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On Sunday, the NHL announced the six goaltenders who were voted by fans to the Quarter-Century Team. Among the six was former Vancouver Canucks goaltender and Hockey Hall of Fame member Roberto Luongo. The other five who were voted to the list are Martin Brodeur, Marc-Andre Fleury, Henrik Lundqvist, Carey Price, and Patrick Roy.

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Luongo arrived in Vancouver via trade back in 2006. Over his eight-year career with the organization, he recorded 252 wins and 38 shutouts, which are both franchise records. Luongo is also the only goaltender to serve as captain for the Canucks and, along with Cory Schneider, picked up the franchises only William M. Jennings Trophy.

During his time in Vancouver, Luongo was able to produce memories that Canucks fans will never forget. He led the team to Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final and helped capture Gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Luongo also finished top five in Vezina voting three times during his Canucks career and was the runner-up for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2007.

On December 14, 2023, the organization elected to induct Luongo into the Ring of Honour. This decision is still debated among the fan base, as many believe Vancouver should have retired his jersey. Regardless, Luongo's legacy with the Canucks is now on full display as his name and face are etched into the walls at Rogers Arena. 

Based on his career stats, it is hard to argue that Luongo isn't a top 10 goaltender of all time. He sits fourth in wins with 489 and ninth in shutouts with 77. Luongo also finally has his name on the Stanley Cup, as he is a Special Advisor to the General Manager for the Florida Panthers.

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Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner got a chance to play again this post-season.

Skinner got the start in Game 3 since backup-turned-starter Calvin Pickard is out day-to-day. It was a chance at redeeming himself after going 0-2 to start the playoffs and watching from the bench as the Oilers won four straight games against the Los Angeles Kings and two straight against the Vegas Golden Knights.

But despite making some big saves at times, he lost again.

In what may have been one of the more improbable sequences of the playoffs so far, a last-minute centering attempt by William Karlsson ended up on Reilly Smith’s stick. He got a shot toward the net that deflected off Leon Draisaitl and into the Oilers' net as Skinner tried to cut down the angle.

“Karlsson, he just threw it out there, which you knew he was going to do, and I thought (Smith) was going to shoot it right away,” Skinner said. “I thought he didn’t have that much time so I kind of just sprawled, went out there, stayed with him for another half second, and then he catches us with 0.4 seconds left. Devastating.”

Game 3’s loss can’t be hung entirely on Skinner. He did make several solid stops to keep Edmonton in Game 3, including a diving save on Tomas Hertl in the second period and a glove grab on a Grade-A chance from Nicolas Roy in the third.

But at the end of the game, Skinner allowed four goals on 24 shots for a .833 save percentage and a minus-1.69 goals saved above expected, according to moneypuck.com.

While Pickard has a 2.84 goals-against average and .888 save percentage for a 6-0 record this post-season, Skinner is 0-3 with a 5.36 GAA and .817 SP.

“That’s a goalie’s job to give your team a chance to win every night, right?” Skinner said. “I thought I did, but again, it was just a couple of tough bounces here and there. We had a great bounce that kind of went off a skate and went in (McDavid’s game-tying goal) – those types of things happen. I was happy to make a couple of big saves when we needed but again wasn’t able to finish it out.”

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If Pickard can return from injury ahead of Game 4, it seems certain he’ll get a chance to go to 7-0 this post-season. If not, Stuart Skinner will have yet another shot at redemption.

“No matter what’s going to be happening in the future, I’m going to stay ready,” Skinner said. “Whenever they call my name, I’ll be ready to go in and just do my best out there.”

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Who are the top 25 NHL players for the past 25 years?

Experts around the league selected them, but fans have had the final say in the second phase of voting for the Quarter-Century team over the past couple of weeks -- and we now have the final results. 

Two local legends were selected to between the pipes -- first ball Hall of Famers Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Brodeur. 

Lundqvist was a seventh-round pick of the Rangers back in the 2000 Draft -- he took over between the pipes five years later and never looked back, serving as the backbone of numerous deep playoff runs during his 15-year career. 

He was named to the NHL’s First All-Rookie Team after recording 30 wins and a .922 save percentage during his first year in the league. He went on to top that win total in 10 of his 15 seasons with the Blueshirts. 

Nicknamed ‘The King,’ he currently ranks sixth in NHL history in wins and is the all-time leader in that category among Swedish-born goaltenders. He’s a five-time Vezina Trophy finalist and took home the award once (2011-12).

“I am humbled to be a member a this team alongside so many great players,” Lundqvist said in a statement. “Throughout my career I was fortunate enough to have the support of so many people — family, friends, teammates, coaches, and of course Rangers fans.

“Their love and support helped me play my best and allowed our teams to have the success that we did. I cannot thank them enough for the impact they had, and I share this amazing honor with all of them.”

Brodeur spent all but one of his 22 seasons with the Devils. He helped lead them to the Stanley Cup three times, is a seven-time All-Star, five-time Jennings Trophy award winner, and four-time Vezina award winner. 

The former first-round pick is the NHL’s all-time leader in games (1,266), wins (691) and shutouts (125). He also still owns the second-most playoff wins (113) and most playoff shutouts (24) since the turn of the century. 

Islanders coach Patrick Roy also landed a spot for his domination in net with Colorado.

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone exited Saturday's Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers with an upper-body injury and has been announced day-to-day.

The 32-year-old will find out more about his injury today, said HC Bruce Cassidy, and has not been ruled out for Game 4. 

When Stone sustained the injury is still unknown, but he fell to the ice and collided with Corey Perry's knee in the first period. According to Jesse Granger, he played three shifts following the collision but did not play the final 6:20 of the opening frame.

"When (the captain) goes down, everybody’s going to elevate their game and step up," Noah Hanifin said. "We’ve always kind of had that in us. No matter what happens, super high or super low moments, I think we do a good job just staying even-keeled and knowing that we’re never out of it."

Despite their leader's injury, the Golden Knights mounted a comeback and responded when they gave up the lead. Reilly Smith scored the third latest regulation game-winning goal in playoff history with 0.4 seconds remaining. 

The Golden Knights will attempt to tie the series at two games apiece on Monday when Game 4 commences, where the organization hopes to be accompanied by their four-goal and eight-point leader. 

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My grandma Etel Friedman liked to say "There are three sides to every story: Your side; My side; and the truth."

When it comes to the latest Rangers coach hire, there are about 23 sides to the Mike Sullivan saga. Start with the fact that Sullivan and GM Chris Drury are bosom buddies. So there.

Friendship, friendship; that's the perfect blendship!

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Add the fact that Drury – despite all the outside guessing – had nobody else in mind for the job but Michael. You gotta believe that the hire was  conceived the very moment that Sullivan's Penguins were eliminated from playoff contention. 

But that matters a lot less than what Sullivan can do to rehab the ruined Rangers for 2025-26.

Some savvy fans who I know are tickled that Sully is in charge now. Lloyd MacKay from the West Side of Manhattan puts it this way:

"It's a good hire," MacKay explains, "because Sullivan knows the structure of the Rangers organization. Plus, he's had a long-term stable relationship with the Penguins without dramatics.

"Once you're in 'The Stanley Cup Winners Club' you've proven that you are capable of winning the whole thing."

Former Islanders goalie – current Devils radio analyst – Chico Resch is more equivocal with his Sullivan X-Ray:

"The Rangers got their guy," says Resch. "But it will be the same players, so it will only help for a while."

Another Manhattanite and longtime Rangers fan, Mark Linde, chimes in with doubts similar to Resch's.

"I'm not so sure that Sullivan is the right man," Linde argues. "It seems to me that he'll have the same core issues in New York that he had in Pittsburgh – players who feel they have reached a point in their careers where they are above coaching and benching.

"And Sullivan's reluctance to give young players a fair crack at playing time seems like 'Peter Laviolette 2.0.' Sullivan has to give the kids a real shot at finding their NHL game; and not a few games for a few minutes here or there."

THE MAVEN'S VIEW: Since the logical assumption is that – going forward – Drury is going to shake up the roster and add a free agent, it's too soon to make any judgement about next season's lineup until the end of training camp.

Really, it's time for Rangers fans to have amnesia about what Sullivan did and focus on the present and his moves as they develop ahead!

In the end, whether you like the coaching change or not, it's time to look beyond the blue horizon and hope for a playoff-bound season .

Let Sully show the Gloom Dodgers that there are still plenty of W's in his bag of tricks!  (OK, readers, so what's the PunchLine?)

Correct:  TIME WILL TELL!

There is no question that Roberto Luongo is one of the best goaltenders of his generation.

The longtime Florida Panthers netminder and first ballot Pro Hockey Hall of Famer enjoyed a spectacular NHL career that spanned 19 seasons and 1,044 games.

On Sunday, the NHL announced the goaltenders named to its NHL Quarter-Century Team, comprised of those who played from Jan. 1, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2024.

You better believe Luongo was among the group.

Now a member of the Panthers front office, with which he won the Stanley Cup in 2024, Luongo’s accolades during his playing career are quite impressive.

Here are some of the statistics shared by the team:

His 1,035 career regular season games and 486 wins were the second-most among goaltenders in that span behind only Marc-Andre Fleury (1,036 appearances, 567 wins).

• Luongo’s 28,114 saves were 1,274 more than the next-closest netminder (Fleury, 26,840).
• He led all goaltenders with at least 600 games played with a .919 save percentage.
• His .928 save percentage at even strength (21,999 saves on 23,715 shot attempts) tied for the best mark among goaltenders with at least 600 games played with Tomas Vokoun.
• His 76 shutouts ranked behind only Martin Brodeur (87) for the league lead.

Joining Luongo on the NHL Quarter-Century team are Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Marc-Andre Fleury, Henrik Lundqvist and Carey Price.

Read more about the team and the goaltenders selected here.

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The Buffalo Sabres are looking to make more changes to their management structure in addition to the hiring of Eric Staal as a special assistant last week, and reportedly have contacted some big names who are in the mix for other open positions. 

According to David Pagnotta of the Fourth Period, Buffalo has approached former Detroit and Edmonton GM Ken Holland and former New Jersey, Toronto, and New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello to gauge interest in the senior advisor role that the club is looking to fill. Holland is reportedly in the mix for both the LA Kings and Islanders GM positions, and Lamoriello has in the past baulked at positions that did not have him in day-to-day control. 

Two factors that make the senior advisor with the Sabres questionable are the tenuous position of GM Kevyn Adams and what kind of say this advisor would have in hockey decisions. Adams is entering the final year of his contract, and if he is fired during or after next season, it would likely be a clean sweep of the club’s management structure. 

Other names mentioned, like former NHL GM and ex-Sabres head coach Rick Dudley, have a similar position with the Florida Panthers, and might hesitate to leave an organization where his opinion is respected for a position in Buffalo more ceremonial.    

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Here is how some former Sabres performed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday:

Carolina - 4, Washington - 0, Hurricanes lead 2-1

William Carrier(CAR) 12:51 TOI, 3 SOG, 7 Hits

Eric Robinson(CAR) 1G, +1, 13:14 TOI, 2 SOG, 3 Hits

Taylor Hall(CAR) 1A, 14:42 TOI, 3 SOG, 3 Hits

Mark Jankowski(CAR) Did Not Play

Vegas - 4, Edmonton - 3, Oilers lead 2-1

Evander Kane (EDM) 14:06 TOI, 2 Hits

Jeff Skinner(EDM) Did Not Play

Jack Eichel(VEG) 1A, -1, 22:12 TOI, 1 SOG

Victor Olofsson(VEG) 13:05 TOI, 2 SOG, 2 Hits

Brayden McNabb(VEG) 1A, 19:39 TOI, 3 Hits 

 

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Former Columbus Blue Jackets are sprinkled all around the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs; last night, they were showcased in both games. 

In the Carolina vs. Washington series, Columbus-area native Jack Roslovic scored his first goal of the playoffs while on the power play, putting the Canes up 2-0. In the third period, Eric Robinson also would net his first goal of the playoffs to make it 3-0. Roslovic recorded an assist on the Robinson goal as well. The two ex-Jackets had three points on the night. 

Pierre-Luc Dubois was held off of the score sheet for Washington as they were shut out. 

Later in the evening, the Vegas Golden Knights were taking on the Edmonton Oilers. Former Columbus forward William Karlsson would break a 2-2 tie when he scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs in the second period. Karlsson would also add an assist on the game-winning goal that was scored with just .04 seconds on the clock to win the game. 

In the same game, former CBJ draft pick Keegan Kolesar, who was drafted 69th overall in 2015, assisted on VGK's first goal of the night. 

Not a bad night for a group of former Columbus Blue Jackets. 

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