All Entries Tagged With: "Martin Brodeur"
Getting Ready for the Season in New Jersey; Predicting the 23-man roster
The New Jersey Devils have now wrapped up their preseason games and despite not neccessarily getting the preferred results, they are closer to having their roster set for Opening Night. The first cuts came last week when they “cut” 19 players, sending five players to their junior team and 14 to their AHL affiliate in Albany. None [...]
Are hockey players the toughest sports athletes?
With only one game to go (game 7 tonight between the Bruins and the Lightning) before the Stanley Cup finals, the arduous road to the most difficult trophy to win is about to come to an end. The Vancouver Canucks will meet tonight’s winner in the ultimate best-of-seven series. It amazes me that the two [...]
New Jersey Devils fire John MacLean, bring back Jacques Lemaire, duhh!
After 33 games, the axe fell and the head finally rolled, just in time to celebrate Christmas with your friends and family… well everyone, except John MacLean who was fired earlier today by GM Lou Lamoriello. With a paltry 20 points so far this season, the Devils are on pace for a dismal 50-point season, [...]
Predators Bedevil New Jersey 3-1
The Nashville Predators made a rare trip to the Rock to take on the New Jersey Devils in a contest that presented itself as a trap game. A game against an Eastern Conference foe that the Predators rarely see; a game against a team that has been struggling; a game that is sandwiched in between [...]
Daily Rumors: Twelve Notable NHL Goalies Hitting the Trade block by the February Deadline?
The lack of real trade movement in the days leading up to this season’s NHL Christmas “trade freeze” has more than a few pundits and bloggers looking ahead to the February 28th NHL Trade Deadline – when we know for certain there’ll be real, honest-to-goodness trade activity – and speculating over which players might be [...]
Fantasy hockey: goaltending battles part 2
Two months into the season, let’s have a look at the goal tending battles raging on in the NHL. Some teams still don’t have a clear-cut starter like Roberto Luongo, Ryan Miller or Martin Brodeur. Goaltending battles: – Scorching: game-to-game musical chair – Blazing: no clear-cut starter – Moderate: mild battle going-on – Low: a [...]
Fantasy hockey: goaltending battles
One week into the season, it’s time to look at some of the goal tending battles going on in the NHL. Some teams don’t have a clear-cut starter like Roberto Luongo, Ryan Miller or Martin Brodeur. Goaltending battles: – Scorching: game-to-game musical chair – Blazing: no clear-cut starter – Moderate: mild battle going-on – Low: [...]
Rowing In The Same Direction
What a difference a week makes. Following the New York Rangers’ home opener on October 15th, the news was pretty grim. No Vinny Prospal, no Chris Drury, and worst of all, no Marian Gaborik for a few weeks. The Rangers responded last Monday with a lackluster effort against the Colorado Avalanche, losing 3-1 before heading [...]
Brodeur blanks Canadiens (again) in snoozefest
As usual, when Martin Brodeur faces the Montreal Canadiens he shines. Brodeur recorded his second shutout of the season and 122 of his illustrious career blanking the Canadiens by a score of 3-0, making 29 saves in the process. Carey Price was far less occupied, but managed to get beaten three times on only 20 [...]
Weekly Fantasy: Top 20 goaltenders to draft this season
With the 2010-11 season slated to start on Thursday, October 7th, it’s time to have a look at the top 20 goaltenders to draft in your fantasy hockey league and at factors to consider when drafting your goaltenders. Is he prone to injury? Who is the backup goaltender? Do the team play many back to [...]
Let Avery Be Avery (Updated)
The New York Rangers play their 2nd preseason game this evening, playing the back end of a home-and-home with the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center. As I am writing this the Rangers have not yet released the list of the players who will be dressing for the game. One player that has to [...]
Sabres Shine At NHL Awards
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller and rookie D-man Tyler Myers had an opportunity to bring home some hardware from Las Vegas at the NHL Awards ceremony. The night could not have gone any better for those two men and Sabres nation. In 2008, Tyler Myers was the 12th overall pick in the NHL draft for [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Miller – Vezina, Vanek for Staff?
The three finalists for the Vezina trophy were named today and Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller was on that list. Miller finished second in both goals against average (2.22) and Save percentage (.929%) behind Bruins netminder, Tuukka Rask. The other two finalists for this years best goaltender are Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and [...]
Vezina Candidates Revealed
The National Hockey League has announced the candidates for the 2009-10 Vezina trophy, which will be handed out in late June in Las Vegas. Not surprisingly, Ryan Miller, who led the Buffalo Sabres to a Northeast Division championship, is among the candidates. He has a career-high 41 wins (18 losses, 8 overtime losses) in 69 [...]
So, You Need A Bandwagon?: Eastern Conference
Ah, the brutal pain of realizing your favorite team won’t be competing for Lord Stanley’s hardware. For some it’s more bitter than others when your club was a single point out of the top eight or are left out due to the inevitable injury bug. For others, just wondering the direction of your franchise can [...]
A Tested Recipe for Success, the Bruins Cook Up a Devilish Dish
One team has been known for decades for their ability to stifle the offensive creativity of virtually any opponent, the NJ Devils. Their consistent commitment to a team game designed by Devils’ architect, Lou Lamoriello has also been the blueprint for success for the NHL measuring stick of success, the Detroit Red Wings. So when [...]
Thomas & Bruins Fall To Devils In Jersey-Style Snoozer
Recapping last night’s loss in New Jersey, praise for Brodeur, and Ilya Kovalchuk who?
Bruins Visit New Jersey With A Devil Of Their Own Returning
If you’re the Boston Bruins, clinging to the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference, you simply have to operate with a short-term memory moving forward. After losing a close one in Montreal on Saturday night finishing the season with just one win in six contests against their arch-rival to the north, the Bruins head back [...]
No Need for Panic
Canadians all around the country this morning are busy trying to find different ways to blame Steve Yzerman and Mike Babcock for last night’s 5-3 loss to the United States in the last game of the Group round at Vancouver. Yzerman didn’t choose the right defensemen, the right forwards. Babcock didn’t play the right goaltender. [...]
Miller sensational, U.S. heads to quarterfinals with win over Canada
American goaltender Ryan Miller emerged as a steel-nerved hero during a highly anticipated Canada – U.S. preliminary round game, stopping 42 shots as the U.S. advanced straight to the quarterfinals with a 5-3 win at Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver. Miller, the consensus MVP of the Buffalo Sabres this season, was solid throughout the whole game, but [...]
