All Entries Tagged With: "Josh Harding"
Predators With a Wild Comeback Win
The Nashville Predators hoped to pick up right where they left off before the All Star break, where they were the hottest team in the NHL. They would begin this quest at the XCel Energy Center against the Minnesota Wild. The Predators had Pekka Rinne in net, while the Wild went with Josh Harding. Dany [...]
Predators Win Over the Wild in a Shootout 2-1
Watching the Minnesota Wild play hockey is a bit like watching (if it were possible) your arteries harden. You know those clogged arteries are going to be a problem, you just never know when. The Nashville Predators took on the Wild at Bridgestone Arena and were able to do just enough against the sclerotic defense [...]
Predators Give Away Another Game, Lose to the Wild 3-2
The Nashville Predators traveled to the great white North to take on the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in a game that saw the Predators seeking redemption for the putrid effort the night before in Nashville. Pekka Rinne once again got the start for the Predators as the Wild went with Josh Harding [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week In Review
The Red Wings finished the week on a high note as they snapped their six-game losing streak by taking out their frustration on the Anaheim Ducks 5-0 at the Joe Louis Arena. They finished the week 6-5-1 with 13 points for third place in the Central Division. Nicklas Lidstrom and Johan Franzen are tied for [...]
Red Wings Lose Heartbreaker, Streak Reaches Five
Jimmy Howard deserved a lot better. He almost ended the Detroit Red Wings four-game losing streak, but instead the Minnestota Wild left the Joe Louis Arena with a 2-1 overtime win. The loss extends the Red Wings’ (5-4-1) losing streak to five games, over which they have scored five goals. This is their longest losing [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week In Review
The Red Wings were hoping that after being chased out of the Verizon Center by the Washington Capitals that things would look up. Not so much….. Game Recaps Game 7: Detroit Red Wings 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 It would be easy to think that the Red Wings would take out their frustration on the [...]
Harding, Heatley Run Wild on Red Wings 1-0
When the Detroit Red Wings come back to the Joe Louis Arena for their rematch with the Minnesota Wild this Tuesday, Billy Joel’s 1982 hit “Pressure” should be in the song mix during timeouts. The Red Wings lost their fourth straight decision to the Wild 1-0 at the Xcel Energy Center in St.Paul. Dany Heatley [...]
Red Wings Remain Perfect In 3-2 OT Win
Thanks to Johan Franzen’s game-winning goal, the Detroit Red Wings (4-0-0) remain perfect this season in a 3-2 come-from-behind overtime win against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in St.Paul. Franzen scored a power play goal with 48.5 seconds remaining in the extra period as he got a no-look backhand pass from Tomas [...]
Weekly Fantasy: 10 players to avoid on draft day
With only one week before the first puck drops on the ice for the beginning of the 2010-11 NHL season, many of you will take part of a fantasy draft this weekend, whether it’s rotisserie or a head-to-head format. Please avoid the 10 players at all cost because of the injury risk they pose. Let [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Players Most Likely To Be Dealt & Not Dealt
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 [...]
A look at the upcoming UFA goalies available on July 1st, 2010
With a four-day hiatus before the Stanley Cup final begins Saturday in Chicago, it’s a good opportunity to have a look at the upcoming unrestricted free agent goaltenders come July 1st, 2010: Goaltenders – 2010 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents Player Age Team 09-10 Salary Notes Evgeni Nabokov 33 SJ $6,000,000 Marty Turco 33 DAL $5,400,000 [...]