Posts About "Niklas Backstrom"
Setting Capitals' Expectations for 2020
January 2nd, 2020 Another season and another discussion on the high expectations for the Washington Capitals. It seems like every year we end up in the exact same position discussing this team and what to expect in the back half of the campaign. However, the finish to the 2019-20 season has a new and exciting twist: Nicklas Backstrom and Braden Holtby...
Capitals Prospect McMichael Thriving With London Knights
November 25th, 2019 Washington Capitals prospect Connor McMichael is having an incredible start to his draft + 1 season. The good times continued Sunday in Erie. The London Knights continued their winning ways with a 4-0 win over the Erie Otters. McMichael had two assists to help the Knights to the top of the Midwest Division. His season to date is the...
Top 3 All-Time Wild Goalies
September 18th, 2019 In 17 years of play, the Minnesota Wild have trotted out 16 goalies in total. An average of nearly a goalie per season may seem like a franchise constantly searching for a reliable backstop, but to their credit, the Wild have been remarkably good at finding goaltenders written off by other teams. Without question, a list of this...
NHL Rumors: Hutton, Rantanen, Devils, Capitals, More
July 23rd, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown there is news on the New Jersey Devils and how close they might be to a deal with Will Butcher, the Washington Capitals have two big stars looking for two big contracts, Ben Hutton is drawing interest from a number of teams even though the Vancouver Canucks have moved on and, is Mikko Rantanen considering...
Backstrom & Bondra: Falling Short of 100 Greatest
January 30th, 2017 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the NHL and at a recent event in Los Angeles commemorating this occasion, six former and current Capitals received the distinction as the League's 100 Greatest Players. These six players were Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens, Adam Oates, Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Fedorov and Alex Ovechkin. Among this...
Capitals - Another Presidents' Trophy Season?
January 25th, 2017 With a record of 32-10-6, the Washington Capitals are living up to their name as the capital of NHL fan attention. If the regular season ended today, the Caps would repeat as Presidents' Trophy winners, and a trophy appears to be on the horizon for the NHL's top-ranked team. Even with the most recent 3-0 shutout loss to the Ottawa...
Ex-Wild Players: Where Are They Now?
January 11th, 2017 Regardless of the terms in which former Minnesota Wild players left the team or the effect they had during their stint, each impacted the team in some way. Here's a look at some of the more polarizing ex-Wild players in recent memory and their path since donning the forest green and red. Dany Heatley After seeing his NHL career come...
Niklas Backstrom Headed to Finland
June 10th, 2016 Former Minnesota Wild and, briefly, Calgary Flames goaltender Niklas Backstrom has signed a one-year contract to play for HIFK Helsinki in the Finnish Liiga. Backstrom had a rough few final seasons in the NHL. The 38-year-old became a part of a three-goalie rotation, born of persistent injuries that have required multiple offseason...
Reviewing Niklas Backstrom's NHL Career
April 12th, 2016 If Saturday's season finale between Calgary and Minnesota turns out to be Niklas Backstrom's last time stepping on the ice, he sure got a fitting send-off. The 38-year-old returned to Minnesota for the second time this season, making 35 saves to lead the Flames to a 2-1 win. With Backstrom's contract expiring this summer, it seems...
Flames Seeing Early Benefits from Deadline Deals
March 28th, 2016 Many National Hockey League pundits declared the Calgary Flames winners after the Feb. 29 deadline, which saw them ship Jiri Hudler, Kris Russell and David Jones out of town in exchange for four draft picks, defenceman Jyrki Jokipakka, prospect Brett Pollock and goaltender Niklas Backstrom. A month after the wheeling and dealing and...
Niklas Backstrom Skates Back into Minnesota
March 23rd, 2016 The Minnesota Wild only made one NHL level trade on this season’s trade deadline day. The Wild received forward David Jones from the Calgary Flames in exchange for goaltender Niklas Backstrom. Calgary was in a huge need of a goaltender due to injuries, and Minnesota needed to bolster its forward corps. It seemed like a great...
Calgary's Goaltending Problems Key in Flames' Struggles
March 4th, 2016 Usually when a team is shelling out over $12 million to their goaltenders alone, they would expect a guy in the crease who can stop a puck here and there. Montreal pays $6.5 million per season for Price, Lundqvist is bringing in $8.5 million in New York, so since Calgary is paying even more than that, they should have the present day...
Minnesota Wild Acquire David Jones For Niklas Backstrom
February 29th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild have acquired 31-year-old forward David Jones from the Calgary Flames in exchange for veteran netminder Niklas Backstrom and a 2016 6th round draft pick. Jones has played a depth role for the Flames over the last few years, averaging between 16 and 12 minutes per game. One of his perceived assets has been ability to...
