Posts About "Marty Turco"
Best Draft Picks in Dallas Stars History
June 22nd, 2018 From Todd Harvey, the teams inaugural draft pick in 1993, to Dylan Ferguson, its most recent draft pick in 2017, and everything in between, the Stars have made a total of 203 selections in its 25 year history. Choosing five of the best wasn't easy. Before you get upset when you realize that Mike Modano, Neal Broten, Derian Hatcher, or...
A Brief History of Puck-Moving NHL Goalies
November 14th, 2017 There’s more to goaltending than stopping the puck. Like any other player on the ice, NHL goalies read the play in order to contribute to puck movement and defensive zone breakouts. Pioneering netminders like Jacques Plante added puck movement to the goaltending repertoire, while later goalies like Ron Hextall ventured out of the...
5 Best Late Round Draft Picks of the Dallas Stars
May 25th, 2015 The 2015 NHL draft is a month away (June 25th & 26th) in Sunrise, Florida. It will be the Stars 23rd draft since moving to Dallas. Draft day marks the culmination of a yearlong scouting effort. While the 1st round garners most attention, often times it is a hidden gem in the late rounds that leads to organizational...
The Best #26-37 in Dallas Stars Franchise History
February 17th, 2015 Inching closer to the trade deadline, the Stars recently switched up their goalie tandem in a trade for the Sabres' Jhonas Enroth. With goaltending on the mind, we look at the jersey numbers 26 through 38. Some of the best and most notorious goaltenders in Dallas Stars and Minnesota North Stars history held these numbers, and it’s time...
The Four Senators Drafted Ahead of Daniel Alfredsson
November 22nd, 2012 written by @iancmclaren A quick look at the 1994 NHL Draft board reveals that the standout player of that particular class is, without question, Daniel Alfredsson. In 1131 games played (second only to Ryan Smith's 1151) the man known simply as Alfie has amassed 416 goals & 666 assists for a total of 1082 career points, a clear...
Will Ray Emery Supplant Corey Crawford in Chicago?
October 2nd, 2012 It hasn’t been since the 2007-08 NHL season that the Chicago Blackhawks played the entire season with a true #1 goaltender. Even during that season, starter Nikolai Khabibulin only played in 50 of the team’s 82 games, losing a significant amount of ice time due to injury. Since the end of the 2008 season, the ‘Hawks have...
Top 30 Ice Hockey Bloopers (Part II - Picks 16-30)
August 1st, 2012 A little bit over a month ago, I made a list of the top 15 ice hockey bloopers. While some bloopers might not have made the top 15 list, several more videos were compiled in order to give hockey fans a few more laughs when looking at the lighter side of the sport. Since hockey can be such a demanding sport for players and coaches, it is...
Much Ado About Flames Goalie #2
July 13th, 2012 The Calgary Flames have certainly addressed one area of concern this offseason, as the additions of Jiri Hudler, Roman Cervenka, and Dennis Wideman have certainly elevated the skill level of the team. The Flames have relied on gritty Sutter-esque hockey for the good part of a decade and are finally beginning to employ players whose...
With six games remaining, some important decisions looming for Claude Julien and the Boston Bruins
March 28th, 2012 It might be safe to say that out of the six Eastern Conference teams still in the hunt for the playoffs, the Boston Bruins have the most difficult schedule of remaining regular season games. The Bruins will first host the 9th seed Washington Capitals, just two points out of playoff contention before heading to New York for back-to-back...
Nip and Tuck: Examining Potential NHL Rule Changes at GM Meetings
March 13th, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Even though it feels like they get together every week or so, the 30 General Managers of the NHL are meeting yet again in Boca Raton, Florida for a summit on rule changes that they want to add to the game. There aren’t any major ones on the docket (changing the way standings points are allocated,...
Sunday Five: Boston Bruins Lose Players, Game in Pittsburgh Matinee
March 11th, 2012 By Bob Mand, Contributing Editor The Boston Bruins dropped their second consecutive matinee game to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-2 in the Steel City thanks to some porous first-period defense (three goals allowed) and the losses of four players for all or part of the game due to injury. The Penguins won their ninth consecutive game...
Defining the 2011-12 Boston Bruins season
March 9th, 2012 It’s been difficult trying to define the 2011-12 Boston Bruins. Although most of the names are the same, this isn’t the same team from last year. How could that be? The Bruins have been a wildly inconsistent team. They started out struggling with a 3-7 record before absolutely dominating their opponents in the months of...
