Posts About "Peter Budaj"
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...
The Ben Bishop Trade: Then & Now
May 30th, 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 after their All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup Champion goaltender Jonathan Quick returned from a serious groin injury that cost him 59 games. The trade begged the...