Posts Tagged Tuukka Rask
Cooke’s hit a ’shoulder to the head’ according to Colin Campbell … GMs talking Headshots in Florida … Injury Updates
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 9th, 2010
- Some Canadian-based GMs think Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier jacked up the price of rentals when he gave up a 2nd round pick for Dominic Moore. I’d have to agree with them, I don’t know what Gauthier was thinking.
- Other teams may not be pleased with Darryl Sutter giving Matt Stajan 4 years and $14 million. I agree with this as well, I was (and am still) shaking my head over this one. $3.5 million for a 3rd line center? But I guess for now he’s the #1 center in Calgary.
- Dan Hamhuis wasn’t dealt at the deadline as nobody wanted to give up a 1st rounder for the UFA.
- Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli may not have wanted to give up a high draft pick or top prospect to acquire a scorer at the deadline, as he may not think they are legitamate contenders.
- 2 teams (at least one) would have taken Cristobal Huet from the Blackhawks for a 1st rounder and an established player.
- Some GMs believe now that the Canucks will hold on to Cody Hodgson.
- Brian Burke has said it’s more likely that Tomas Kaberle is signed to an extension, rather than being traded.
- Raffi Torres may want to return home to Toronto next year, but will Burke want him?
- One of the reason’s Alexei Ponikarovsky was traded was that he asked for a 4 year contract extension.
Around the Boards: Bruins looking for scoring? Sather getting Fired? No trades coming for Flyers and Sens.
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on December 17th, 2009
- Joe Haggerty of CSNNE.com: The Boston Bruins have missing a scoring winger since Phil Kessel was traded in the off-season. Haggerty mentions several wingers they could target: Ilya Kovalchuk, Ray Whitney, Alex Tanguay, Bobby Ryan, Paul Kariya, and Alex Frolov.
- John Buccigross of the ESPN: If Ilya Kovalchuk becomes available, Bucci thinks the Bruins have the pieces to pull it off, Blake Wheeler, Tuukka Rask, and the 1st Round Pick from Toronto.
- Craig Carton on WFAN via HendricksHockey: Rangers GM Glen Sather could be fired soon. None this is something that probably should have happened years ago. I’ve never understood how he’s kept his job, he’s made so many questionable moves, for so many years.
- Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Flyers GM Paul Holgren doesn’t see the Flyers making any moves before Saturday Christmas roster freeze. Both he, and Laviolette think they have the players to make it through their funk. They are getting some good news on the injury front as Blair Betts could return tonight, and Simon Gagne could be back on Saturday.
- Nancy Marrapese-Burrell of the Boston Globe: The Bruins have lost defenceman Mark Stuart for 4-6 weeks with a broken sternum. Dennis Wideman and Derek Morris missed yesterday’s practice.
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It doesn’t look like the Ottawa Senators will be making any trades to bring in a replacement for injured center Jason Spezza. The Sens are $1.5 million below the cap, and GM Bryan Murray said no trade would be made unless the other team took on salary.
- Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Alex Frolov good play of late may have removed his name from trade rumors, but if he is available, the Montreal Canadiens might be interested.
Around the Boards: Ales Hemsky tradeable and hurt? Changes for the Blues? Leaf draft pick talk.
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 26th, 2009
- Q&A from Edmonton Oilers: Ales Hemsky is under contract until 2011-12 at a resonable cap number of $4.1. No name was given as to who answered the fans questions, but whoever they are thinks Hemsky is not an untouchable, and 15 teams would easily pay a good price for him.
- Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun: In keeping with the Ales Hemsky, he left last night’s game after taking a hit from Michal Handzus. He’ll be re-evaluated today. Coach Quinn said after the game “That second one, he was sent full-force into the boards. That was a hard hit and he got hurt. It doesn’t look real positive right now.”
- Dan O’Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: O’Neill doesn’t come out and say it, but hints that coach Andy Murray’s days could be numbered, even after finishing 2nd in Jack Adams voting last season.
- Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun: Burke is getting tired off all this draft pick talk, both acquiring high picks to make up for the traded picks, and the fact that the picks they gave away could be top 5.
But you can talk all you want about Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin — the consensus top two picks for next spring’s entry draft — Burke did as well before he pulled the trigger to land Phil Kessel.
“We discussed it internally,” Burke said yesterday. “We said: ‘what if the pick turns out to be Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin?’ and I was fine with that.
“We certainly didn’t expect and don’t expect it will be a No. 1 pick, but we knew going into it that it could be a possibility. But we also knew it would be the 15th overall pick. That’s the risk you take.”
Trade talks have slowed down, mainly just ‘tire-kicking’, and said his hands are tied because of the salary cap.
- Stephen Harris of the Boston Hearld: Tim Thomas is close to returning to the Bruins lineup. Backup Tuukka Rask has gone 7-2-1 this season.
Cujo done but so is Pogge
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on June 9th, 2009
According to Steve Buffery of sunmedia, “Even if The Monster decides to haunt some other NHL locale next season, the Maple Leafs definitely will not bring back veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph. ”Great service as a Leaf,” Burke said yesterday of Joseph. “But we are moving on”…
It’s not really a big surprise that Cujo is moving on (likely to retirement…) with the Leafs in rebuilding mode again this season but what is surprising is the the fact that they won’t be retaining restricted goaltender Justin Pogge.
June 24, 2006 The Toronto Maple Leafs traded for Andrew Raycroft of The Boston Bruins giving up highly touted prospect Tuukka Rask. At the time they had 2 young goaltenders and they chose Justin Pogge as the future of the franchise.
The problem is Raycroft was brutal most nights and was bought out of his contract last season. As for Pogge, he struggled but I believe Toronto should have brought him up more often last season to try and get him playing at a time when most of the fans and media expected them to lose and the pressure was low. Hey, they might even have a top 5 pick or a shot at Tavares…
The point is you either have to win big or lose big in the NHL. If you let the kid play maybe he finds his confidence and you have a young goaltender to build around. If not, at least you finish low enough to secure a top pick in the up-coming draft where you could draft another young goaltender to potentially build around.
Nobody is suggesting you lose on purpose but I am suggesting to stop playing it safe. Play the young players and let them grow. They might lose most nights but they’re losing most nights now and have been for years but unfortunately there’s always 5-7 teams losing more and getting the top picks. As in life, mediocrity breeds mediocrity…
Rask has already played some decent games for The Bruins and it will be interesting to see just how bad the goaltending decision made 3 years ago (made by none other than JFJ himself) will haunt The Leafs.
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