Posts About "Kimmo Timonen"
Erik Brannstrom: Let Him Entertain You
February 8th, 2017 We all love to debate draft prospects and player rankings prior to the NHL Entry Draft. But, there are always a number of promising young players who fall out of the discussion. From Sweden, Timothy Liljegren, Lias Andersson and Elias Pettersson are anticipated to get picked within the first half of the first round this year....
Forsberg Squared: The Tale of Two Outcomes
December 22nd, 2016 Trades—every GM makes them and are one of the key indicators that define how “good” a GM is. Similarly to the draft, determining the quality of the trade tends to take a few seasons to fully show the value. It is always fun playing “Captain Hindsight” and looking at the winners and losers of an organization’s trade...
Flyers Pay Tribute to Kimmo Timonen
October 15th, 2015 The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks came to Philadelphia on Wednesday night, making it a perfect night for the Flyers to pay tribute to recently retired defenseman Kimmo Timonen. Timonen spent the last eight seasons (more or less, if you include being on IR most of last season) of his 16-season, 1,108-game career...
The Nashville Predators Franchise Four
September 25th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since entering the NHL as an expansion team in 1998, the Nashville...
Game of Numbers: 2015 Stanley Cup Winners Edition
June 28th, 2015 Throughout the 2014-15 regular season, The Hockey Writers kept up on some upcoming milestones for each NHL franchise. They were categorized into individual milestones, franchise marks and players that found themselves in the top 100 of all-time in specific statistical categories. With the Chicago Blackhawks taking their third Stanley...
Hockey News: The Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions. Again
June 16th, 2015 For the third time in the past six years, the Chicago Blackhawks are the last team standing, crowned Stanley Cup champions. Duncan Keith deservedly won the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP, , and I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye watching 40-year old Kimmo Timonen lift the Cup for the first time in his career. I picked the...