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THN ranks the goalies
This week's edition of The Hockey News offers a ranking of the Top 30 netminders in the NHL, an order meted out by seven former pro goaltenders:Martin BrodeurRoberto LuongoMiikka KiprusoffJ-S GiguereD...
Who's in goal?Crease situations come into focus across NHL
Goaltending's a funny position in the NHL, as every year, it's a bit of a revolving door. Unknowns heading into last season like Niklas Backstrom and Johan Holmqvist became starters with playoff teams...
The buyout brigade
The list of NHLers who have been or are expected to be bought out (or released) is rising by the day: Darcy Tucker, Kyle Wellwood and Andrew Raycroft from Toronto; Ray Emery from Ottawa; Jeff Hamilton...
Picking on pads
The big changes are expected next year when the league is expected to go to proportionate sizing for the first time, meaning equipment will be based on goalie's size and weight.It will have a signific...
Edmonton's crowded crease
The Oilers, of course, will open the season with three goaltenders: Garon, Dwayne Roloson and Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers.Roloson and Garon are both in the final year of their contracts, while Jeff Drouin...
2007-08 Vezina voting
The only real controversy from last night's awards? New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur winning the Vezina over Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks, whose supporters feel like their man has ...
Are tandems on the rise?
Cycle Like The Sedins has had a good couple of posts recently on goalie tandems in the league. James likens the trend to what he's seen in football with running backs sharing the load: The 2008-0...
Goaltenders: Who's up and who's down?
Following up on the post on the most improved forwards this season, here's a look at which goaltending have improved their save percentages the most through the first one-third of the season: ...
THN's Greatest Masks issue
Just wanted to get up a quick note about The Hockey News' latest special issue, which is a great read on the Greatest Masks of All Time. It's 170 pages, with stories on tons of old masks and the evo...
Has the West become Canada's goalie factory?
I caught a period or so of Thursday night's matchup between the Canadiens and Wild, a game that received a decent amount of attention because (a) it was against two of the top teams ...
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