seemed like more of a pipe dream than a possibility, considering Weber's cap hit and expected salary. The Canucks' defensive group...
Vancouver Rumour Mill- Corey Perry To Join The Canucks?
January 28th, 2012 Someone strikes a match and twitter sets on fire with hockey rumours. It happens everyday and some are more far-fetched than others. The latest round of rumours involves power forward Corey Perry joining the Vancouver Canucks for something along the lines of Cory Schneider, Keith Ballard and Mason Raymond plus a draft pick. The...
Penguins Playbook: Pens Still Adjusting To Defensive System
October 11th, 2011 The Pittsburgh Penguins were fairly happy with the result of their three-game Western Canada road swing (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).
10 Thoughts from NHL's 2011 Opening Night
October 7th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist While it may not have the pageantry of the NFL's opening Thursday night game, or the tradition of Opening Day in MLB, the start of a new NHL season is always an exciting event for fans of the sport. The prospect of all 30 teams starting from scratch toward the ultimate goal of winning the Stanley Cup is...
The Strange Case of Keith Ballard
August 11th, 2011 When the Canucks acquired defenseman Keith Ballard from the Florida Panthers on day one of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, most fans of the team were very positive regarding the move. Ballard had developed a reputation as a swift-skating, hard-hitting, exciting defenseman during his tenure in Phoenix and Florida. In 2008-09, he was...
