The Washington Capitals are fortunate to have had two spectacular goalies in their history. Olaf Kolzig was selected by general manager David Poile with the 19th overall pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft and Braden Holtby was chosen by GM George McPhee with the 93rd overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Both
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Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Jim Matheson: Would have to assume that the Vegas Golden Knights have called the San Jose Sharks about goaltender James Reimer. James Nichols: The Golden Knights were interested in New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov back at the trade deadline. Vegas doesn’t appear
The Capitals could have a goaltender on the trade block The Fourth Period: Samatha Pell indicated on SiriusXM The Hot Stove that changes could be coming in net for the Washington Capitals next season. One of their pending RFA goaltenders Ilya Samsonov or Vitek Vanecek could be moved this offseason. “I could definitely see one
If Mike Smith retires, what would the Edmonton Oilers do in net? Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic: 40-year-old Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith has another year let on his contract and played through multiple injuries all season. “Playing through injuries for the majority of the season is not easy,” Smith said. “I don’t know where
Keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars. Projected 2022-23 cap space: $17,957,499 2022 draft picks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Pending RFA forward Jason Robertson is going to need a new deal. How much is his
The Sabres may need to add a stop-gap goalie this offseason Lance Lysowski of the Buffalo News: Looking ahead, goaltending is a little bit of an uncertainty for the Buffalo Sabres after this season. They have four pending UFA goalies in Craig Anderson, Dustin Tokarski, Aaron Dell and Malcolm Subban. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the
Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has one of the best save percentages in the NHL so far this season. He’s their No. 1 now and it could lead to some decisions to make with Semyon Varlamov this offseason. Indications are that they may want to keep him next season
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, with the news that Anton Khudobin will undergo surgery, the Dallas Stars goaltender is out for six months. What does that mean for Braden Holtby? Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens are holding defenseman Ben Chiarot out of the lineup. Is there a trade in the works? The Toronto Maple Leafs are
Semyon Varlamov, Scott Mayfield and other Islanders’ assets Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: The dilemma for Lou Lamoriello is quite real. He has some definite assets that can gain a nice return on this NHL Trade Deadline market. Does Lamoriello make some moves to maximize and retool? Both Semyon Varlamov and Scott Mayfield have a
The Dallas Stars skated on Tuesday [Feb. 8] for the first time since losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Calgary Flames on Feb. 1. They are currently preparing for their first game after the NHL All-Star break against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Stars Looking To Get Their Legs Back The top priority on
Jake Oettinger had a terrific start to his career with the Dallas Stars. After being pushed into action early in the 2020 playoffs and 2020-21 season, the veteran goalie depth above forced him to begin this season in the American Hockey League. As he has throughout his hockey career, he took it in stride, played
It’s officially our seventh edition of Coyotes Corner, and this week we discuss how the Arizona Coyotes cooled off after a hot stretch of play that included a point in four straight games. This past week the team welcomed the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers for a two-game home stand. The most pleasant surprises for the team
It’s the seventh edition of the Weekly Lost & Found, and today’s journey takes us mostly through the Central Division. Though we like to spread out our reports, sometimes hot and cold trends all fall in a similar spot. Inconsistency was a problem for those lost, while goaltending has been a highlight for those found.
Braden Holtby was among the elite NHL goaltenders just a few years ago. However, after winning the Vezina Trophy in 2017 and capturing the Stanley Cup a year later, he seemed to lose his way. Following a very poor season with the Washington Capitals in 2019, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks. Unfortunately for Holtby,
The preseason can be a weird hodge podge of successes and failures for any team in the NHL, and it has been just that for the Dallas Stars. The team is now 2-1-2 in the preseason after its most recent 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, and it is still figuring out many of
In the second part of our series on burning questions facing the Dallas Stars, we discuss the new faces in the room. Dallas was among the most active teams in free agency this summer, making a splash on Day 1 that not many expected. After adding veteran defenseman Ryan Suter, general manager Jim Nill continued
The Vancouver Canucks returned to action last Sunday, picking up a big 3-2 overtime win over the North Division leaders, the Toronto Maple Leafs. They continued their return with three more games last week. They took on the Maple Leafs once again and then faced played the Ottawa Senators two more times. On Tuesday night,
The Washington Capitals came out of the gate strong, then hit a speed bump, and then got back on the wave they were riding at the start of the season and are now sitting in second place in the Mass Mutual East Division as of this writing. The team in first place? The New York
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