Posts About "Matt Bartkowski"
Flames Proving They Are Contenders
March 27th, 2017 Last week, the Calgary Flames battled through a tough three-game road trip, an untimely suspension and a key injury to prove they won't be playoff pushovers. It started when recently promoted top-line winger Micheal Ferland had to go into quarantine with symptoms of the mumps and it continued with Matthew Tkachuk's two-game suspension...
Flames Monday Musings: The Roll Continues
March 6th, 2017 Having just won their seventh straight in a shellacking of the New York Islanders yesterday afternoon, the Calgary Flames are rolling. For the time being, the inconsistent goaltending, the lack of a complete top six and a massive hole on the second pairing all seem to be shored up, and the team is firing on all...
Flames Find Ways to Keep Winning
February 28th, 2017 Giving up the first goal in five of the last six games isn't a recipe for success but the Calgary Flames have shown they like to do things the hard way. Despite this, they are a playoff ready team. Two weeks ago this would've been hard for anyone to believe but here are a few reasons why the Flames look like they are a team on the rise...
Flames Monday Musings: A Wild Week
February 20th, 2017 This past week was an up-and-down one for the Calgary Flames, to say the least. Following their five-day break, the team came out flying on Monday night against the Arizona Coyotes, registering 19 shots on goal in the first period alone. Finding themselves unable to beat Mike Smith early, however, the Flames then fell flat on their...
Preview: Flames Look to Douse Canucks Playoff Hopes
February 18th, 2017 Although everyone who watches the Vancouver Canucks knows what kind of team this is, apparently Jim Benning still needs more time to figure it out. In an interview on TSN 1040 Thursday afternoon, Benning said the team will take "the five games left before the deadline" to figure out what the franchise will do at the trade deadline....
The Door Is Open for Bartkowski
February 18th, 2017 After bringing Matt Bartkowski in on a PTO earlier this week, the Calgary Flames signed the 28 year-old defenseman to a two-year, two-way deal on Thursday. Now, the question is where does Bartkowski fit within the Flames’ defense core? Not projected to be much more than a bottom-pairing defenseman, the team is certainly hoping he...
Bruins Top 5 Trade Deadline Moves
February 18th, 2017 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Mark Wallace Graham and originally published Mar. 2, 2014. With the 2014 NHL trade deadline looming, no one knows what the Boston Bruins are going to do in terms of wheeling and dealing. Making trades is always a calculated risk, you never know how it's going to work out...
Matt Bartkowski Joining Senators on PTO
September 16th, 2016 The Ottawa Senators will be bringing defenseman Matt Bartkowski into training camp on a professional tryout (PTO), the team announced Friday. The 28-year-old defender played 80 games with the Vancouver Canucks last season after spending five seasons inside the Boston Bruins organization. With the Canucks, Bartkowski contributed...
Winless Homestand A New Low for Canucks
February 19th, 2016 Among the teams that rolled into Vancouver on the Canucks' three game home stand that concluded Thursday night was the worst team in the NHL standings, as well as the worst team since the start of 2016 in the entire NHL. The Canucks were promptly rolled over by all their opponents, losing all three games in regulation. Vancouver...
Hamhuis Returns, Who's Out?
February 6th, 2016 It took 21 games for Canucks defender Dan Hamhuis to heal the fractures in his jaw and cheekbone to a point where the club felt comfortable taking him off the Injured Reserve. Tonight's likely the night that Hamhuis will see action again as the Canucks defensive game continues to struggle. Each passing game has proven challenging for the...
Bring Connauton Back To Vancouver
January 12th, 2016 Chris Higgins wasn't the only notable player to find himself on waivers today. Former Canucks draft pick Kevin Connauton was placed on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets this morning. Before Connauton hit the waiver wire, the Blue Jackets had nine defencemen on the roster. Ryan Murray, Seth Jones, David Savard, Jack Johnson and...
Who Fills the Void on Canucks Defense?
December 15th, 2015 The Canucks' blue line depth is bound to be tested in the next few weeks. With regular's Luca Sbisa (broken hand) and most notably Dan Hamhuis (broken jaw) out of the lineup, Vancouver's blue line looks thin past their top pairing of Alex Edler and Chris Tanev. For the Canucks who have dropped to 22nd in the NHL with 85...
Canucks Sign Defenceman Matt Bartkowski
July 1st, 2015 The Vancouver Canucks filled a hole left by Kevin Bieksa by adding young defenceman Matt Bartkowski - signing the free agent to a one-year deal worth a reported $1.75-million according to Joe Haggerty. After playing 64 games with the Bruins in 2013-14, the blueliner dropped to just 47 games with Boston this past season. Bartkowski...
