Goalie Starters 01/09/2010

Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight, January 9, 2010:

• Brian Elliot in nets according to Senators.com, via Twitter.
• Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe thinks Tuukka Rask starts today. Henrik Lundqvist should be his opponent, confirmed by Steve Zipay of Newsday.
• Tom Panaccio of CSN Philly writes Michael Leighton will get the nod tonight.
• Johan Hedberg makes another start according to Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

UPDATED @ 11:41 AM

• Martin Brodeur faces Jaroslav Halak according to Alexandre Lebrun of Corus Sports.
• Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post writes Michal Neuvirth gets another nod.

The New Coyotes

After a hectic and worrisome summer, the Phoenix Coyotes came into the 2009-2010 season completely revamped.  With a new coach, Dave Tippett, and a new owner, the Coyotes have remodeled their roster, acquiring fourteen of its 25 players in the year 2009.

The new roster has proven to be a successful change, as the Coyotes with 45 games played sit fourth in the Western Conference with 26 wins, and 56 points. They are on pace to shatter the Phoenix Coyotes franchise record, of 95 points (achieved in the 2001-2002 season)*, with a total of 106 points. If the Coyotes want to establish the Coyotes fan support in Arizona, they will need to make the playoffs—and ideally, win the first round. Through half the season, the Coyotes have proven they are a new, rejuvenated team (average age of team is 27.8 years) that can win.

Though attendance has not been outstanding this season at Jobing.com Arena, the Coyotes have posted a great home record (16-6-1), and fared decently on the road (10-8-3). Hopefully the days of 5,000 fans in attendance are gone, as they will need the support to continue winning.

Though the Coyotes dropped their home opener to the Columbus Blue Jackets (2-0), bringing back the White-Out showed how great the momentum and energy can feel when the Coyotes play in front of a nearly sell-out crowd.

Goalie Starters 01/08/2010

Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight, January 8, 2010:

• Tom Gulitti of The Record thinks Martin Brodeur gets the nod tonight.  Pretty safe bet if you ask me.
• Mike Smith gets the nod according to Erik Erlendsson of The Tampa Tribune
• Mike Harrington of The Sabres Edge puts Ryan Miller in nets.
• Rick DiPietro starts today according to Katie Strang of Newsday.

UPDATED @ 1:43 PM

• Curtis McElhinney starts in net, reported by Alex Ruiz of Flames.com.
• Mike Harrington of Sabres Edge expects Jonas Gustavsson to start in nets. Still waiting on a confirmation on the Leafs end, but it makes sense.

NHL Players in the Olympics

The title says it all.  This article will be no more than a comprehensive list of NHL (and some other players owned by NHL teams) players set to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Goalie Starters 01/05/2010

Here are your expected starting goalies for January 5, 2010:

• Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson starts for the Leafs according to Jonas Siegel of Toronto’s AM 960.
• The Ottawa Senators Official Twitter writes Brian Elliot gets the nod in goal.
• Michal Neuvirth gets another try says Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post.
• Dave Stubbs with Habs Inside/Out confirms Carey Price as the Montreal tender.
• Marty Turco in nets writes Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News. His opponent will be Martin Brodeur according to Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice.
• Seth Rorabaugh’s Empty Netters reports Brent Johnson facing Ondrej Pavelec in Pittsburgh tonight.  Will confirm on the Atlanta side of things.

UPDATED @ 11:51 AM

• Tim Thomas expected back in nets writes Fluto Shinzawa of The Boston Globe. Makes sense considering his counterpart, Tuukka Rask, started last night at Madison Square Garden.

Goalie Starters 01/02/2010

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Andrew Gross of The Record writes Matt Zaba will back up Henrik Lundqvist for the Rangers.  Bob Harwood Waeghe of Canes Country writes Cam Ward should be in net.
• Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News predicts Marty Turco facing Roberto Luongo.

UPDATED @ 12:02 PM

• Mike Smith and Marc Andre Fleury expected in nets according to Seth Rorabaugh’s Empty Netters.

UPDATED @ 12:16 PM

• Pekka Rinne starts for the Preds, says their official Twitter.

UPDATED @ 1:03 PM

• Michael Russo of The Star Tribune puts Martin Brodeur and Niklas Backstrom in nets for their teams, respectively.

Goalie Starters 12/31/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Steve Goldstein confirms Tomas Vokoun starting for the Panthers. His opponent will be Jaroslav Halak according to Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out.
• Pascal Leclaire in nets for the Senators, reported via Twitter.
• Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago confirms Cristobal Huet in nets.
• Mathieu Garon goes for the Blue Jackets according to Tom Reed of The Columbus Dispatch. On the other end of the ice will be Dan Ellis writes The Official Twitter Page of The Nashville Predators.

UPDATED @ 12:58 PM

• Ansar Khan of Mlive.com announces Jimmy Howard as the Red Wings starter.

The End to All Team Canada Speculation

As the announcement was made on NHLNetwork in the States and TSN in Canada, NHL Hot Stove was on board and prepared to drop the news to
you directly after the announcement.

The selection, in order as it was announced:

Bob Mickelson: “This is a day every Canadian has been waiting for” and those words have never been more true.
Mike Chambers: “…a first ever Olympic Mens Ice Hockey win at home, on home ice.”
Steve Yzerman: (huge ovation) “….like all Canadians we are very excited to be here.  For all hockey fans, it’s a great day.” “This has
been an enjoyable process, but, a difficult one.” “Every player on this roster was put on after great debate.” “We feel we have a team
that will make Canadians proud…….and compete for a Gold medal which all Canadians know that we can achieve.”

Goaltenders:

Martin Brodeur (Montreal, Quebec)
Marc Andre Fleury (Sorel, Quebec)
Roberto Luongo (Montreal, Quebec)

Goalie Starters 12/30/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Hockeybuzz’s Jon Jordan reports Mike Smith to face Carey Price this evening.
• Rangers coach John Tortorella told Andrew Gross of The Record backup Chad Johnson will start sometime in January.  This statement shows that Henrik Lundqvist starts both tonight and tomorrow.  His opponent will be Michael Leighton according to Frank Seravalli of The Philadelphia Daily News.
• Dan Kamal, radio voice of the Thrashers, reports Ondrej Pavelec to face Tuukka Rask. The Boston Globe Bruins Blog confirms Rask as well.
• Martin Brodeur and Brent Johnson expected by Seth Rorabaugh of Empty Netters. Tom Gulitti of The Record confirms Brodeur in nets.

UPDATED @ 1:24 PM

• Pascal Leclaire starts for the Sens, as confirmed by their Twitter.  His opponent will be Craig Anderson according to Marc Moser, the radio voice of the Avalanche.

Goalie Starters 12/28/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Steve Mason starts for the Blue Jackets according to Tom Reed of The Columbus Dispatch.  Jimmy Howard starts again for the Wings says Ansar Khan of Mlive.com.
• Corey Masisak of The Washington Times announces Jose Theodore as the Caps starter.
• Jaroslav Halak makes his fifth straight start according to Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out.  His counterpart will be Pascal Leclaire as confirmed by Cory Clouston, via Twitter.
• Dan Kamal, radio voice of the Thrashers, announces Johan Hedberg against Martin Brodeur expected for tonight’s game.
• Tim Thomas expected in nets by John Bishop of Bruins.com.