Insider Believes Flames Could Offer Sheet Talented Sabres Forward
The Calgary Flames would benefit from adding a few more young forwards to their organization, and they may try to find one in an unconventional way this offseason. Though the…
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl Named Finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy
Edmonton Oilers’ superstar forward Leon Draisaitl is a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, alongside Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets. This…
New York Rangers 2024-25 Season Awards
It was a disappointing season for the New York Rangers, who failed to make the playoffs just one year removed from winning the Presidents’ Trophy. However, with the season in…
Great Work, Canadiens. Now, The Real Work Begins
Even though the Montreal Canadiens went down in five games to the best team in the Eastern Conference in the first round of the playoffs, there is every reason to frame the 2024-25 season as a tremendous success.
The Canadiens pushed their rebuild ahead by a couple of years and exposed their young players to games down the stretch and in the playoffs that will make them more mature, more battle-tested and better.
Coach Martin St-Louis basically said after the game that the disappointment they feel now will create even more joy when this team becomes a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.
He, like a lot of other people, are assuming that their great, young talent is going to become great, older talent.
That might happen, but all the Canadiens need to do is to look to their Atlantic Division neighbor to the west to know that compiling terrific young players doesn't necessarily or instantly lead to playoff success.
The Canadiens need to get bigger, tougher and better defensively. And the work on that begins now. Watch today's video column to learn how they can accomplish that.
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Lightning Winger Nikita Kucherov Named Hart Trophy Finalist
Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov has been named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, along with Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck and Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. The Hart Trophy…
Rumoured Hostility Between Maple Leafs Management & Marner Isn’t True
The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently focused on trying to win their first Stanley Cup since 1967 as they look to take out the Ottawa Senators tonight (May. 1) and…
NHL Rumors Shootdown: Tocchet Leaving Canucks for Flyers
Rick Tocchet may ultimately coach the Philadelphia Flyers. Still, reports are surfacing that his decision to leave the Vancouver Canucks was not related to him already having the gig in…
Blues Sign Goalie To Contract
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues on Thursday signed Will Cranley to a one-year, two-way contract extension that will pay the goalie $775,000 NHL/$85,000 AHL.
The 23-year-old was originally drafted by the Blues in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
This season, Cranley played in 23 regular-season games for the Blues’ ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades, and was 11-9-3 with a 2.71 goals-against average, an .896 save percentage and two shutouts.
Cranley also dressed, but did not play, in two games for Springfield of the American Hockey League.
Cranley, who spent time in St. Louis recently as an extra goalie while the Blues prepped for and have competed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, is 20-24-7 with a 3.31 GAA, an .891 save percentage and two shutouts in 56 ECHL games.
Why Avalanche's Blackwood Is One Of The Best
They actually did it.
One of the best organizations in the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche, finally has a great goalie.
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Mackenzie Blackwood is one of the best goaltenders in the NHL today. If you aren’t convinced already, hopefully you can be persuaded by his regular season and early playoff performances.
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Blackwood’s Regular Season Dominance
Blackwood was acquired early in the regular season after Alexandar Georgiev wasn’t getting the job done for the Avalanche. It’s clear now, that trading for Blackwood was the best move made by the organization this year.
In 56 games played, Blackwood recorded a 28-21-6 record between the Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks. He also posted a 2.55 goals against average (GAA), a .912 save percentage (SV%), and four shutouts.
Additionally, he boasted a 13.3 Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx).
Amongst NHL goalies who played at least 35 games, here is where he ranks in each statistic:
SV% - 5th
GAA - 8th
*Shutouts - 11th
GSAx - 15th
Wins - 13th
*Blackwood was tied with eight other goalies for 7th-place.
Let’s also not forget that Blackwood began the season on the NHL’s worst team, so there’s that to take into consideration.
NHL Public Relations Releases Start Time for Game 6The NHL has officially announced the start times for postseason games set to take place on May 1st.
Blackwood Has Taken It Up A Notch In The Playoffs
As if his regular season play wasn’t enough, Blackwood has elevated his performance in the playoffs. He has been head and shoulders above everyone else on his team game after game.
Blackwood has a 2-3-0 record to go along with a 2.38 GAA, a .909 SV%, one shutout and 4.4 GSAx. He ranks sixth in SV%, sixth in GAA, tied for first in shutouts, and fourth in GSAx.
The only reason why the Avalanche have a fighting chance at winning this series is due to the stellar play of Blackwood.
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Victor Olofsson To Rejoin Golden Knights Lineup In Place Of Injured Forward
Vegas Golden Knights forward Victor Olofsson will rejoin the lineup in place of Pavel Dorofeyev, who suffered an injury in Game 5.
Olofsson played the first three games of the series before he was taken out of the lineup for veteran Tanner Pearson. In three games, Olofsson failed to record a point and mustered just three shots on goal.
Although the first three games of his NHL playoffs career haven't gone as he would have liked, he possesses a threat every shift due to his lethal shot. So much so that despite serving as a healthy scratch for the previous two games, he'll step right onto the top power play unit where Dorofeyev was playing.
He won't, however, take his spot on the top line. Mark Stone will join Jack Eichel and William Karlsson on the first line, with Olofsson joining the second line next to Tomas Hertl and Brandon Saad.
"Great opportunity for me. It's always tough watching games from the sidelines, so I'm really excited to be back in there," said Olofsson.
At the moment, Dorofeyev has been announced day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Teams rarely release the ailment a player is suffering from during the playoffs.
Cassidy did not have any updates on Dorofeyev yesterday, mentioning that the team did not skate and he would find out more soon. The unfortunate information he did find out is that Dorofeyev, the team's leading goal scorer, cannot play Game 6.
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Golden Knights Video Coach The True Star Of Game 5Vegas Golden Knights forwards Jack Eichel and Mark Stone finally introduced themselves into the series in Game 5, but the true headliner was video assistant coach Dave Rogowski detecting a possible offside on a Minnesota Wild goal.