All Entries Tagged With: "Vancouver Canucks"
Northwest Division Preview
Now it’s time to look at the very interesting Northwest Division #1. Vancouver Canucks- Put aside the Roberto Luongo fiasco, this is still an elite squad. Led by the Sedin twins up front, there aren’t many better pairings in the NHL. Now there are injury problems. David Booth is out 4-6 weeks, and there is concern about Ryan Kesler, and [...]
New York Rangers Sign Forward Taylor Pyatt
Press Release: New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with free agent forward Taylor Pyatt. Pyatt, 30, skated in 73 games with the Phoenix Coyotes last season, registering nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points, along with 23 penalty minutes. He ranked fourth [...]
Tampa Bay Inks Sami Salo
The Lightning added some offense to their blueline with the addition of Sami Salo, a two-year/$7.5 million deal. Salo is certainly at the tail end of his career but he can still help the Lightning and he should do well to help the powerplay. The Lightning once again overpay a Vancouver defenseman, you would’ve thought they learned their [...]
Game 7: Do or Die for Rangers
Not many expected the Rangers to be in the situation they are currently in, which is in a Game 7 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals match up against the eighth and lowest seeded playoff contenders: the Ottawa Senators. But that is exactly where they find themselves. One team will be going home tonight. And if it’s the [...]
Around The League: Sami Pahlsson On The Move To Vancouver
The Vancouver Canucks are trying to sure up their roster as they try to make another run at a Stanley Cup as they have acquired veteran defensive minded forward, Sami Pahlsson. The Blue Jackets continue to dump players off of their roster and Pahlsson is just another causality from a bad team. Pahlsson was a [...]
Player of the Week: Marian Gaborik
One would think, based on Tuesday nights game against the Canucks, that Lundqvist would be the hands-down, no questions asked the Player of the Week. Or after Thursday’s OT game winner against the Flames, it would be Ryan McDonagh. Heck, I even thought about giving it to the Broadway Hat. But, I decided to go [...]
Henrik Lundqvist Is A Man On A Vezina Trophy Mission
Henrik Lundqvist led the NHL with 11 shutouts in the 2010-2011 hockey season. Included in those shutouts were shutouts of both teams who made the finals last season, the Vancouver Canucks and the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins. King Henrik finished the season with a sterling 2.28 GAA, a .923 Save Percentage, 36 wins, and [...]
Video: Highlights From The Rangers Tuesday Night Win Over Canucks
… both the Ryan McDonagh goal and McDonagh’s pass to set up Gaborik’s goal were a thing of beauty. We also have to mention the amazing play of Daniel Girardi. Also some honorable mentions have to go to the rest of the defensive unit. Erixon, Eminger and Woywitka had very good games for the Rangers. [...]
What’s Up With Henrik Lundqvist’s New Hat?
“(Brad Richards) gave it to me. Someone bought it in Europe, and it’s going to be our winning hat this year! We call it the Broadway Hat! Someone has to wear it after each win, and today was my turn. I am going to try and wear this hat every game. That’s going to be [...]
Missing In Action: Brandon Dubinsky
Brandon Dubinsky has meant a lot to the Rangers his first 4 NHL seasons. The 2004 2nd round pick of the Blueshirts has gotten progressively better each season culminating with him leading the team in overall points this past season.
