Posts About "Nate Thompson"
Flyers Will Benefit From the NHL Season Pause
March 15th, 2020 Thanks to the massive coronavirus outbreak, the NHL season has officially been paused at arguably the most critical time of the season for the league. Teams are preparing to make their final push for the postseason, with everyone left to play 12 or fewer games as we head into the spring months. Regardless of how much will be missed...
Flyers: Getting to Know Nate Thompson
February 25th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers made three trades on what was a rather busy deadline day. The first of those deals involved the Flyers sending a 2021 fifth-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Nate Thompson. Thompson has played for a few various teams during his professional hockey career, and I want to introduce him...
Flyers Hit a Home Run with Nate Thompson Trade
February 24th, 2020 Just yesterday, I wrote that the Philadelphia Flyers would benefit from adding an experienced, hard-checking fourth-line center. Today, the Flyers did just that when they acquired Nate Thompson from the Montreal Canadiens. Related: Pennsylvania Hockey - A Long, Proud History Thompson should immediately slot in as the fourth-line...
Flyers Add Depth With Thompson
February 24th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have been on quite the roll of late and they have added some depth on trade deadline day. With wins in seven of their last 10 games, the Flyers are up to third place in the Metropolitan Division and now just five points behind the Washington Capitals for the top spot. Flyers Add a Key Role Player As first...
Montreal Canadiens Need to Sell High at Trade Deadline
January 18th, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens and general manager Marc Bergevin approach the 2020 NHL All-Star break facing a difficult decision. Do they look to add pieces in the hopes they can make the playoffs or do they sell off pieces to add picks and prospects to continue the retool ahead of the NHL draft being held in Montreal? Montreal Canadiens...
Canadiens and Bergevin Need to Choose a Course
January 1st, 2020 I’ll be blunt: it’s not looking good for the Montreal Canadiens. After losing back-to-back games on their Florida trip to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers, the Habs suddenly sit three points out of third place in the Atlantic Division, and six points out of the second wild card spot. To make matters worse, in both their...
Thompson Scores Late in 3rd, Canadiens Beat Rangers 2-1
December 6th, 2019 NEW YORK — Nate Thompson scored with less than two minutes left in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Friday night for their second victory in the last eleven games. Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price made 29 saves and improved to 7-2-0 in his last nine games at...
NHL News & Notes: Thompson, Hyman & More
April 25th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, the Montreal Canadiens have signed Nate Thompson to an extension, Zach Hyman is set to undergo ACL surgery and Joe Pavelski is day-to-day. Thompson Signs Contract Extension While the last eight teams in the NHL are preparing for the second round of the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens are one of the...
Canadiens' 4th Line Gets Better Real Quick
February 14th, 2019 On Feb. 9, the Montreal Canadiens went toe-to-toe with the Toronto Maple Leafs in an exciting 4-3 overtime loss. The pace was fast, defense looked 'optional' during stretches of the game, and it left everyone wanting more come April. Well, almost everyone. One of the key takeaways was the poor play of the Canadiens' fourth line....
NHL News & Notes: Thompson, Delia & More
February 11th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, the Montreal Canadiens have acquired Nate Thompson, Collin Delia has signed a three-year contract extension and the NHL has announced their three stars of the week. Canadiens Acquire Thompson From Kings The Canadiens traded a fourth-round selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings in...
Senators & Kings Swap Phaneuf & Gaborik
February 13th, 2018 The Los Angeles Kings have traded forwards Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenseman Dion Phaneuf and forward Nate Thompson. The deal was originally rumored to be in the works by Bob McKenzie. As part of the terms of this deal, the Senators will also be retaining 25 percent of Phaneuf's...
The Walking Wounded Ducks: Flight Delayed, Grounded For Now
August 17th, 2016 Finishing my Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in December, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to give a little insight into some of the injuries going on with the Anaheim Ducks and others around the league. I know how confusing some of the injuries can be, so I thought I would provide some brief background into injuries as they...
Nate Thompson Has Ruptured Achilles, Out Many Months
June 14th, 2016 Anaheim Ducks defenseman Nate Thompson has ruptured his Achilles tendon during offseason training. General manager Bob Murray announced the bad news Tuesday. He said that Thompson will be out "a while." "We'll be lucky to see him before the trade deadline, but he healed quickly from his shoulder injury," Murray said. The shoulder...
