My take on the latest and greatest happenings in hockey and goaltending. Hockey as seen through the goalie’s mask.
As all 31 NHL teams play out the rest of their exhibition games in preparation for the regular season, rosters are starting to take shape, and that includes between the pipes, too. That means it’s about time for my predictions […]
The NHL is in an era now being hailed as the fastest, the youngest, and the most exciting the game has has ever seen. Young stars are emerging from non-traditional hockey markets and non-traditional hockey playing countries around the world, […]
Before the start of this 2018-19 NHL season, I previewed a list of three goalies to “boom” and three goalies to “bust” over the course of the year, providing an in-depth look at how I think a number of goalies […]
It’s that time of the year again: the NHL season is about to get underway, and that means it’s time for my predictions for 3 goalies to “boom” and 3 goalies to “bust” in the 2018-19 season. To look back […]
Now a week since the Washington Capitals captured their first Stanley Cup in 43 seasons since joining the National Hockey League, it’s time to look at the masked man in the crease who led them there, Braden Holtby. In the […]
Following a statistically shaky regular season and another premature playoff exit against the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round, San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones has become a question mark in net for many fans and analysts around the […]
On Tuesday, Washington Capitals Head Coach Barry Trotz informed the media of his decision to go with goalie Philipp Grubauer over Braden Holtby for Game 1 of the playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Trotz said that he is comfortable […]
The state of California is not known for hockey. Of course, there are 3 NHL teams in the state, all with their own AHL affiliates, and hockey is undoubtedly growing, but it has a small, albeit passionate, following. Youth hockey […]
The likes of players such as Carey Price are never seriously considered viable trade bait come the yearly NHL trade deadline, or at any other time of the year for that matter. However, the longtime Montreal Canadiens goaltender and stalwart […]
Calvin Pickard has played in a grand total of 86 NHL games since being drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the second-round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Of those 86 games, 74 were starts. Pickard has amassed a record […]