In 2009, Marc-Andre Fleury was on top of the world. Fleury was finally a Stanley Cup champion, having backstopped the Pittsburgh Penguins to their 1st Stanley Cup championship since 1992. At this point in his career, he owned a 111-85-26 record with a 2.87 GAA, .906 SV%, and 15 shutouts in the regular season. While those numbers may not seem ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the NHL’s model franchises for the past couple of decades. Thanks to their late season surge, they made the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season. In that time, they’ve won 6 President’s Trophies (next best is 2), 14 division titles, 4 Stanley Cups, and an astonishing 1,010 games during that time. They ... Read More »
The regular season is now over and it’s time for the greatest sporting spectacle in the world – the NHL playoffs. For 2 months, players will leave it all on the ice, the blood, the sweat, and the tears. It’s the greatest thing in the world. And it’s here now. Can you tell I’m excited? Today, we’ve got an interesting ... Read More »
We’re down to our last player in the Living Legends segment. We’ve looked at some phenomenal players so far, ranging from great goal scorers (Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos), to great playmakers (Sidney Crosby, Pavel Datsyuk), to players of great size and strength (Jaromir Jagr, Jarome Iginla). The last player on our list combines all three of those attributes. That’s why ... Read More »
Only two more legends remain on our list! The legend we are looking at today is one of the most exciting and prolific players of the past decade. He’s big, strong, fast, and has one of the best shots in NHL history. Meet Washington Capitals forward, Alexander “the Great” Ovechkin. Ovechkin is one of the most publicized hockey players we ... Read More »
We’re nearing the end of our list of living legends, but that doesn’t mean these players are diminishing in skill at all. No, today, we actually will look at one of the most accomplished players in NHL history. He has blazing speed, a lethal wristshot, and is one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of our sport. Meet ... Read More »
Today we’re going to take a look at the only goaltender on our list of current Living Legends. He’s right up there with the greatest goaltenders of all time and he owns a majority of the goaltending records. Even at the age of 40 he’s still at the top of his game. Let’s take a look at the skills of ... Read More »
Many of you probably haven’t seen much of Henrik Zetterberg. He’s not flashy, doesn’t have incredible highlights, and doesn’t talk much about himself. He’s just one of those guys that night in and night out does his job. However, in the past season, Zetterberg’s name has come up a little more around the water cooler as NHL legend Wayne Gretzky ... Read More »
When I first released the list of players for the Living Legends segment, I received many comments saying that this player should not be included because of his age. I debated that point, but after watching him for half a season, there was no way I could leave him off of this list. In his short time in the NHL ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue our Living Legends segment with a player that is loved by few, hated by many, but a player that all can agree is incredibly talented. Today we look at the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby. Since the age of 7, Crosby has been garnering significant media attention. Entering the NHL draft in 2005, you heard comparisons to Wayne ... Read More »
Two weeks in now and we’ve already looked at the dazzling Pavel Datsyuk and the magnificent Jarome Iginla. Our next Living Legend is a man that’s been in the NHL since 1990 and is still putting up solid numbers. Today, we’re going to look at the illustrious career of Jaromir Jagr. It’s pretty safe to say you’re a living legend when ... Read More »
Last week we started our new segment highlighting the careers of some of our current “living legends”. These are active players that either have made a name for themselves or are in the process of making a name for themselves and are likely to end up in the Hall of Fame. Last week we started the segment with the magical ... Read More »
We’re pretty early in the season, but what we’re seeing from Marty is something that we’ve rarely, if ever, seen before. At 40 years and 8 months of age, Martin Brodeur is 3-0-1 with a 1.69 GAA and a .932 SV%. Really? Really Marty? Both of those numbers would be career highs by wide margins. Yes I know it’s early. ... Read More »
A tentative agreement to end the 2012-2013 NHL lockout was reached on January 6th. It was ratified, signed, and completed on January 12th, allowing NHL training camps to open back up. Games started January 19th as the NHL attempts to pack 48 games in 99 days, affording almost no time for practices. For the veterans, it will probably take them ... Read More »
We’re back today with the top 5 goaltenders in the Central Division. We’ve already looked at the top 5 defensemen and the top 5 forwards, and today we’ll look at the last line of defense. The Central Division is a unique one as we actually have a team that has two legitimate starting goaltenders, so we might see one team ... Read More »
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