TML Fan Fury (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The season has reached its quarter mark and the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to struggle. The Leafs sit in the basement of the NHL with just 4 wins and are on pace to get under 20 wins this season if there futile performances continue. The man question that has been going around Leafland th e past few years is the teams goaltending situation. Vesa Toskala, Curtis Joseph, Justin Pogge, Andrew Raycroft,...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by Darryl Dyck - AP Browse more photos » We're into Year 4 in the Hockey Bloggers Invitational fantasy pool that I run, and we've introduced a new wrinkle this season: keepers. And I think it might be my undoing. I finished fourth last season after limping to the finish line ( Martin Gerber was one of the pillars of that team), and really didn't have anyone I was jazzed on...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Francois Beauchemin , Tyler Bozak , Garnet Exelby , Jonas Gustavsson , Christian Hanson , Phil Kessel , Mike Komisarek , Colton Orr , Wayne Primeau , Rickard Wallin Who's out: Boyd Devereaux , Martin Gerber , Ryan Hollweg , Curtis Joseph , Olaf Kolzig , Pavel Kubina , Brad May , Jaime Sifers , Anton Stralman Outlook:...
Steve Warne's TGOR Nation Blog (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
In 2007, the Senators won their first Eastern Conference title and appeared in their first Stanley Cup. They then immediately set out to repair the unbroken. The Sens got rid of their GM and their uniforms. I mean, why not? You certainly wouldn’t want a repeat of THAT season. And repeat they would not. In fact, they haven’t won a single playoff game since. The Hockey News doesn’t...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
from Chris Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun, There are still about 40 “name” unrestricted free agents out there who are looking for work. At the top of the list is F Alex Tanguay, though it has been rumoured for a while that he is on his way to the Panthers with a couple of other teams (the Islanders and Predators) rumoured to be in the mix. Some of the players are close to the end of their...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP Browse more photos » Those that have been paying close attention to free agency this summer have noted the NHL goalie carousel that has become Atlant Mytischi, the KHL team that Martin Gerber signed with yesterday and which Antero Niittymaki was rumoured to be heading to two weeks ago. Gerber will be taking over former teammate Ray Emery 's role in Atlant,...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Penguins -Meet Brent Johnson ( above ). -" It's going to take some getting used to ." - Johnson on jumping from the Capitals to the Penguins. -Will Luca Caputi or Dustin Jeffrey get a shot on the Penguins' second line with Maxime Talbot down ? -Jordan Staal ( right ) did his thing with the Stanley Cup in Thunder Bay, Ont . -If you'll be at Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre Sept. 17 annddddd...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
More photos » by H. Rumph, Jr. - AP Browse more photos » According to Russian publication Sovetsky Sport , netminder Martin Gerber has taken former teammate Ray Emery 's old KHL job with Atlant Mytishchi on a one-year contract. You know, I think Gerber got a bit of a bum rap last season in Ottawa when he was waived and then demoted to the minors, something that came as a result more of...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Brent Johnson to a one-year contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Johnson, 32, played 21 games with the Washington Capitals , finishing with a record of 12-6-2 during the 2008-09 season. The veteran goaltender recorded a .908 save percentage along with a 2.81 goals-against average....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
from Brian Costello of The Hockey News, Did Martin Biron price himself out of a job in the NHL? Looks like it. Eleven days into the free agent season and virtually every team has filled their starter and backup jobs for 2009-10. So Biron may have to look for a job in Europe or the Kontinental League. Same with the other NHL proven UFA goalies Manny Fernandez, Manny Legace, Martin Gerber, Brent Johnson,...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Browse more photos » The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent goaltender Antero Niittymaki today, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. "We fully recognized the need to add an experienced back-up goaltender this summer and today we feel we’ve accomplished that goal," Lawton said. "Not only is Antero...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
No, they didn't get the Sedins, and Mike Cammalleri is a Hab. But Brian Burke is well on his way to putting together his collection of goons, brawlers and about three or four skill players that worked so well in Anaheim -- while completely pissing off his division rivals along the way. Gotta love it. But when is the team going to upgrade at forward? And when we find out the fates for Curtis Joseph,...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
More photos » by Jeff McIntosh - AP Mike Cammalleri turns his back on the Flames for the last time. Will he walk all of the way to Toronto? Browse more photos » Someday I'll have to shake the hand of the guy that decided that it made sense to schedule the draft three days before the start of free agency. It's not like this day is so important that it's a national holiday in Canada. As a...
ObsessedWithSports.com (Free subscription) | 05/15/2009
It was 2006, after losing the first two games of the conference quarterfinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, the ‘Canes benched goalkeeper Martin Gerber in favor of rookie Cam Ward. Ward went onto compile a 15-8 record on the way to the Stanley Cup. Fast forward three years later and Ward is at it again. He [...]
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 04/12/2009
TORONTO -- Martin Gerber made 37 saves against his former team and helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night in the final game of the season for both clubs.
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