Posts About "Zac Rinaldo"
Five on Bubble of Making Coyotes Roster
October 2nd, 2017 The Arizona Coyotes begin the 2017-18 season in Anaheim on Thursday. Like every team, they are facing a few tough decisions to determine which players will fill those final roster spots. Rookie Clayton Keller is currently leading the team in preseason scoring and is a virtual lock to make the team. Here are a few players fighting for...
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: 2015-16 Bruins
August 24th, 2016 The 2015-16 campaign for the Boston Bruins was similar to a roller coaster ride. Some peaks, several decent stretches, and ultimately too many lows. They managed to finish just outside of the playoff picture, but most people envisioned this might happen before the season started. At one point, coach Claude Julien was considered a Jack...
The Surprising Consistency Of NHL Player Safety
March 25th, 2016 No matter who you talk to in the hockey world, everyone has their opinion of NHL Player Safety and how they work. Anytime they decide punishment, fans let their voices be heard. More often than not, the voices we hear are from those who can't stand the way the current system works. Whether it's "why didn't player A get more games"...
AHL Suspends Zac Rinaldo Five Games
March 7th, 2016 The American Hockey League has suspended Providence Bruins forward Zac Rinaldo five games for an illegal check to the head in a game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday. The hit came in his first AHL game of the season, against Tigers defenseman Kane Lafranchise. Rinaldo had recently been waived by the Boston Bruins and...
Zac Rinaldo Suspended Indefinitely in AHL
March 5th, 2016 Boston Bruins forward Zac Rinaldo, already suspended five games at the NHL level, has been suspended indefinitely at the AHL level. Rinaldo was given a five-game suspension for a hit to the head of Tampa Cedric Paquette. Boston then waived him and sent him to the AHL, where he doesn't appear to have changed his game. In Friday's...
Farewell Zac Rinaldo, or So It Should Be
March 2nd, 2016 The Zac Rinaldo trade was one of the worst moves the Bruins have made in the past year. 52 games. 3 points. Minus-5. 83 penalty minutes. Was that worth a 3rd round pick, Boston? Sunday's game against Tampa Bay solidified Boston's waste even more. For the second time this season, Rinaldo made a play that the NHL deemed worthy of...