Posts Tagged Quick

  • NHL Playoffs 2012: Analyzing a Possible Quick vs. Lundqvist Stanley Cup Final

    Jonathan Quick and Henrik Lundqvist are two of the best goalies in the NHL today. Both are also finalists for the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender.Both players are also big reasons why their teams are succeeding in the playoffs and both players would provide an amazing amount of drama s...

  • NHL Playoffs 2012: Kings Jonathan Quick Putting Name in Conn Smythe Talk

    The "new" NHL prides itself on being more open as far as scoring goals is concerned.Well, playoff season is here, and Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has other ideas.The 2012 NHL playoffs find Quick doing the same thing that he has been doing all regular season: giving his team a chance ...

  • Los Angeles Kings: Jonathan Quick Named as a Vezina Trophy Finalist

    It's been assumed all season long, but now it's official. Jonathan Quick has been named as a Vezina finalist.NHL.com announced their three finalists earlier today, and the Kings' Quick was among them.It comes as no surprise to Kings fans, who have seen the Connecticut native turn into a revelation f...

  • 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Quick Outlasts Schneider Once Again

    They faced each other as goaltenders in New England high school hockey, and again soon after in NCAA-play when UMass did battle with Boston College. They finally faced off in the NHL this past week with even higher stakes—and it was Jonathan Quick getting the best of Cory Schneider as the Lo...

  • Why L.A. Kings’ Jonathan Quick Should Be a Vezina Favorite

    The L.A. Kings have had a great end of season push, which has put them in the playoffs and into contention for the lead in their division. Jonathan Quick has been the anchor for the team all season, and has shown that he is a front runner for this season's Vezina trophy. The Kings have struggled to ...

  • Henrik Lundqvist, Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Quick Highlight NHL’s Vezina Race

    The NHL's Vezina Trophy is awarded to the goalie "adjudged to be the best at this position," as voted by the league's general managers.It's one of the NHL's oldest awards, having been donated by the Montreal Canadiens in 1927 after the death of legendary goalie Georges Vezina of tuberculosis in 1926...

  • Brian Burke Is on the Clock to Fix Maple Leafs and Quick

    Brian Burke's decision to stick his neck out for his old buddy Ron Wilson is admirable on a certain level pertaining to loyalty. However, for a fan base like Leafs Nation, with a team that hasn't seen the playoffs since 2004, this very move has placed the target squarely on the back of Brian Bu...

  • Boston Bruins: Quick, Productive Start Critical to Rematch With Maple Leafs

    In season series as quantitative as that of the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, some believe that the longer the fortunes stay exclusively in one party’s favor, the tougher that upper hand gets to maintain. Is there merit to the myth? That shall be put to the test on Saturday when the B...