Posts About "Tim Thomas"
Tim Thomas: Bruins' Backup to Stanley Cup Champion
May 4th, 2020 To say that former Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas had an up and down career for the Black and Gold would be an understatement. When he was on his game, he was one of the best goalies in the league. Even the best go through rough patches, but they work their way through the tough times. Related: Ranking the NHL's 31 Starting Goalies...
Bruins: Tim Thomas Breaks Silence About Post-Hockey Life
December 13th, 2019 Game 7 on the road, winner takes all. The Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks are in a deadlock with hockey's ultimate prize on the line. The difference-maker between these two teams? 36-year-old goaltender Tim Thomas. Shutting out the Canucks, the NHL's best team during the 2010-11 season, and putting the finishing touches on...
Top 3 All-Time Bruins Goalies
October 20th, 2019 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...
Bettman Heads the 2019 U.S. Hall of Fame Class
September 4th, 2019 The U.S Hockey Hall of Fame will be making room for five more members as they announced their 2019 induction class on Wednesday afternoon. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Tim Thomas, Brian Gionta, Krissy Wendell and Neal Henderson will be inducted during a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Dec. 12. Bettman has Left His Mark on the...
Top 10 Weirdest Goalies in NHL History
August 14th, 2019 It's a commonly-held belief in NHL circles, and hockey in general, that goalies tend to be a bit weird. It's more strange to find a goalie that isn't weird than it is to find one that is. After all, who would willingly sign up to have people fling frozen rubber discs at you at high speeds? There have been many quirky, memorable goalies...
Bruins Thrive Through 'War of Words'
May 1st, 2019 In a matter of five seconds and with just 22 words, the Columbus Blue Jackets' Brandon Dubinsky may very well have provided the Boston Bruins with the push needed to go all the way. Following Columbus' 3-2 double-overtime victory on Saturday evening at TD Garden in Boston, which evened the teams' Eastern Conference Semifinal 1-1,...
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....
What Became of These Former Dallas Stars?
December 31st, 2014 At the end of each season, teams across every level of professional hockey fail to issue qualifying offers to a handful of players. Some will end illustrious careers under their own volition, but others are never re-signed despite the will to play. As these players resign themselves to retirement, they may crop up as broadcasters,...
Contingency Plans for Blues' Unsure Goaltending
July 14th, 2014 There is no doubt that Brian Elliot has put up largely laudable numbers over his term with the St. Louis Blues. In 2011-2012, he shared the William Jennings Trophy with Jaroslav Halak for the NHL's lowest goals-against average. Most Blues fans seem to be accepting of an Elliott/Allen tandem, based on his track record and the rescue...
