Posts About "Martin St. Louis"
Flames Love Them Some Small Guys
November 5th, 2017 It's been spoken and written about often, but in the game of hockey size isn't everything. While the rules have changed over time and that's allowed different types of players to succeed at different times, one thing has always been true: offensive talent is always in demand. In the case of the Calgary Flames, they've been a club that...
Starting Lineup of Laval-Born NHL Players
September 6th, 2017 Considering the rich history of hockey in Laval, it is a bit of a surprise that only 18 National Hockey League players call it home, and only six of these players were worthy for our starting lineup including three forwards, two defensemen and a goalie. The original goal was to put together an “All-Star team” of Laval-born NHL...
Revisiting the Wild's 2000 Expansion Draft
August 17th, 2017 This article was originally written in September, 2016. As Las Vegas has been awarded a National Hockey League expansion team that will begin playing in the 2017-18 season, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the league's last expansion draft which saw the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets officially join the NHL prior...
Missing Ryan Callahan
May 19th, 2017 When Ryan Callahan departed from the New York Rangers in 2014, he took certain skills with him that the Rangers desperately need back. Don’t get me wrong, trading him at the time and not signing him to a massive contract that overpaid him was the right move but looking back on this past season, he really could have made a difference....
Kucherov Putting Himself in Rare Company
March 24th, 2017 Last night's 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins was a big one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Trailing those same Bruins by five points for the final wild card spot, the Lightning were in a precarious position. A loss would put them seven points out of a playoff spot and a Sisyphean climb for a playoff spot would ensue. But the Bolts...
Recap: Lightning Honor St. Louis, Fall to Blue Jackets 3-1
January 14th, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 to end a two-game home stand on Friday. It was a tough loss for a Lightning team that leaves on Saturday to begin a crucial 13-day road trip that will see them play six games and likely define the course of their season in the process. At 20-20-4 and six points behind...
