Every night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, TSN hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan breaks down each goalies performance.
Sam Baker Falcons Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Tuukka Rask, Boston
(4) - Explosive, perfect positioning and great rebound control for all five
games that led to this series being clinched. The Datsyuk goal came off a rare
rebound, but he had big saves on Franzen, Datsyuk, Glendening, and Alfredsson.
He made it look easy. Jonas Gustavsson, Detroit (3) – He had some great saves in
the game on Smith, Boychuk, Eriksson, and Soderberg. Not a lot of chance on the
goals. Monster gave the Wings an opportunity to win. Marc-Andre Fleury,
Pittsburgh (4) - Huge response game. He looked comfortable and relaxed given the
pressure on him and made big saves on Dubinsky and Johanssen. There was a lot of
traffic plays in front of him, and he did a good job of fighting through it.
Made a great save on Johanssen in the third which hit Crosbys knee and changed
directions, he was able to squeeze the pads to make the save. Active stick all
game, aggressive and well timed. Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus (4) - Big saves on
Crosby, Neal, Kunitz, Stempniak, and Sutter were the norm. He was the only
reason it was close; was really good at controlling his rebounds. His work ethic
in the net is evident as he never gives up on a shot - the Crosby back door save
on the PK rebound was evidence of that. Semyon Varlamov, Colorado (4) - Strong
again. He was under fire but extremely quick but controlled movements. Great
crease work again on Grandlund and Koivu. Once again the big reason to the Avs
success; timely big saves. Darcy Kuemper, Minnesota (3) - Good saves on
MacKinnon, McGinn, Statsny, and Holden early on to look poised and relaxed on
the road. No chance on the first two goals against; deflections. The
game-winning goal was a great skill play by MacKinnon through a bit of a screen.
Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles (5) - Brilliant all night long, huge saves on Burns,
Marleau, Pavelski, Couture. He was locked in all night, and you had a feeling he
was going to dominate. The ridiculous save on Wingels, where he makes a left
pad/glove save where the puck is going top glove, shows how fast and dynamic he
is. Antti Niemi, San Jose (1) - Toffoli and Carters are not good goals against;
Toffoli has a quick snap shot, but just beats him blocker side from far enough
out, and Carters hit Stuarts skate, but check his post positioning – doesnt give
himself a good chance for success. He got pulled in the first minute of the
second period; rough night. Alex Stalock, San Jose (5) - Did a nice job of
coming off the bench and mopping up, stopped the bleeding, had a calm demeanour.
Good saves on Carter, Toffoli, Gaborik and Doughty.
Jonathan Massaquoi Falcons Jersey .The rookie goalie made 36 saves to help the Calgary Flames blank their Pacific Division
rivals 1-0 on Saturday following a 48-hour ordeal that included lost baggage, a
cancelled flight and a new pair of contact lenses.
Kemal Ishmael Falcons Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch.BOSTON – Its not yet
June and thanks to the advent of the two wild card spots in each league, only
two of 30 teams can make the argument to their fans that theyre out of the
playoff hunt. With apologies to the Arizona Diamondbacks, a club that made
offseason moves with the intention of contending and will now give new hire Tony
La Russa time to assess the damage of a disastrous start, the Houston Astros and
the Chicago Cubs have dropped far enough in the standings to consider the
postseason unachievable. The Cubs have a prized piece at the front of their
starting rotation. He is 29-year-old Jeff Samardzija, the ace of a bad baseball
team whos expected to top the wish list of teams looking to bolster their
pitching staffs ahead of the important games of August and September. Dont let
the numbers fool you. Samardzija is good. The Cubs are not good. He is winless
in nine starts this season despite posting a big league-best 1.62 ERA. In fact,
Samardzijas winless skid stretches to 16 if you go back to last year. Chicago,
with its impotent offence, doesnt score him any runs. An even crueler fate:
Samardzija pitched seven scoreless innings against the Yankees on Wednesday
afternoon at Wrigley Field, departing with a 2-0 lead, only to watch his closer
and defence implode in the ninth. The Cubs lost in extra innings. Word around
the Blue Jays is if the club is in contention approaching the July 31 non-waiver
trade deadline, ownership would be willing to loosen the purse strings to
acquire additional help. Toronto needs help in its starting rotation with two
spots in perpetual question. J.A. Happ is filling one at the moment. Somebody
will fill the other come Saturday. Its expected to be Liam Hendriks, a former
Minnesota Twin whos off to a strong start at Triple-A Buffalo. Blue Jays catcher
Dioner Navarro was a Cub last year and caught Samardzija 10 times. "Hes really
good," said Navarro. "I think hes one of those guys the numbers last year didnt
show what hes capable of. Hes a horse. He wants the ball. He wants to win. Hes
still got that football mentality. Hes that type of player." Samardzija features
a sinking fastball, which he pumps up at 91 miles per hour at the low end, 97 at
the high end.
Jacob Tamme Falcons Jersey. Hell spike a splitter; he throws a backdoor slider and a cut fastball. "Hes got everything,
man," said Navarro. "Hes got it." Should Samardzija land in the American League
East, a real possibility considering the interest hell likely draw not just from
the Blue Jays but also the injury-riddled Yankees and maybe others, hell quickly
find himself in a home run-friendly division with home run-friendly parks and
lineups that stretch deep. Its not the National League Central. Navarro doesnt
think he would have a problem adjusting. "I believe so," said Navarro. "I think
hes a strikeout pitcher. Hes a swing and miss type of guy. I believe that hes
got what it takes. I think the most important thing that hes got is hes a really
competitive guy and he wants to win. Obviously hes going to have to make some
adjustments coming from the NL Central to the American League East but I think
hes going to be a huge asset if we get the opportunity to get him." The Cubs
reported asking price for Samardzija in the offseason involved both top pitching
prospects Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman. Needless to say that would be a
steep price to pay. It may, however,cLennan breaks down each goalies performance.
Sam Baker Falcons Jer be the going rate. With so many teams
jumbled around the .500 mark and no sign of that changing in the foreseeable
future, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and general manager
Jed Hoyer should have a number of intriguing offers to peruse. If Cliff Lees
elbow problem is anything serious for the Phillies, another potential chip comes
off the market and Samardzijas price goes up further. How about that? The
perpetually weak Cubs will be dealing from a position of strength. CHECK OUT THE
PODCAST Episode 5 of The Baseball Podcast, #TBP, is available online. TSN 1050
contributors Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star and Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com
and I discuss Fenway Park, the Blue Jays red hot offence, the persistent issues
with the back end of the starting rotation, Jose Reyes defence and whether the
media is too easy on general manager Alex Anthopoulos. Click here to listen.
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