Posts About "Tim Thomas"
Top 3 All-Time Bruins Goalies
March 30th, 2018 The Boston Bruins have a rich history in the world of hockey as an Original Six franchise, but their history of goaltenders has not always been strong. According to hockeyreference.com, 106 goalies have pulled the Bruins jersey over their pads and guarded the net. In my 26 years as a Bruins observer, I have witnessed what we will call...
Thomas Eligible for Hall
November 17th, 2016 On Monday night, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted and celebrated the four outstanding individuals that were voted into the hall of fame class of 2016. The four this year were Eric Lindros, Pat Quinn, Sergei Makarov, and Rogie Vachon. Each one of them was deserving of the honor of hockey immortality. Now that the class of 2016 has been...
Julien on the Beantown Hot Seat
September 29th, 2016 Following two straight seasons without a playoff berth, coach Claude Julien has found himself in a rather precarious position. An epic collapse in the final two months this past year caused great concern among Bruins management, especially general manager Don Sweeney. Julien was given the benefit of the doubt when Sweeney came out in a...
On Milan Lucic's Return to Boston
February 10th, 2016 By now, the Boston Bruins should be used to this. Tim Thomas. Andrew Ference. Shawn Thornton. Johnny Boychuk. Each returned to Boston with a different jersey, but came back to an acknowledgment of the time they spent as a Bruin. It's a symptom of past success; a stiff reminder of the way things were. There was a tribute for...
Canadiens Goalie Carey Price Is Not the Key to a Stanley Cup
June 21st, 2015 It would take nothing short of incredible controversy to rob Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price of the Hart Memorial and Vezina trophies Wednesday at the 2015 NHL Awards in Las Vegas. His record-breaking 44-16-6 record, his .933 save percentage, his 1.96 goals-against average all speak to a season for the ages that should...
Predators Should Be Fine Without Rinne
January 17th, 2015 Pekka Rinne has been the MVP of not just the Nashville Predators this season, but arguably the NHL. But with the Finish netminder out for the next 3-5 weeks, the team will have to weather the storm without him. The Predators sit amongst their Western Conference foes the Anaheim Ducks for top spot in the NHL standings with 64 points....
