Posts About "Zach Fucale"
Understanding the Lightning's Muddled AHL Goaltending
July 27th, 2019 Heading into the 2019 offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to have their NHL goaltending situation figured out. With starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevski coming off a Vezina trophy-winning season and backup Louis Domingue rejuvenating his career, there seemed to be little reason to make a change. Despite this, general manager...
Who'll Be Canadiens Next Star Goalie?
January 26th, 2018 If there is one thing the Montreal Canadiens have done well in their history, it’s developing superstar goalies. From Jacques Plante, to Ken Dryden, to Patrick Roy and now Carey Price, some of hockey’s greatest goalies have worn a Habs sweater. Barring a massive trade or Price wanting to leave, he will likely finish his career in...
Who Should Back Up Carey Price?
September 28th, 2017 For a team with a number of question marks on defense and uncertainty at center, the Canadiens have a lot of depth in goal. In addition to Carey Price and Al Montoya, Michael McNiven was the OHL goaltender of the year last season. Zachary Fucale will battle McNiven for the backup role in Laval. King Carey This year, the Canadiens...
Lindgren the Goalie of the Future?
November 28th, 2016 It's not unusual to see the student surpass the master when it comes to goaltending in the NHL. Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury went from the starter to Matt Murray's backup in the playoffs last spring. In Montreal, Carey Price's job as the number-one on the Habs and even the best in the league is pretty secure at the moment. However,...
Why the Charlie Lindgren Signing Was Important for Montreal
April 4th, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens' goaltending depth received a boost with the signing of Charlie Lindgren out of St. Cloud State last Wednesday. With Carey Price's injury, the other goalies in the organization were quickly pushed into bigger roles with mixed results. Adding another goalie gives the organization more balance, and more importantly,...
Are the Habs Rushing Zachary Fucale?
March 14th, 2016 It's safe to say when Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price went down with his injury, the organization was turned upside down. All of the sudden, the team's confidence and quality of play slipped without their best player and the goalies behind Price were pushed into bigger roles. Everyone knows how Mike Condon has stepped in from...
Looking Back at the Cammalleri - Bourque Trade: Who Won?
January 11th, 2016 The Trade: January 12, 2012, exactly four years ago to this day, the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames made a trade that would greatly alter both teams. Mike Cammalleri, Karri Ramo, and a 2012 5th round pick were sent to the Flames, while the Habs received Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland, and a 2013 2nd round pick in return. This...
Looking at the Montreal Canadiens' Goaltending Depth
August 12th, 2015 When it comes to the Montreal Canadiens' goaltending hierarchy, there is no doubt that Carey Price is on top. As the top goaltender in the league and the face of the Montreal Canadiens, he casts a shadow on some of the league's other goaltenders including the ones in the Habs' system. Price is Montreal's present and future but there are...
Who Is The Montreal Canadiens' Most Valuable Prospect?
May 30th, 2015 It seems like every NHL team has that one prospect who stands out from the rest, the one player teams would hesitate to include in a trade for fear they will become stars in an opposing jersey. The Montreal Canadiens have refilled the prospect cupboards the past three years, led by director of amateur scouting Trevor Timmins, and his...
Rusty Start for Rockets at Memorial Cup
May 23rd, 2015 The Kelowna Rockets didn’t have a strong showing in their Memorial Cup opener. Sure, it came down to the wire with Zachary Fucale making a glove save on his world-junior teammate Madison Bowey with 1.7 seconds left to preserve a 4-3 victory for the host Quebec Remparts on Friday night. But the WHL champion Rockets — and...
CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup Preview
May 21st, 2015 The CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament is scheduled to start Friday in Quebec, in which the best teams from the three CHL leagues across the country will vie for the title of Canada’s best junior hockey team. Aside from the IIHF World Junior Championships, the Memorial Cup is the most entertaining and pressure packed tournament...
Fucale Looks To Put Cherry On Top of Incredible Junior Career
May 21st, 2015 When the Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL franchise folded in the summer of 2011, a dispersal draft was held to spread their players around the league. Instead of taking a player off the Maineiacs roster, Halifax Mooseheads general manager Cam Russell, elected to take the Maineiacs first round draft pick, which would be 11th overall at the 2011...
Montreal Canadiens: 5 Big Trade Deadline Bargaining Chips
February 28th, 2015 With one trade already in the books for Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, the Habs might very well be done this year’s trade deadline. However, even though the Canadiens have addressed their need to get more robust for the playoffs by acquiring Devante Smith-Pelly from the Anaheim Ducks, they arguably haven’t...
