Here are your headlines from the past week (most recent stories listed first): Boucher Bounced: Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher was fired by GM Steve Yzerman. So the man who is given a young, untested, and unproven goaltender in his first year playing more than 16 games as his team’s starter is let go. Last time I checked, the Lightning aren’t good ... Read More »
Here are your storylines from the past 7 days: Hawks Extend Streak Again…and Again, and Again…and Again? The Chicago Blackhawks won all 4 of their games last week (and yesterday’s game) to extend their record 17 game point streak to start the season, to 21 games. Their last 8 games have been wins. Goalies Corey Crawford and Ray Emery ... Read More »
One of last week’s main headlines was the firing of the NHL’s longest-tenured coach, Lindy Ruff. He was at the helm of the Buffalo Sabres for 15 (and a half ) seasons. His career record was 571-432-78-84 through 1165 total games coached. Interim coach Ron Rolston was hired to finish the season. The biggest story of last week however, was ... Read More »
Welcome to Week 4 of The Weekly Wraparound. Here are last week’s storylines: More Viktories Increase Anaheim’s Fasth Start (Double-pun!): Viktor Fasth has improved his impressive start to his career to 8-0-0, winning 8 straight games. The record for longest undefeated streak by a goaltender from the start of his career is Patrick Lalime’s 16 wins in 1996-97. The record ... Read More »
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Wraparound. There have been unexpected trades, surprising bottomfeeders, overachievers, and there’s still a team without a regulation loss! Last Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks faced off in an offensively charged matchup. The Hawks’ schedule included a 6 game road trip (8 in 9 games), of which they ... Read More »
Welcome to the Weekly Wraparound, a recapping segment each Sunday talking about the week’s stories and happenings around the league. The first week of the season contained a lot of excitement and action. Everyone from rookies to the oldest of veterans has had success so far. There have been second chances and surprising starts. Let’s jump right into this week’s ... Read More »
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