Posts About "Valentin Zykov"
Vegas Golden Knights' 3 Stars of the Week: Dec 10 - 17
December 18th, 2019 Welcome to the 3 Stars of the Week segment. This is a weekly post where I pick the Vegas Golden Knights’ three stars from the previous week. The first star will receive five points, the second star will receive three points, and the third star will receive one point. Points will be tallied throughout the season and one dollar per...
Golden Knights Weekly: Zykov Suspended, Road Trip, and More
October 23rd, 2019 Your Vegas Golden Knights kicked off the week with a thrilling shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators and then took to the road to battle the state of Pennsylvania with affairs against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers and finished off the road trip versus the Chicago Blackhawks. The league also suspended one of...
Golden Knights: Unpacking the Zykov Suspension
October 18th, 2019 The NHL dropped the hammer on the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, suspending forward Valentin Zykov for 20 games for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substance Program. For the Golden Knights, the news was incredibly disheartening, as this marks the second time in two seasons that a member of their squad has been...
Golden Knights' Zykov Suspended for 20 Games
October 17th, 2019 NEW YORK — Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov was suspended Thursday for 20 games without pay for a violation of the NHL's performance-enhancing substances program, the league said. Vegas Golden Knights left wing Valentin Zykov (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) The suspension is accompanied by a referral to the...
Golden Knights Need a Change for Game 7
April 23rd, 2019 Once upon a time, the Vegas Golden Knights were up three games to one over the San Jose Sharks and were headed to California, looking to close out their biggest rivals, in front of their own fans. Two games later, the series is tied and the Sharks have the Golden Knights on the ropes, looking to land the knockout punch. Following a...
Oilers Claim Valentin Zykov: Now What?
November 30th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers have snatched some offensive potential from the Carolina Hurricanes, claiming recently waived forward Valentin Zykov according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The Oilers then confirmed the claim. https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1068553974205243392 For those that don't know much about Zykov, he's...
Hurricanes Not Missing Skinner's Scoring
September 29th, 2018 Jeff Skinner was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Buffalo Sabres in August. The question was asked of general manager Don Waddell regarding missing Skinner's goals. Waddell replied that he is always concerned about goals but is more concerned about winning. His team has put those concerns to rest this preseason. Hurricanes...
Hurricanes Roster Opens up With Rask Out
September 26th, 2018 Saying that Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask's injury is inconvenient is an understatement. Despite a slow season by his standards in 2017-18, Rask was poised to begin this campaign in the top nine or even the top six forward group. At only 25-years-old, he's a player that the 'Canes want to keep around for a while given his...
Hurricanes Fans 'Checkered' Emotions
March 27th, 2018 Already the Carolina Hurricanes look different. Monday night the Ottawa Senators came to Raleigh for the rematch in a home and home with the Hurricanes, who look decidedly different of late than they have for most of the season. Frankly, it's a good look. It's a look, however, that spawns two primary emotions with the Hurricanes' fans,...
Hurricanes Hockey, Painful but Entertaining
March 26th, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes hockey is on familiar ground. It's the end of the season and the team is playing out a string of essentially meaningless games. At times it can be painful to watch the collective lack of effort, while at other times it can be very entertaining. There are only seven games left for the Hurricanes to play this season....
Hurricanes Peters: "Zykov Sample-Size Needs to Be Bigger"
March 26th, 2018 Valentin Zykov is a difference-maker. The Carolina Hurricanes' forward is showing in the short time he has been playing on NHL ice that he might be a puzzle piece that has eluded the team for several years, that of a scoring forward they desperately need. While a sample size of a handful of games is far from conclusive, this recent look...
Valentin Zykov - Hurricanes Last Grasp for Playoffs Ladder?
March 12th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes announced Sunday night that they have called up Valentin Zykov from the Charlotte Checkers. Does the call-up represent a last grasp at the playoffs or is it simply that they've acknowledged that they're out of the playoffs so, 'let's call some guys up and give them a look'? The answer likely lies somewhere in...
Los Angeles Kings - Top 5 Prospects
August 13th, 2014 Dean Lombardi is a brilliant general manager. With the exception of Marian Gaborik, there is no one on the current Los Angeles Kings roster with any sort of a no-movement clause or no-trade clause. And still, the Kings remain one of the toughest teams to beat. Even when Lombardi traded some roster players he supplanted them by calling up...
