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Analyzing Montreal’s 3 Training Camp Battles
Posted on 30 Sep 2011 by Corey Krakower.
Let’s call a spade a spade, the Montreal Canadiens have not looked very good in the preseason…but that’s a subject for another day. I’m here to focus on the positive – and that is to look at the 3 battles going on in training camp for roster spots. Up front, the Habs will look to roll out 3 “skilled” lines and 1 “grinding” line. Their first line on opening night will be Ca...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Columbus Blue Jackets Offseason
Posted on 5 Aug 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Columbus Blue Jackets 2010-11: 81 points, #13 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Steve Mason Arrivals: Mark Dekanich Departures: Mathieu Garon Grade: -1 Dekanich has been a star in the AHL but remains untest...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Nashville Predators Offseason
Posted on 5 Aug 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Nashville Predators 2010-11: 99 points, #5 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Pekka Rinne, Anders Lindback Arrivals: N / A Departures: N / A Grade: 0 No changes in goal for the Preds, although the challenge ...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Chicago Blackhawks Offseason
Posted on 2 Aug 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Chicago Blackhawks 2010-11: 97 points, #8 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Corey Crawford Arrivals: Alexander Salak Departures: Marty Turco Grade: +1 This grade is more about how bad Turco was last year, r...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Detroit Red Wings Offseason
Posted on 2 Aug 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Detroit Red Wings 2010-11: 104 points, #3 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Jimmy Howard Arrivals: Ty Conklin Departures: Chris Osgood Grade: 0 I’m giving the Wings a goalie grade of 0 because I see repla...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the New York Rangers Offseason
Posted on 26 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series**a +3 = Major Upgradea +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: New York Rangers 2010-11: 93 points, #8 in Eastern Conference GOALIES Returning: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Arrivals: N / A Departures: N / A Grade: 0 The Rangers were 1 of only 7 teams to give up less than ...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Pittsburgh Penguins Offseason
Posted on 26 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Pittsburgh Penguins 2010-11: 106 points, #4 in Eastern Conference GOALIES Returning: Marc-Andre Fleury, Brent Johnson Arrivals: N / A Departures: N / A Grade: 0 No changes in goal for the Penguins; expect to see a...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Philadelphia Flyers Offseason
Posted on 26 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Philadelphia Flyers 2010-11: 106 points, #2 in Eastern Conference GOALIES Returning: Sergei Bobrovsky Arrivals: Ilya Bryzgalov Departures: Brian Boucher Grade: +3 Say what you want about Bryzgalov’s poor playoff...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Colorado Avalanche Offseason
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Colorado Avalanche 2010-11: 68 points, #14 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: N / A Arrivals: Semyon Varlamov, JS Giguere Departures: Brian Elliott, Peter Budaj Grade: +3 Yes, the Avs paid way too much to ge...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Edmonton Oilers Offseason
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Edmonton Oilers 2010-11: 62 points, #15 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Nikolai Khabibulin, Devan Dubnyk Arrivals: N / A Departures: N / A Grade: 0 Unfortunately, there are no changes at the goalie positi...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Minnesota Wild Offseason
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Minnesota Wild 2010-11: 86 points, #12 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Niklas Backstrom Arrivals: Josh Harding Departures: Jose Theodore Grade: -1 Jose Theodore played 32 games for the Wild, and posted al...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Calgary Flames Offseason
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Calgary Flames 2010-11: 94 points, #10 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Miikka Kiprusoff, Henrik Karlsson Arrivals: N / A Departures: N / A Grade: 0 No changes between the pipes for the Flames, although an...
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