Western Conference Injuries: Preds, Kings, Flames, Avs and more
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Goaltender Pekka Rinne missed last night's game and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Rinne didn't practice Monday and the team said it was a "maintenance day." GM David Poile said…
Pucks In Depth: Mark Scheifele, Pavel Datsyuk and Pekka Rinne
To the surprise of many the Winnipeg Jets selected Mark Scheifele 7th overall in the 2011 draft ahead of the likes of Sean Couturier and Dougie Hamilton. At the time Jets GM Kevin Chevyldayoff was scrutinized by many for going off the board,…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Predators and Blue Jackets
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: It's hard to see the Hurricanes and Eric Staal reaching a contract extension that makes sense for both sides. The same can be said for Cam Ward.…
NHL Rumors: Friedman’s 30 Thoughts Roundup
Friedman's 30 Thoughts Roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Heard that the Senators had looked at Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin, but decided on Dion Phaneuf. As of yesterday, nothing imminent with regards to a Justin Schultz trade, but his time…
Pucks In Depth: Undeserving All-Star, Falling Stars and Ceci
THE OTHER UNDESERVING ALL-STAR There has been a lot of talk about how John Scott shouldn’t be participating in all-star weekend despite being voted captain. Well, he’s not the only guy who doesn’t deserve to be there. One player who…
GIFs: Jones, Rinne, Markstrom, Seguin and Shaw
Martin Jones with another big save. 1. Martin Jones battles through some interference in front to make a HUGE right pad stop! #SJSharks #SixSaves pic.twitter.com/tprCLiFQHB — Greg Balloch (@GregBalloch) December 16, 2015 Out of position, but Pekka Rinne is able…
GIFs: Ramo, Rinne, Mason, Niemi, Kopitar and Benn
A collection of GIFs from last night including a bad goal allowed by Kari Ramo ... nice saves by Pekka Rinne, Steve Mason and Antti Niemi ... Anze Kopitar's OT winner ... John Klingberg snacking on a banana ... Mark…
GIFs: Andersen, Rinne, Reimer, Sedin, Marchard, Orlov and Oleksiak
Image from Winslow Townson of the AP Frederik Andersen robs Steven Stamkos 1. Stamkos couldn't believe he missed this one. Andersen steals it off the goal line! #NHLDucks #SixSaves pic.twitter.com/mRMufdyw2l — Greg Balloch (@GregBalloch) November 22, 2015 Pekka Rinne stretches…
Compilation of 2015-16 NHL Awards Predictions
Yesterday we brought you some Division, Conference and Stanley Cup predictions, today we bring to you a collection 2015-16 NHL Award predictions. We compiled Hart, Art Ross, Norris, Vezina, Calder and Jack Adams predictions from 74 writers and hockey personalities…
Nashville Predators 2015-16 Season Primer
Looking at the Nashville Predators heading into this season – outlook, potential lines, roster, top prospects, draft history, stats and season schedule. 2014-15 record: 47-25-10, 104 points Where they finished: 2nd in the Central Division, 3rd in the Western Conference,…
2014-15 Top 5 Hart Trophy Candidates
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Very rarely do goaltenders win the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP, but that looks like the likely scenario this season. Still, there are plenty of other good candidates that…
2014-15 Top 5 Vezina Trophy Candidates
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Goal scoring is down in the NHL, and the biggest beneficiaries of that are goaltenders. With the amount of goals being scored down, more goaltenders are posting high-end numbers. While…