FROM THE STAT WIZARDS AT ELIAS SPORTS BUREAUIt's still early, but Columbus is starting to scare me.
Pascal Leclaire became the first NHL goaltender to record four shutouts in his first six starts of a season since the Maple Leafs’ Bruce Gamble did it after being called up from the minors late in the 1965-66 season.
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A sportswriter at The Globe and Mail, James covers the NHL and the game of hockey. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, a senior editor with McKeen's Hockey and was the NHL network manager at SB Nation from 2008 to 2010. A graduate of Thompson Rivers and Ryerson universities, James grew up in Kamloops, B.C. — one of Canada's great hockey cities — and was a season ticket holder in the Blazers' glory years.
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I'm an Avs fan but I feel sympathy for the hockey fans of Columbus who have supported this team despite it being miserable since it was created. Now that good things appear to be coming and without McLean leading them, here's to success for them. Good luck.
"On January 9, 2004, with a twenty-one save effort against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center, Brian Boucher broke Bill Durnan's modern National Hockey League record for consecutive shutouts with a 2-0 victory." - http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/boucher.html
Not the same situation obviously, but Columbus, St. Louis and Chicago are all in the playoffs. Were I a betting man, I'd guess that only one of them is there by game 82.
Wouldn't mind them making the playoffs, except that means some other "good" team needs to be bumped... and sadly, the 'Nucks look in no shape to resist being that team!
And as for your comment, Jonathan, I don't know if I agree entirely. I think one of the Bluejackets and Blackhawks is bound to stumble, and possible both. But the Blues looked very solid last year second-half, and they're continuing with that as well as adding to it with Kariya. I think they're out of the "losers" class of the league now, and back to being the 28 straight years in the playoffs team.
nebcanuck:
I completely agree. I figure St. Louis will take the 7 or 8 slot in the west, and have both CHI and CBJ out of the playoffs.
That said, St.Louis isn't a shoe-in, and if they stumble, and the schedule being what it is, the strongest of Columbus/Chicago is likely to capitalize. Probably Columbus.
IF Leclaire stays healthy and stays on top of his game we'll be in the playoffs. That's a big if. But, we should be starting to scare people it's about time.
It's the end of October, why are we talking playoffs? :)
Because this is one franchise that desperately needs them (and who no one picked to do diddly this year).
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