All Entries Tagged With: "Evgeni Nabokov"
Rask Injured, Isles Edge Bruins 3-2 At TD Garden
BOSTON – After twice posting a six spot on the Islanders this season, the Bruins welcomed New York to town on Saturday afternoon in search of their first set of back-to-back wins in over a month and a half. Playing in the middle contest of a Big-Apple trifecta (NJ on Thursday, NYI Saturday, NYR Sunday), [...]
Backchecking: 6 Points for the New York Islanders
I have not had the opportunity to write as much as I would have liked this season on my thoughts for the New York Islanders. With the season entering the final quarter, the trade deadline on Monday, and the Islanders fighting for their playoff lives, there are some comments Id thought to share with the [...]
Gagner Continues Torrid Pace, Oilers Get Past Red Wings 5-4 in Shootout
As the saying goes, there’s a first for everything. Tonight, the Detroit Red Wings suffered their first shootout loss of the season as they drop a 5-4 decision to the Edmonton Oilers at the Rexall Place. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who missed the last 13 games with a shoulder injury, scored the deciding goal in the sixth [...]
Islanders Throw Red Wings Out of Nassau 5-1
For the past few years, the Detroit Red Wings can’t seem to figure out the New York Islanders. Tonight was no different as the Red Wings finished their four-game road trip on a sour note with a 5-1 beatdown by the Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum. They finished their road trip at 2-2-0, which puts [...]
Backchecking: What To Expect: Part 2 — Goalies
It was easy to keep a little quite over the past several weeks. My work dictated that. But the play of the Islanders from Thanksgiving weekend through the early part of December improved greatly, and the team put some wins together — climbing out of the NHL basement, and giving us fans a small glimmer [...]
Bruins GameDay: B’s Put 7-Game Streak On The Line On Long Island
Tonight the Boston Bruins (10-7-0 (20 Points)) will pay their first of two visits this season to the Nassau Colosseum for a date with John Tavares and the New York Islanders (5-8-3 (13 Points)). In the first meeting between the two Eastern Conference foes, it was the B’s who came out on top, steamrolling the [...]
Backchecking: A Season Lost To Hope – Part 2
I posted in an earlier blog my thoughts on the Islanders season as a whole, and the managerial and head coaching positions. There were ups and downs with the team off the ice and clearly areas management will need to improve upon — but at the same time, the move to install Capuano as the [...]
Sharks/Kings Preview and CA hockey
There may be more buzz over the Giants-Dodgers baseball series going on in San Francisco right now, but that may build up an all-California playoff series between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings even more. Game 1 at HP Pavilion in San Jose on Thursday may spearhead the animosity between the teams in [...]
Sharks tuning up for playoffs
The San Jose Sharks have righted the ship. The struggles of the team early in the season seem like a distant memory and yet because of the strength of the Western Conference this season, they haven’t pulled away from anyone like in years past. As it stands the Sharks are in the midst of an [...]
Backchecking: Isles Send An Old Long Island Message — But Will it Stand?
In literally beating the Penguins last night, the New York Islanders seemed to respond to recent editorials, articles and blogs made through a number of different outlets over the last few weeks. There have been several calls to action for the Islanders players and coaching staff to have the Islander players begin to develop a [...]
Backchecking — Dear Mr. Nabokov
Nyet to the Islanders? I understand that no one wants to play on a losing team. But at what point are you an honorable person, and a professional? You signed a contract, and knew there was a chance someone would pick you up on waivers. Regardless if it was the Islanders, Devils, Edmonton, Senators, Leafs [...]
Twitterville’s Coming and Going of a Goalie
So I admit it now right at the top, I started watching the fate of goalie Evgeni Nabokov late this morning and into the afternoon first and foremost as a fan of the New York Islanders. But as most things in Isles Country go, nothing is simple and it became an interesting study in social media, rumor milling and interactions.
Backchecking: Isles Grab Nabokov — Analysis of the Waiver Claim, and Nabokov’s Failure to Report
The New York Islanders have put in a waiver claim for Evgeni Nabokov today — meaning that the puck is now in Mr. Nabokov’s crease. Will he wear New York Islander colors? The answer: a resounding NO. Per NHL.com: “The agent for Nabokov, Don Meehan, told Ansar Kahn of mlive.com earlier this week that his [...]
Nabokov to the Wings?
The hockey blogosphere is buzzing with the rumor that the Red Wings might sign Evgeni Nabokov to a contract. This has gotten to the point of a NHL.com story going up on the Red Wings website, so I’d say it’s legitimate. I realize it’s just speculation, but here’s my two cents on this: Evgeni Nabokov [...]
Sharks logjam in net
San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson got what he wanted in net… and some. With Antero Niittymaki, Thomas Greiss, and the newly signed Antti Niemi protecting the twine, the Sharks have fully addressed an area that was full of questions once they decided to let Evgeni Nabokov go. Yet new questions now emerge in net. [...]
Sharks roster looks better or worse?
The San Jose Sharks roster looks vaguely familiar at this point in the off-season. Perhaps that’s because it’s virtually the same team that took them to the Western Conference Finals last season. That finish warranted few alterations to the roster, but are the Sharks in any better shape to improve on last season’s breakthrough in [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Dismisses Several Rumored Destinations for Niemi…But Acknowledges One Possibility
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Sharks bring back Big Fishes, unfortunately Guppy comes as well
The big decision for the San Jose Sharks has been made. All summer long fans wanted to know which of the two longest-tenured Sharks would be coming back, Patrick Marleau or Evgeni Nabokov, if either. Shortly after declaring that Nabokov would not be re-signed, Sharks GM Doug Wilson retained his two biggest playoff performers from [...]
Move To The Rights-Flyers Deal Hamhuis’ Rights, Get Permission To Dance With Nabokov
Dan we hardly knew ye! But, the Flyer have permission to talk to a pending FA goalie…and it didn’t cost nothing!!
Blog Watch: Quick Hits Before Tomorrow’s NHL Draft
I hope everyone enjoyed the NHL Awards show last night. I believe that the right players won the awards last night and that overall, there isn’t too much to complain about. Now, onto your quick hits for the day: Puck Daddy: Puck Daddy doles out a few NHL Awards of his own for the NHL [...]
