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Peter Budaj

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…

Categories Canadiens Goaltending

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,…

Categories Editor's Choice, Los Angeles Kings

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…

Categories Kings Transactions, NHL Trade Analysis

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.…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning

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…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning

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…

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Column, Montreal Canadiens

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…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning

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…

Categories NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning

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…

Categories Boston Bruins, Bruins Goaltending

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…

Categories Kings Goaltending, Los Angeles Kings

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…

Categories Lightning Goaltending

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.…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning
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