Posts About "Sean Burke"
Hurricanes Top 3 Goalies of All-Time
August 15th, 2019 The Carolina Hurricanes have had a great number of goaltenders in their history, dating back to their time as the Hartford Whalers. Even though they’ve been in the NHL since 1979-80, only five goalies for the organization have crossed the 200-game plateau. Within those five, is where we find the top-three netminders to ever play for...
Top 3 All-Time Coyotes Goalies
February 8th, 2017 The Arizona Coyotes are celebrating their 20th anniversary this season, and, like every team, have had their fair share of legends suit up for the franchise. Distinguished skaters such as Shane Doan, Keith Tkachuk, and Teppo Numminen, among others, have all played for the team, but the Coyotes have had some outstanding netminders over...
Top 10 Players Who Played For Both Devils And Flyers
March 10th, 2016 Since 1982, the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils have been Turnpike rivals. The two have met during the Stanley Cup Playoffs on five occasions, including twice in the Eastern Conference Finals, with the Devils holding the series edge on the Flyers, 3-2. During the 1990s, the road to an Eastern Conference title, if not an old...
New Jersey Devils All-Star Goaltenders
January 7th, 2016 In being selected to his first All-Star game, Cory Schneider becomes the fifth New Jersey Devils goalie to do so. Schneider joins Martin Brodeur, Craig Billington, Sean Burke and Glenn "Chico" Resch. Schneider will be the lone Devils representative on the Metropolitan Division squad. Not surprisingly, Schneider ranks in the top ten in...
Who's in Net for the Coyotes in 2016 (and Beyond)?
October 14th, 2015 Well there is Mike Smith and…. Well there is Mike Smith. His contract is too big to move, and the Coyotes couldn’t get much for him with his subpar play the past few years. Devan Dubnyk was brought in last season to spell Smith, but he ended up playing so well he was traded to the Wild then rewarded with a playoff run and new...
The All-Time Underrated New Jersey Devils Team
July 9th, 2015 The New Jersey Devils have had some very successful teams over the existence of their franchise (see: three Stanley Cups, five Eastern Conference titles). Although there were Hall of Famers and legends of the game on those championship teams, as well as other successful teams they had: there were also unsung heroes, underrated...
Mike Smith’s March Resurgence
April 1st, 2015 When the Arizona Coyotes traded goaltender Devan Dubnyk to the Minnesota Wild, it was a deal that provided the Coyotes with two opportunities: firstly, an additional shot in the third round of this summer’s entry draft and, more importantly, a chance for highly-paid starter Mike Smith to rediscover his game. “At the end of the...
New Jersey Devils All-Time Drafted Lineup: Goaltenders
August 19th, 2014 Some made a profound impact in New Jersey. Conversely, others flourished outside the Garden State. No matter where they prospered in the NHL, these players were all drafted by the New Jersey Devils. This list includes two goaltenders, six defencemen and 12 forwards. For part one, seeing as how the Devils prefer to build from the net...
A Look Back at the Last 15 Years of Flyers Goaltending
September 11th, 2013 Over the last decade and a half the topic of goaltending in Philadelphia has been a bigger discussion than where to get the best cheesesteak in the city – Tony Luke's on Oregon Ave., of course. Players have come and gone, some because of injury, some because of the inability to handle the pressure and even some because of the wrong...
