Posts About "Matt Hackett"
Buffalo Sabres: Goaltending Options A Plenty
March 7th, 2015 The Sabres moved their top two goaltenders Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth prior to the trade deadline this season. The big question now is, what is the Sabres plan in-goal going forward? I'm a big believer that goaltending in today's NHL is not as important a position as it was years ago. The goalie position in the NHL has been...
Buffalo Sabres Starting Goaltender: Who Will Replace Ryan Miller?
March 22nd, 2014 Ryan Miller provided solid goaltending for the Buffalo Sabres since playing his first game for Buffalo during the 2002-2003 season. He has posted consistent numbers during that span with a 2.59 GAA and a .916 save percentage over his career. Now that the netminder has moved on in a recent trade with the St. Louis Blues, an open...
Buffalo Sabres Trade Deadline Analysis
April 7th, 2013 The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and the Buffalo Sabres were open for business. The Sabres made three major moves, one on deadline day and two leading up to it. By sending out Jordan Leopold, Robyn Regehr and captain Jason Pominville, the team is moving in a new direction. They acquired a slew of draft picks and a pair of...
NHL Trade Deadline 2013: Winners and Losers (Part I)
April 4th, 2013 After all the dust settles from the 2013 NHL Trade Deadline, hockey fans can finally start picking apart the trades that have occurred over the last several days. While a number of trades were made before the trade deadline rolled around, players such as Jaromir Jagr and Derek Roy found themselves switching uniforms with about a...
Darcy Kuemper Demonstrates Minnesota Wild Prospect Depth
February 13th, 2013 A little known goaltending prospect Darcy Kuemper provided the Minnesota Wild with a major bright spot on Tuesday night. The Wild's offense mustered only one goal in yet another toothless effort, but 22-year old Kuemper made 28 saves to keep his team in the game against Northwest division leaders Vancouver. It may ultimately have been in...
The Future of Minnesota Wild Goaltending is a Bright One
November 25th, 2012 Until recent years Minnesota has had a dearth of talent in their goaltending prospect pool. Of the six goaltenders drafted in Doug Risebrough’s regime, only two spent much time with the Wild or in their farm system—Josh Harding and Anton Khudobin. The others—Barry Brust, Miroslav Kopriva, Kristofer Westblom and Niko...
