Dominik Hasek

Dominik Hasek

Boston Bruins Goalie Tim Thomas: The Modern Dominik Hasek

Posted 12/04/2010 - 15:04 by HockeyPolls

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, a 37-year-old goaltender who started his NHL career at age 31, has put up dominating numbers this season and is turning heads.

With a 13-2-1 record to compliment a .956 save percentage, 1.44 goals against average and 5 shutouts, Thomas has easily been the most impressive goalie in the NHL this season.

Dropping Like Flies: The Top Dark Horses in NHL Draft History

Obtaining high draft picks is almost a surefire way of drafting high-end talent. However, sometimes consistent drafting throughout every round could do the job as well. Quite a few of the NHL's best players have been drafted outside of the top rounds. A few have been superstars while the others had and are having solid NHL careers.

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Mike Modano To Detroit Red Wings Will Work, If Given the Chance

Ken Holland comes from a world where the TV announcers say, “He’d probably like to have that one back.”

He comes from a world where, when you make a mistake, they turn a red light on and 15,000 zealots with leather lungs might try to boo you out of the building.

It’s a world where you’re assailed with dozens of vulcanized rubber discs every night as the last line of defense. And when Holland played goalie for the Red Wings, he was often the only line of defense.

Ericsson Gets Injury Bug; Winged Wheels Fall On Home Ice Against Oilers

As a Red Wings fan and a writer, I am having some difficulty understanding why this Wings squad constantly "forgets" to show up to games that seem to be easy victories. Yes, yes I am aware that no games are easy in the new NHL. Nevertheless, one would assume that teams should not "s*!t the bed" against the lowly Edmonton Oilers.

Some fans will blame the injuries, the losses to free agency, or the team getting old. But this just should not be the case. There are other things to blame as well. Most of these things are easily identifiable, but slightly harder to fix.

Dominik Hasek Unretires Again to Play for Czechs in 2010 Winter Olympics

Posted 04/21/2009 - 17:53 by HockeyPolls

The great goaltender Dominik Hasek, now 44, is coming out of retirement, but he won't be returning to the NHL. He's going to play for a Czech league.

Hasek had the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in mind when he said on Tuesday he was coming out of retirement, according to Reuters.

He'll be playing in the top Czech league, according to AP. He originally played for this team and won two championships with them in 1987 and 1989.

Since Martin Brodeur Made the Win Record Fall, Who's Now the Greatest of All?

Well since today is the day after Martin Brodeur stepped into goal tending immortality I am sure there will be a ton of articles about Marty’s greatness.

 

Since I am sure there plenty of love to go around for Brodeur, let’s talk about the greatest goal tender ever.

 

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