With Jonas Hiller throwing up a brick wall last night against the Edmonton Oilers it got me musing about just how good the so-called backup goalies in the NHL are these days. Hiller was spectacular last night, stopping 51 of 53 shots, and his GAA and save percentage...
Well, with the exception of a nasty leg injury to Teemu Selanne last night’s NHL action was pretty tame. In fact, there was only one fight in the NHL last night. I guess NHL hockey players, with the exception of Chris Neil and Jay Leach, are in the festive...
Has there been a sudden leap in skate sharpening technology in the past few years? Over the last couple of seasons skate blade related injuries seem to be on the rise. We saw the horrible injury to Richard Zednik when a skate blade cut his throat, Kevin Bieksa had...
Only 5 games in the NHL last night, but there were some great performances that merit inclusion in our NHL 3 stars list. Here are the players that were dominant in last night’s action: 3rd Star – Ryan Getzlaf – Ryan Getzlaf got off to a slow start...