Posts About "Matt Carle"
The Philadelphia Flyers Shouldn’t Have Bought Out Ilya Bryzgalov
June 26th, 2013 For the Philadelphia Flyers, the position of goaltender has always been an entertaining one. With the likes of Bernie Parent, Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall, the Flyers have had their fair share of talent in between the pipes during their 46-season history. But the last 15 years have been entertaining in a different way,...
Free Agent Targets on Defense for the Tampa Bay Lightning
May 1st, 2013 Without a doubt there will be free agent targets on defense for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lighting ranked 26th in the NHL allowing 150 goals against. This number is made worse by the fact that they ranked 29th in the NHL in terms of strength of schedule. While the Tampa Bay Lightning's offensive exploits are well documented,...Lightning Players That Could Go to the World Championships
As the Tampa Bay Lightning sit nine points out of a playoff spot with six games to go it is all but known that they will not see the post season. It is time to start looking ahead to Lightning players that could represent their country at the World Championships this season. The World Championship may see an increase in the...
Matt Carle: Version 2.0 With the Tampa Bay Lightning
February 8th, 2013 Matt Carle has been here before -- in Tampa Bay that is. He started the 2008-09 season there before being traded to Philadelphia where he spent the next four seasons with the Flyers. Carle was a vital part of their run to the Finals in 2010.
The Buffalo Sabres Could Benefit From The Flyers' Misfortune
August 8th, 2012 The Philadelphia Flyers have taken some major hits this offseason, and most of those punches have hit their defensive corps square on the jaw. The future of former captain, Chris Pronger, has appeared to slowly fade into the darkness.Pronger's former partner, Matt Carle, jumped ship and signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning during...
Shane Doan Could be Just What the Philadelphia Flyers Need
July 23rd, 2012 Over the course of his career Shane Doan fell in love with the city of Phoenix as though it was his adopted home but now with several teams showing interest in the 36-year-old, he could be on the move. Doan is not only perhaps the most famous player in Coyotes history, but also the only player left who relocated with the original...Matt Carle Is Just What Tampa Bay Needs
The Fourth of July is usually a very busy day for most Americans. It turned out to be quite a busy day for the NHL as well as the Tampa Bay Lightning. Earlier in the day the news came down that the Minnesota Wild had signed the biggest fish in the free agent pond in defenseman Ryan Suter and winger Zach Parise. Many players were...
Tampa Bay Lightning Use Free Agency to Bolster Defense
July 6th, 2012 If Steve Yzerman handles his holiday shopping like he does the free agency market, it’s safe to say no one will see him frantically running around on Christmas Eve scrambling for the last remaining Furby. It took the Tampa Bay Lightning general manager roughly four days to conduct all of his offseason business and now has...
Math Made Easy?: The 2012 NHL Free Agent Frenzy
July 5th, 2012 Here we go. This is a time of year where money is tossed around like it is made of paper. The amount of contracts after two days is not surprising but do note some of the extensions as well. Day one saw a total of 59 signings while day two dropped down to 11. That is never a surprise. The "2012 NHL Free Agent Frenzy" always...
Blues Add Depth But Are Not Finished
July 1st, 2012 On a very quiet July 1, the Blues were almost dead silent. The Blues made deals, but national coverage of the big names kept them from making headlines. The Blues added defensemen Taylor Chorney, Scott Ford and goaltender Mike McKenna, who is a St. Louis native. All three players signed identical 1-year, 2-way...Ville Pokka – The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile
Ville Pokka THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 06/03/1994 Place of birth: Tornio, FIN Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 198 Shoots: Right Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 1st year eligible THW Ranking (May): 32nd *** *Click here for Notes Up Front for various topics covered below in the live updated NHL 2012 Entry Draft...
Red Wings Will Need More Than Parise And Suter
June 6th, 2012 The Detroit Red Wings wrapped up a series of “future planning” meetings on Tuesday, and while there is every indication that they plan on meeting at least once more before the NHL Draft later this month, it essentially marks the start of a long and important offseason for the team. Immediately following the 3 days of...
Potential Edmonton Oilers Free Agent Targets
June 4th, 2012 With less than a month to go before the start of free agency, there are many highly sought after players out there that have not been resigned by their respective clubs. Big ticket names such as Ryan Suter and Zach Parise head the list, but they are by no means the only names that teams will be furiously trying to...
