Giants in the Crease Podcast Giants in the Crease

-Lindsey Post Makes Her CWHL Debut
-More Vegas Injury Trouble
-NWHL Season Starts
-Scott Wedgewood Traded to Arizona
-CWHL Weekend
-Penguins Back-Up Situation

Malcom Subban Injury
-Maxime Lagace/Oscar Dansk tandem

Look at the Russian Goalies from the NWHL series
Nadezhda Morozova: 3 games played, 0.895 SV%, 0.813 SV%, 1.000 SV% for an overall of 0.907 SV%
Maria Sorokina: 2 games played, 0.900 SV% & 0.960 SV% for an overall 0.933 SV%
Valeriya Tarkanova: 1 game played, 0.926 SV%

Antti Niemi Claimed by Florida
-Already have Harri Sateri, so why the need?
-Pittsburgh now has Casey DeSmith backing up Murray

CWHL Opening Weekends
-Sonja van der Bliek takes the starting role and CWHL Goalie of the Week
-Noora Raty’s CWHL debut
-Erica Howe making a run for Top 3 CWHL goalie
-Liz Knox, might not be the best CWHL goalie but she’s a personal favourite

Russia/Canada CIBC Series
-Carter Hart/Stuart Skinner named to Team WHL
-Matthew Villalta/Michael DiPietro/Jacob Ingham/Dlyan Wells to Team OHL
-Evan Fitzpatrick/Samuel Harvey to Team QMJHL
-Russians are Mikhail Berdin, Vladislav Sukhachyov, & Alexei Melnichuk

Canada/USA Pre-Olympic Series
-Desbiens vs Rooney
-Where is Szabados? Scratch vs USA in Quebec City

Crawford on SV%

Breaking down the CWHL Finalized Goalie tandems

Wendy Dufton Top 5 Goalies
-Matthew Sbrocca
-Connor Ibbitson
-Davis Tolnai
-Connor Duncan
-Rhys Byberg

2018 NHL Draft Class Update
-Top goalies Jacob Ingham, Alexis Gravel, & Olivier Rodrigue struggling at start
-Kevin Mandolese off to a good start
-Lucas Fitzpatrick under the radar
-Dean McNabb looks to be a legit prospect