Posts About "Rollie Melanson"

5 Backup Goalies Who Shined in the 1980s

May 1st, 2020 The NHL has had quite a few backup goalies go on to great careers. Many of them backed up legends or future Hall of Famers and eventually had great careers themselves. Here, we're going to look at goalies in the 1980s who were backups during a Stanley Cup Final run or championship, and then were moved elsewhere only to reach the Cup...

Rejuvenated Schneider Leading Devils Rise in Standings

January 4th, 2018 Heading into the offseason, there were a lot of question marks surrounding the New Jersey Devils, especially Cory Schneider, who had a career-worst season in 2016-17. In 59 starts, he finished with a .908 save percentage and 2.82 goals against average, easily his worst since he became a Devil. Was this the beginning of a decline in...

The Rise and Fall of Eddie Lack

November 29th, 2017 Ever since Miikka Kiprusoff hung up his pads, the Calgary Flames have struggled to find goaltending consistency. While Mike Smith has emerged as the dependable starting goalie the team has desperately needed, backup goaltender Eddie Lack has struggled mightily. The Flames put Lack on waivers and sent him to the American Hockey League's...

Jacob Markstrom: Back On The Radar?

October 24th, 2014 Jacob Markstrom: Back On The Radar? It's been a strange ride through professional hockey for Vancouver Canucks' prospect Jacob Markstrom. The 24-year old netminder has gone through the best of times to the worst of times in his professional career. The Swedish youngster was at one time the most coveted goaltending prospect in the...

Is Carey Price a Better Goalie?

October 15th, 2013 He isn't seeing a different hair stylist or spending time at the tanning salon. Carey Price looks different in the net. I've noticed it, play-by-play and color commentators say so in game, and the TV and print media have documented it. He's different this season. Price's performance in Vancouver on Oct. 12th was his finest effort in...