Posts About "Martin Jones"
Fresh Blood Has Sharks Back in Win-Now Mode
July 1st, 2015 Whatever that one-year rebuilding thing was that the San Jose Sharks bizarrely decided to go into last offseason is a thing of the past. While yours truly isn't a fan of the steep price that San Jose gave up to acquire goaltender Martin Jones, he brings big potential to the Sharks' crease and a rejuvenation to the fan base. Fans...
Hockey News: Martin Jones to the Sharks; Brandon Saad to Columbus
July 1st, 2015 The Bruins have traded a goalie to the Sharks and they didn't get fleeced in the deal. . San Jose wasted no time in signing him a new contract. In the biggest shock of the trading season, the Blackhawks have traded Brandon Saad to the Blue Jackets. The rumors of Dougie Hamilton not being liked have been greatly exaggerated. . The...
Sharks Take Wise Gamble on Martin Jones
June 30th, 2015 Fellow writer Andrew Bensch and I wrote contrasting articles about the recent Martin Jones trade. My spin is more positive while his is more negative. For his well-written article, click here. The Start of the Jones Era News broke earlier today that the San Jose Sharks acquired goaltender Martin Jones from the Los Angeles Kings...
Sharks Overpay for Unproven Martin Jones
June 30th, 2015 Martin Ain't No Indiana Jones Let me start off by clarifying a couple of points here. Martin Jones is very capable of becoming a terrific NHL goaltender. Plus the symmetry of the Kings trading him to Boston to keep him out of the Western Conference, only for the Sharks to immediately bring him back to the Pacific division is...
Milan Lucic Traded to Kings, Martin Jones to Bruins
June 26th, 2015 On Friday, just hours before the start of the 2015 NHL Draft, the Los Angeles Kings made a splash by putting together a package to acquire Bruins forward Milan Lucic. Lucic is an LA King— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 26, 2015 In return the Boston Bruins acquire the Kings' first round draft pick, number 13, which,...
The Kings Need To Give Martin Jones The Jonathan Bernier Treatment
June 9th, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Martin Jones has to be one of the Los Angeles Kings' top priorities this offseason. Jones' two-year $1.1 million contract is set to expire on July 1 when he will become a restricted free agent. In a post season conference call with local media Dean Lombardi touched on some of the contract...
The Oilers, Maple Leafs and Jonathan Bernier
May 26th, 2015 For the vast majority of Edmonton Oiler fans, it was next to impossible to even think the tandem of Ben Scrivens and Viktor Fasth could have been anywhere near as horrible in 2014-15, as the duo of Devan Dubnyk and Jason LaBarbera proved to be during the opening weeks of the 2013-14 season. Despite the chances of a repeat performance...
L.A. Kings 2014-15 Season in Review: The Goaltenders
May 24th, 2015 I didn’t hear him because my two Stanley Cup rings were plugging my ears — Patrick Roy Over the past two weeks, I've published the first three segments of a four-part series analyzing the performance of the Kings' centers, wingers and defensemen this year. In this final installment, I'll be grading the goaltenders. A recap of...
Evaluating The Boston Bruins Backup Goalie Candidates
May 16th, 2015 Add a backup goalie to the list of offseason needs for the Boston Bruins. https://twitter.com/HackswithHaggs/status/597747958247993344 Niklas Svedberg is taking his talents to the Kontinental Hockey League after signing a one-year deal with Russian club Salavat. The Swedish netminder appeared in 18 games last season for the Bruins...2015 IIHF World Championship: Checking On The Kings
The Los Angeles Kings' season ended earlier than the Kings and their fans had hoped it would. They were eliminated from playoff contention by the Calgary Flames on April 9th. This set up a lackluster finish to the season against the San Jose Sharks two days later. That final game of the '14-'15 season sent the Kings on their...
Tampa Bay Goaltending Options: Trade or Free Agent?
June 2nd, 2014 The Lindback experiment failed. This we know. In the wake of its failure, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been forced to find a solution, a body to fill the positive void of Anders Lindback behind the crease. I have discussed two of those potential options. The first one: keep Kristers Gudlevskis, a skilled goalie with plenty of promise but...
The Flames Files: Week 21 In Review
March 17th, 2014 Game 1 In a battle of two young goaltenders, the one who came out on top was able to add to his list of 57 wins in the Pengrowth Saddledome. And it wasn't Calgary Flames rookie Joni Ortio. The L.A. Kings' backup goalie Martin Jones was the starter on Monday, March 10, and looked completely at ease as he faced the 26 shots the...
The AHL Bares its Teeth for Upcoming All Star Game
January 17th, 2014 Last week the American Hockey League announced its 2014 AHL All-Star Classic roster. The format differs from previous years. Instead of seeing to it that every team was represented by at least one player, no matter how awful the team, the AHL has assembled a single 20 man roster. This team will play Färjestad BK of the Swedish...
