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...
Hockey Headlines: Post-Trade Deadline Reactions and More
March 1st, 2016 A collection of all the latest news from around the world of hockey: Tonight is just another game for Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. , Ever wonder why Brian Burke never ties his tie? Zac Rinaldo has been suspended five games for his latest questionable hit. Playing with a different brother wasn't Eric Staal's only...
5 Statistical Nuggets From The Bruins' First Half Of The Season
January 14th, 2016 The 2015-16 season for the Boston Bruins has been a trip and a half. A three-game losing streak to start the season at home against Winnipeg, Montreal and Tampa Bay had fans crying foul over the plethora of moves general manager Don Sweeney made in an attempt to improve his roster. Well three months later, the Bruins have taken...
Habs' Nathan Beaulieu Gets Match Penalty
November 8th, 2015 Montreal's Nathan Beaulieu received a match penalty in the waning minutes of Saturday's win over the Boston Bruins. Beaulieu was assessed the penalty for cross-checking Boston's Zac Rinaldo in the head as Rinaldo prepared to put a big hit on Beaulieu with just 17 seconds left in the game. Every match penalty is reviewed by the...
Should Antoine Roussel Get a Hearing for Slew Foot Tuesday?
November 4th, 2015 From the Department of Players Maybe Getting a Call from the DoPS: Dallas Stars agitator Antoine Roussel may find himself getting a call on Wednesday after a slew foot trip on the Boston Bruins Zac Rinaldo in Tuesday’s win. Roussel is a top notch agitator who has been up near the league lead in penalty minutes for the last few...
Department of Player Safety Overrun with Inconsistency
October 23rd, 2015 It was just a few weeks back in the midst of the pre-season that San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres laid a seemingly senseless and dirty hit on Ducks forward Jakob Silverberg. The hit knocked Silverberg out of the game and got Torres thrown out of the game. What followed the game was even more surprising. A 41 game suspension wsa...
Hockey Headlines: Karri Ramo Placed on Waivers; Fallout From Tortorella Hire
October 22nd, 2015 We've had our first coaching casualty, while a playoff goaltender from last season has been placed on waivers. Opening night starter Karri Ramo has been placed on waivers by the struggling Flames. The veterans aren't cutting it in Calgary; a change was necessary. Should the Predators take a long look at grabbing Ramo? Is John...
Torrey Mitchell Gets Match Penalty for Slew Foot
October 11th, 2015 Montreal Canadiens forward Torrey Mitchell was assessed a match penalty for slew-footing Boston Bruins summer acquisition forward Zac Rinaldo in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Bruins. In the young season's second match penalty, Mitchell comes up behind an upright Rinaldo with a clear intention of taking him down. The infraction...
