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mathieug

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  1. Originally posted by simonus

    I was born and spent my elementary years in montreal. I guess I was always a habs fan, but I didnt start to get serious about it until probably 1997-8 (although I definitely remember the '93 run). My hockey friends have been blues, bruins, blackhawks, and redwings fans, so I've always been a bit of the odd man out. That being said, I've made some habs converts in my days - always had HNIC parties when I could get centre ice and most people undersand pretty instinctively to hate the leafs (was relieved to find this out).

    Around 2000 I finally came back to baseball after my Expos malaise started to wear off. Baseball (especially when hanging out with a bunch of collegiate RedSox nuts) is an incredibly stats based game, thats where its beauty becomes evident. Along with influence from my comp sci courses, I really started getting into the statistical side of hockey and found a whole new level of obsession. I really have come to be obsessed with finding new and meaningful metrics to quantify value in the game.

    Okay, a little off-track, but thats my little hockey bio.

    If you're into stats that much I have some numbers for your record books. Last weeks turnovers (37):

    Dandenault (4), Rivet (4), Komisarek (3), Souray (3), Zednik (3) and Théodore (3).

    :idea:

  2. Does anybody know where Mr. Allaire is working right now? I read on a thread that Jacques Martin tried to get him as a goalie coach in Florida. From what I can find he's still a goaltending consultant for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He was also related to KOHO to provide them with advise on the equipment, so is he working for RBK Hockey now?

  3. If coaching staff wants to be correct Danis should get the start for this one. This has nothing to do with Théo, it's just a matter of respect for the kid that got thrown in on saturday. It was probably in Juliens' plans before the 5-2 loss. The kid will get another start later this week. Good thing, like I was telling for a couple of weeks now, Danis needs (AHL) icetime.

  4. Originally posted by habzz22

    Have any of the "Trade Theo-Start Garon" backers noticed that Garon has basicly lost the starting job in L.A. to Jason Labarbera?

    Trading Théo for Garon to become the starter is/was nonsens. As we speak things aren't looking great for Mathieu but don't count him out yet. Garons' technical game is so good, it's even better than theo's. Right now mathieu's Sv% stands at 87,3% I'm convinced that in a couple of weeks he'll be above a respectable 90%. Don't write a young goalie off that quickly, we still haven't seen the best of Mathieu yet. Nice from the GM to give this kid his chance, there was simply no place for him to play behind José.

  5. You're right Funk Doc, goaltending wins championships, and with Ed Belfour as the #1 in Toronto, the leafs have a serious problem. You can stack up all the offensive powers in the world, if you don't have a goaltender to back it up, you won't last long. Jean-Francois Racine is a talent, but that won't help them much in the short stretch. The leafs are in the same situation as the Flyers, but that's fine by me.

  6. Théo will rebound. He has to adjust. He faces only 24 shots a game, and the quality of these shots is much better because of the numerous PP's. He'll need a couple of strong performances to get going. Once Théo gets on fire this Montréal team will become a scary team to play against. As for Yann Danis, the kid needs ice time. Right now he's no danger for Jose's #1 spot. The best thing for Danis would be playing lots of games in the AHL. Let's hope all goes well with Huets' recovery. We all should be very happy with a GM as Bob Gainey.

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