Top Canadiens Backups Price Has Had Under Bergevin Ryan Szporer | August 9, 2020 Maybe, just maybe Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price needs another Jaroslav Halak. Following an impressive pre-first-round series victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Habs are flying high as an official…
Quick Injury Masks Kings’ Bigger Issue Matt Karas | October 13, 2018 A collective sense of despair fell harshly upon Southern California on Saturday afternoon, as superstar goalie Jonathan Quick sustained a lower body injury in practice. Quick will be sidelined indefinitely,…
L.A. Kings’ Ben Bishop Trades Revisited Declan Schroeder | August 3, 2018 It’s been more than a year since the Los Angeles Kings made a pair of perplexing transactions involving goaltender Ben Bishop — first acquiring him from the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Vasilevskiy’s Backup: Domingue or Budaj? Eugene Helfrick | March 2, 2018 At the start of the 2017-18 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s backup goaltender situation seemed clear. After receiving goaltender Peter Budaj as a piece in the Ben Bishop trade with the L.A.…
Budaj Injury Provides Opportunity for Lightning Eugene Helfrick | January 1, 2018 With Peter Budaj’s rather serious injury incurred against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be forced to answer a looming question about the team. While starting goaltender Andrei Vasileveskiy is…
Tape2Tape: Is Carey Price a Part-Time Goalie? Andrew Forbes | November 28, 2017 On November 25, Montreal Canadiens’ goaltender Carey Price made his return to the lineup following a 10-game stint on injured reserve (IR) with a lower-body injury. While rumours surfaced that…
Budaj’s a Necessity for the Lightning Eugene Helfrick | October 17, 2017 Backup goaltending is an important and often overlooked aspect of a team’s dynamic. When a team has a reliable backup, it allows them to spread the workload out just enough…
Lightning Re-Sign Peter Budaj Brandon Share-Cohen | June 19, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed goaltender Peter Budaj to a two-year contract extension with a cap hit of $1.025 million per season, TSN Insider Bob McKenzie reported Monday. Recording a…
Bruins’ Backup Goalie Options Rich Cardinale | June 11, 2017 The backup goaltending position was god-awful in the first half for the Boston Bruins. It didn’t matter who they put in the crease on Tuukka Rask’s night off. As a…
The Ben Bishop Trade: Then & Now Gavin Corcelli | May 30, 2017 When former Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi traded for Ben Bishop prior to the trade deadline, it created a buzz throughout the hockey world. The deal came just a day…
Bringing Back Budaj Would Benefit Lightning Steven DiOssi | May 24, 2017 One of the decisions Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman faces this summer is who will backup goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy next season. But if the Lightning have their way (and…
Ingram Is Next on Lightning Goalie Carousel Steven DiOssi | April 5, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Connor Ingram to a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday. Ingram’s contract was the third goaltending transaction the Lightning have made in the 2016-17 season.…