Rivals clash in Boston while Kings aim for crown
E.J. Hradek...have allowed 18 goals in their past four games. After an uninspiring performance in net from Carey Price in a 5-4 loss to the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday, Jaroslav Halak might be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Hot Kings meet hobbled Wings, who wins?
E.J. Hradek...after going 2-3 on a five-game road trip. The locals are hoping the good Carey Price shows up in the Montreal crease tonight. I'm going to take the rested Canadiens to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Rangers hot, Leafs not in early season
E.J. HradekAt the outset of this venture into the blogosphere, I promised to include your voice in the daily doings. In the future, I'm going to try to get into ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009
In 2009-10 debut, Price is right
E.J. Hradek...night? Well, the biggest lesson was one of the oldest: You need good goaltending. Montreal's Carey Price, Colorado's Craig Anderson and Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff were terrific in their 2009-10 debuts...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Curtain rises on '09-10 NHL season
E.J. Hradek...looking for (very) early returns from their dramatically different roster. Despite all the changes, young goalie Carey Price will still be the key piece of the puzzle in Montreal. You know new coach Jacques...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009
Inside the Projections: Intangibles
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineE.J. Hradek explains which teams have the hard-to-measure traits that will give them that needed edge during the 2009-10 season, explaining the ratings in the "intangibles" category from the upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL preview.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2009
Five Things: Change is coming in Montreal
E.J. Hradek...defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who was dealing with his own injury issues. In goal, second-year stopper Carey Price was inconsistent throughout the series. Personally, I would've taken my chances with Jaroslav Halak in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009Ranking this season's playoff goalies
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineWhich goalies give confidence and which make you cringe? E.J. Hradek ranks this season's playoff netminders.
Story | Conversation | April 17, 2009Five Things We Learned: No more doubts for Osgood and Hiller
E.J. Hradek...lead. Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara made the difference, firing a power-play rocket past Habs goalie Carey Price at the 11:15 mark of the third period. Boston coach Claude Julien has to be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009Hradek: A look at past trade-deadline deals
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineAs this year's trade deadline approaches, E.J. Hradek revisits last year's deals to see how those moves panned out for teams.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009
Five key rookies face serious obstacles
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineEvery rookie's season is filled with uncertainty. (How will I do? Am I good enough?) But there's one thing all of them can count on: As Old Man Winter...
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009
Mason, Blue Jackets aim for playoffs
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The Magazine...the year before: Since 1990-91 Year Goalie Team Games Record GAA Save Pct. 2007-08 Carey Price MTL 41 24-12-3 2.56 .920 2005-06 Ryan Miller BUF 48 30-14...
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009
Ovechkin is NHL's true rock star
E.J. HradekMONTREAL -- Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL's first rock star. Maybe, in that early '70s NHL show, Boston's Derek Sanderson was something like that. Bu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 24, 2009With All-Star Game fan voting in, now it's my turn
E.J. HradekLet me say it right off the top: I'm not a big fan of the NHL All-Star Game. I've probably been to too many of the no-hitters over the years to appre...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009Top 10 players to watch in 2008-09
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineThe new season is here and E.J. Hradek is back with his annual Top 10 players to watch.
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