An apprenticeship in the American Hockey League is a near-must for top NHL goalie prospects. One week after looking at five prospects from Eastern Conference teams’ AHL affiliates, we head to the Western Conference: Kaapo Kahkonen, Iowa (Minnesota Wild) A season after pairing with Andrew Hammond in Iowa, the 23-year-old has become the veteran in
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What makes for a great NHL backup? Judging by this list of the best ones in the game today, it could really be either youth or experience. There’s really no rhyme or reason to the job, although it’s safe to say that if you’ve got a Vezina Trophy win notched on your belt, like the
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl scored and extended his point streak to four games on his 26th birthday, Evander Kane added his team-leading 11th goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Tomas Hertl of the San Jose Sharks (Photo by Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty
If there’s a magic elixir with that has made the New York Islanders so good since Lou Lamoriello took over, it’s quality goaltending and salary cap balance. There’s more to it of course. Lamoriello, the Islanders’ president and general manager, hired a great coach in Barry Trotz and inherited a roster that had good young
Tomas Hertl scored and extended his point streak to four games on his 26th birthday, Evander Kane added his team-leading 11th goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Brent Burns, Patrick Marleau, Barclay Goodrow and Timo Meier scored as San Jose matched its season-high goal
Oilers can hope Puljujarvi’s trade value increases by remaining in Finland David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: So Jesse Puljujarvi has said he’s going to spend the rest of the season in Finland. This is a good idea coming off surgery and needing to regain his confidence. It could also be a decision by him
11:13 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Left winger Ilya Kovalchuk was a healthy scratch for the Los Angeles Kings against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night, and general manager Rob Blake refused to say how long the veteran will be out of the lineup. Sportsnet Canada reported the team has informed Kovalchuk
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The post-win ritual always began with a quick exchange of text messages between pranksters. Matthew Ford, the veteran captain of the Grand Rapids Griffins, would smirk to himself in the visitors’ dressing room as a question beamed from his iPhone. “Who should we pick on?” video coach Bill LeRoy would text
By The Canadian Press November 11th, 2019 NEW YORK — Ottawa goaltender Anders Nilsson, Toronto centre Auston Matthews and Colorado defenceman Cale Makar are the NHL three stars of the week. Nilsson stopped 96 of the 101 shots he faced, compiling a 3-0-0 record, 1.64 goals-against average and .950 save percentage for the Senators. Ottawa
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there are developments coming out of Finland where Jesse Puljujarvi has made a decision on his future, there are questions about who should get the start in Edmonton’s net and speculation about where to slot defenseman Adam Larsson when he returns from injury. And, the Oilers are
If only Don Cherry had listened to the oft-repeated admonition of those who hate it when sports analysts stray from the game in front of them. “Stick to sports” is what they say, and if Cherry had done just that he may still have his Coach’s Corner pulpit on “Hockey Night in Canada,” which he’d
Forget skiing, snowboarding or even playing shinny on frozen ponds in the nearby Rocky Mountains. In recent weeks, Calgarians have been occupied by another recreational pursuit: playing amateur sports psychologist for the confounding Calgary Flames. On paper, this group is pretty much the same team that finished first in the Western Conference last season (forward
It didn’t take long for the Detroit Red Wings’ promising start to this season to derail. After winning three of their first four games, the Wings managed just three more victories over their next 15 contests. As of Nov. 10, the Wings were struggling at both ends of the rink. They’re dead-last in goals-for per
7:00 AM ET SAN JOSE — Matching the energy of an ethereal talent isn’t something every player can do. That is why playing on Connor McDavid‘s wing is a daunting task. “It’s the time and space you have to give him, to get him the puck in full flight. I think that’s maybe what some
by Nick Hart | AHL On The Beat When Jon Lizotte first stepped onto the ice for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, no one knew quite what to expect from the rookie who put up rather unassuming numbers in college. However, just a few shifts into his pro career, his talents were on full display. Crashing hits, booming
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WASHINGTON — Conor Garland scored the shootout winner minutes after an apparent Capitals overtime goal was waved off by video review, and the Arizona Coyotes responded from blowing a big lead to beat Washington 4-3 Monday night. The NHL-leading Capitals’ winning streak was snapped at six. The Coyotes ended their own three-game skid. Arizona blew
Don Cherry shouldn’t have been on TV, not at the end, not at 85. But he was a Canadian institution, the most famous man in hockey not named Wayne Gretzky, the loudest voice in the country. And nobody, for a long time, had been able to tell him no. People tried over the years and