Posts About "Peter Budaj"
Vasilevskiy's Backup: Domingue or Budaj?
March 2nd, 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. Kings, he seemed to be the perfect fit for the Lightning. After playing well for the last month and a half of the season, the Lightning re-signed...
Budaj Injury Provides Opportunity for Lightning
January 1st, 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 one of the best goaltenders in the league this year, Budaj has been a less-than-inspiring back-up. While he has done...
Tape2Tape: Is Carey Price a Part-Time Goalie?
November 28th, 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 it could might have had some relation to his previous knee injury - suffered two years ago - coach Claude Julien was quick to shut those rumour...
Budaj’s a Necessity for the Lightning
October 17th, 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 to give the starter a break while not throwing them completely out of their groove. The truly great backups are able to step in and win their games while waiting in...
Lightning Re-Sign Peter Budaj
June 19th, 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 30-21-3 record with an impressive 2.18 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in 60 games last season, Budaj was a big part of keeping...
Bruins' Backup Goalie Options
June 11th, 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 matter of fact, since the start of the season til Feb. 4, Anton Khudobin, Zane McIntyre, and Malcolm Subban combined for a record of 1-10-2. Even if the team in front of the...
