Alumni in the Pros -- March - June 2015

[marty]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/why-cam-talbot-is-worth-the-risk-for-oilers/

Oilers fans will recall the gaudy numbers that Ben Scrivens posted as a backup with the Los Angeles Kings, after a similar stint as the Kings No. 1 when Jonathan Quick was injured, the same way Talbot carried the ball this season when Lundqvist went down for an extended period. Those numbers never made the flight to Edmonton with Scrivens, and that is exactly why Chiarelli found himself in the goalie market at this draft.

The Kings roster didn't make the flight with Scrivens, either.

And yet there were a few nights when Ben singlehandedly won games. See "The Game"!

[RatushnyFan]

Can't believe anyone believes it's a goaltending issue versus team defense.  Dubnyk seems to be a good goalie once he left Edmonton?  Fasth and Scrivens are both decent.

It's not just an issue with defensemen, either.  They need more forwards who give a 200 foot effort every shift.  Maybe Peter and Todd can show them some Youtube clips of Hossa, Toews, Bergeron, Datsyuk, etc.

[sah67]

The Capitals signed Sean Collins during the free agent "frenzy" today:
http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/07/01/capitals-sign-carter-camper-sean-collins-mike-moore-and-aaron-ness

Carolina also re-signed Riley Nash to a one-year deal:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=773307