Posts About "Niklas Backstrom"
Top 3 All-Time Wild Goalies
February 21st, 2017 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...
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...
