New York Rangers: Offseason 2010
NHLHS New York Rangers Correspondent Jason Arbeitman discusses the New York Rangers off-season to date.
After falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in a shootout on the final day of the regular season the Rangers missed the playoffs by a single point for the first time since the 2003-04 season. As expected with the Rangers cap woes it has been a relatively quiet offseason for the Blueshirts.
Categories: NHLHS Features, New York Rangers Tags: Aaron Voros, Alexander Frolov, blueshirts, Brandon Prust, Dan Girardi, Derek Boogaard, Derek Stepan, Erik Christensen, Glen Sather, Ilya Kovalchuk, Marc Staal, Martin Biron, Mats Zuccarello-Aasen, New York Rangers, Rangers, Ryan Hillier, Ryan McDonagh, Steve Eminger, Vinny Prospal, Wade Redden
Clean Bill of Health?
NHLHS New York Islanders Correspondent discusses the situation surrounding Rick DiPietro and this upcoming season regarding his health and the Islanders.
A fabricated car accident report can go a long way to finding out information.
For the fans of the New York Islanders know this, Rick DiPietro is prepared to give Dwayne Roloson a run for the number one job on Long Island.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, New York Islanders Tags: Garth Snow, Martin Biron, Nathan Lawson, New York Islanders, Rick DiPietro
Flyers’ Eternal Search Continues, Holmgren Looks for Goaltender
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle takes a look at Flyers GM Paul Holmgren’s new (and old) mission, to find a franchise goaltender.
For the Philadelphia Flyers it is a seemingly never-ending search, a generational attempt to find that one franchise netminder with which to call their own.
Through the years, we have seen the likes of Tommy Soderstrom, Dominic Roussel, Garth Snow, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Maxime Ouellet, Brian Boucher (in his first stint with the club), Roman Cechmanek, Antero Niittymaki, and Robert Esche anointed as the heir to the throne.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Atlantic, Eastern Conference, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers Tags: Alex Auld, Andrew Raycroft, Antero Niittymaki, bob clarke, Brian Boucher, Carey Price, Chris Mason, Dan Ellis, Dan Hamhuis, Dean Lombardi, dominic roussel, Eric Lindros, Evgeni Nabokov, Garth Snow, Jaroslav Halak, Jeff Carter, jena-marc pelletier, Johan Backlund, Johan Hedberg, John Vanbiesbrouck, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Jose Theodore, Josh Harding, Manny Legace, Martin Biron, Marty Turco, maxime ouellet, Michael Leighton, Miikka Kiprusoff, mike liut, Mike Smith, NHL, Niklas Backstrom, Patrick Lalime, Paul Holmgren, Pekka Rinne, Peter Budaj, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, Robert Esche, roman cechmanek, Ron Hextall, Sean Burke, tommy soderstrom, Vesa Toskala
The Man Behind the Mask: Pelle Lindbergh
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
On the eve of the birthday of a late, great Flyers legend, the Philadelphia Flyers continued their history making run by advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
For years, there has been talk about “ghosts” in Philadelphia. The ghost of one man has yet to be set free. Today he would of continued the celebration with his peers from a glorious event which took place just twelve hours ago. Oh yea, and his own birthday celebration.
This is the story of Pelle Lindbergh.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: Allan Bester, bernie parent, Felix Potvin, ghost, Goalie, Goaltender, history, Martin Biron, Mask, Michael Leighton, Mike Palmateer, netminder, Patrick Roy, Pelle Lindbergh, Per-Eric Göran Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers, Robert Esche, Ron Hextall, Toronto Maple Leafs, Wendel Clark
The Man Behind the Mask: Ryan Miller
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
For the Buffalo Sabres and Ryan Miller, things are constantly looking up.
If last season was any indication as to how vital Miller is to the line up and on-ice performance of the Buffalo Sabres, just look at this season and where the Sabres currently are.
As the number three seed heading into the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, there truly isn’t anyone else on this Sabres roster to thank, outside of rookie standout Tyler Myers, other than Miller.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Buffalo Sabres, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Northeast, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: AHL, Buffalo Sabres, Dominik Hasek, Grant Fuhr, Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Biron, Olympics, Rochester Americans, Ryan Miller, Silver Medal, Team USA, Tyler Myers, Vezina
Ushering in a New Generation: New York Islanders
In our newest feature, Ushering in a New Generation, our talented writer Katlyn Gambill takes a deeper look into team success based on a player’s age. Today, she looks at the New York Islanders, who are for the tenth oldest team in the league.
The New York Islanders come in as the tenth oldest NHL team, with a team average of 27.88 years and currently sit in the twelfth spot in the Eastern Conference. The problems that hindered their playoff push, unfortunately, occurred in every possible nook and cranny.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Ushering in a New Generation Tags: Brendan Witt, Doug Weight, Dwayne Roloson, John Tavares, Josh Bailey, Kyle Okposo, Mark Streit, Martin Biron, Matt Moulson, New York Islanders, Richard Park, Rick DiPietro
Thursday Morning Papers (Eastern Conference)
(hat tip to the boys at IllegalCurve. Thanks to their amazing class and their blessing to take over this feature here at NHL Hot Stove. We hope you enjoy the latest daily series.)
Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Ales Kotalik, Alexander Ovechkin, Andy Greene, Brandon Sutter, Brian Boucher, Craig Rivet, Dwayne Roloson, Erik Christensen, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jerome Samson, Jiri Tlusty, Marc-Anre Fleury, Martin Biron, Martin St.Louis, Rick DiPietro, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Kaberle, Zach Boychuk
The Waiting Game Begins for Biron
For Martin Biron, a season of disarray is now put on hold until he can find a new team to play for. Scott Gordon, as was mentioned in the NY Post, knows that this situation with Rick DiPietro will be a lengthy one. However, he must get time between the pipes in order to get back into game form. Dwayne Roloson and Rick DiPietro will split time over the course of the next few weeks.
What does this mean for Biron?
Categories: Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, New York Islanders Tags: Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Martin Biron, New York Islanders, Rick DiPietro, San Jose Sharks
Tuesday Morning NHL Papers (Eastern Conference)
(hat tip to the boys of Illegal Curve. Thanks to their amazing class and their blessing to take over this feature here at NHL Hot Stove. We hope you enjoy the latest daily series.)
Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Brian Burke, Dwayne Roloson, Erik Christensen, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jiri Tlusty, Lindy Ruff, Marian Gaborik, Martin Biron, Michael Frolik, Nathan Horton, Rick DiPietro, Saku Koivu, Simon Gagne, Stephen Weiss, Steve Downie, Tom Poti, Vaclav Prospal
Restoring the Rosters: Buffalo Sabres
I previously skipped over the Sabres, so here they are.
Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.
- Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
- I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).
Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goaltending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.
The Sabres rely heavily on their drafting and development of young players in order to keep their payroll down. Due to their restrictions monetarily, the team has succeeded in producing a vast amount of NHL regulars as well as some well regarded players. Overall, there really is no weaknesses to their lineup from the net on out. A mostly young core, this team greatly resembles the team currently constructed but with more depth and much improved blueline.
The lineup for the Buffalo Sabres is as follows.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Restoring the Rosters Tags: Ales Kotalik, Andrej Sekera, Andrew Peters, Brad May, Brian Campbell, Buffalo Sabres, Chris Butler, Clarke MacArthur, Cory Sarich, Daniel Paille, Dennis Wideman, Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Henrik Tallinder, Jan Hejda, Jason Pominville, Jay McKee, Joe Thornton, Jonas Enroth, Keith Ballard, Mark Mancari, Martin Biron, Maxim Afinogenov, Mike Zigomanis, Nathan Gerbe, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Paul Gaustad, Ryan Miller, Steve Bernier, Steve Reinprecht, Thomas Vanek, Tim Kennedy, Tyler Ennis, Tyler Myers, Wayne Primeau
