Top 10 Best Undrafted NHL Goalies
The NHL Entry Draft has long been the NHL’s pipeline for talent. While teams draft players in the hope that they will one day be in their NHL lineup, there…
Antti Niemi
Top 3 All-Time San Jose Sharks Goalies
The top three all-time San Jose Sharks goalies is a tough list to come up with. While there have been many goaltenders who have prowled the blue paint at the…
Sharks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 9 Straight Playoff Appearances
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Top Canadiens Backups Price Has Had Under Bergevin
Maybe, just maybe Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price needs another Jaroslav Halak. Following an impressive pre-first-round series victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Habs are flying high as an official…
Carey Price’s Many Backups
Over the last four seasons, Dustin Tokarski has played for five AHL teams. At 30 years old, the Saskatchewan native’s role is pretty much set in stone, and it’s unlikely…
NHL Rumors: Niemi, Pouliot, Blue Jackets, Stars, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are whispers that Antti Niemi might be headed to the KHL, Derrick Pouliot is likely leaving Vancouver, the Blue Jackets are making one final…
NHL News & Notes: NHL Draft Lottery, Voynov & More
In today’s News & Notes, the NHL Draft Lottery took place Tuesday, Slava Voynov has been suspended for the entirety of the 2019-20 season and Antti Niemi won’t be returning…
Lessons for Habs’ Bergevin Before Trade Deadline
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin doesn’t need to look far for advice as to how to proceed this upcoming trade deadline. In fact, having served as Habs GM since…
The Time for Canadiens to Ride Price Isn’t This Season
It‘s easy to second-guess the Montreal Canadiens whenever head coach Claude Julien plays Antti Niemi over Carey Price, like he did against the Philadelphia Flyers. It shouldn’t be about winning…
Canadiens’ Playoff Hopes Hinge on Price Injury
The Montreal Canadiens have proven they are a playoff-caliber team. Whether or not they still are without goalie Carey Price remains to be seen, though. Canadiens Without Price With a…
Price Is Still MVP of the Canadiens
It was early on in the telecast when the announce team pointed out the discrepancy in Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price’s stats between November and December. It was jaw-dropping. Price…
Montreal’s Finnish Fraternity, from Niemi to Kotkaniemi
Finland has always punched above its weight in hockey. The nation of 5.5 million people – roughly the same number as the state of Minnesota and about a million fewer…