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    Ken Dryden, Gump Worsley, Patrick Roy, Mathieu Garon, Bill Durnan, Jocelyn Thibault, Jose Theodore, Carey Price

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  1. Good News. http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/7/10/4511032/michael-mccarron-canadiens-ohl-ncaa-london-knights
  2. Anyone care to name a goalie or 2 that may be available later in the draft that you'd consider?
  3. Understood. But to have Montreal specifically taking him, as opposed to a few other, more highly rated guys at that position, seems overly human interest slant than realistic move. Nothing against him at all, though. With a lower pick, I'm down. 1st pick, I'm not so sure. For some reason, I'm hoping for Hagg. I really liked what I saw of him in the tournament.
  4. Subban? Is that an example of a reach/made up/unrealistic media interest choice? If Habs are looking for a D at that spot, & Hagg or Ristolainen were still available, as his mock suggests, would they seriously pass on them for Subban?
  5. We're not thinking the Ducks deal either of those guys this year, right? They're easily a playoff team, 2 excellent goalies, short season where anything can happen, & Perry just now turning back into Corey Perry. I'd LOVE to see either of these guys suit up for the Habs. I'm all in on chasing them hard after the season. But realistically, we won't see either dealt while the Ducks are playing the way they are.
  6. I agree with having a backup that doesn't make me nrevous if Carey shoulf get hurt. J.S Giguere, as I mentioned in my initial post, is an example of the kind of guy I'd like to see. A vet, no illusions of being a # 1 anymore, unless circumstances call for it temporarily, tail end of career, still trustworthy, etc. Just a pipedream. Budaj scares me if Carey get hurt. I agree with the previous posters that we don't need to coddle Price w/ suspected competition. The Thomas/Rask comp. was excellent, I think. I consider Budaj as a kind of tweener. Even his wins make me nervous. If it weren't for a hit crossbar, & him swatting away that one that trickled in behind him before it crossed the goal line last time... And I know that stuff happens to other goalies, but if we need someone for more than a few games here & there in the future, he's gonna' need a lot of luck, & the team in front of him can make no mistakes, as what Carey can make up for, he can't.
  7. I wonder if when Dustin was traded, he looked at some of the sites to see what fans were saying, & could've stumbled upon this conversation. Poor kid, seeing there were 2 pages, then wondering why the hell more than half of it was about Jocelyn Thibault.
  8. I've often wondered about that proposed Savard deal, & why Savard wanted Fiset instead of Thibault. I've never heard or read about him wanting Thibault instead, along w/ Nolan. Do you recall where you came across that info?
  9. In response to the Thibault questions. History may not be terribly kind to him, but I always liked him, & thought the overall "failure" his Montreal stint is considered is more the organizations fault. And no, I've not forgotten the playoff implosions. The best numbers during a season won't save someone who plays that badly in the postseason. But overall,... When he came over from Colorado, he was what, 20? The numbers he put up that season were excellent, outstanding, really, considering where he was traded to, & who he was replacing under outrageous media attention. W/ The Habs, 23-13- 2.83- .913 in 40 games. Losing record in the playoffs, yes, Best performance? Nope. But considering age, situation, etc....not the absolute worst, & certainly still bright hope for the future. Next season, the only season he played 60 + games, like a legit everyday guy plays? If I'm not mistaken, the organization dumps the veteran backup, Jablonski, who was clearly the #2 goalie. Bring up Theodore, a challenge to the future #1 spot, & did Tremblay not procede with "playing the hot hand" thing? I recall him pitting the 2 against each other for starts by who he thought was playing best? If I'm remembering incorrectly, please correct me. So now, instead of standing behind a kid in his early 20's. replacing Roy in the hockey media capital of the world after an excellent first season, take away his clear #1 status, cut the vet backup, & pit him against another young, 20 something local kid for playing time? Again, if I'm mistaken correct me, but did Tremblay also, several times, not name a starter until gameday? All things considered, Theodore put up the same basic numbers Jablonski did, but numbers don't tell the whole story. The damage the organization did to Jocelyn, the mishandling of him, is my issue. Theo wasn't ready, & Thibault just got piled on more by his own team, while the media now had even more to run with. The quotes from anonymous teammates in the press about goaltending being the issue w/ the team, I'm sure, were devastating. And,totally overblown. His won lost record was 22-21-11. Not sexy. However, consider this. Through the Tremblay/media circus going on around him. He faced the 9th most shots in the league. I believe at one point, MTL was giving up 35 shots per game on average. Among the goalies who were top 10 in shots faced, he was 5th in Save %, & 7th in GAA. Of course, the playoff implosion marred all this. Rightfully so. Again, no regular season numbers trump playoff meltdowns of this magnitude. And the writing was likely n the wall beginning here, But again, I'm talking overall. Next season, new coach, bring in Andy Moog to mentor...Rollie Melanson too. Small playoff sample, but still same results. I'm not saying he would've been another Roy...not by a long shot. And Theo was wonderful for a long time, so he was, in fact, the future of the team in nets. And I'm not letting Jocelyn off the hook. He had a legit shot w/ the Hawks after, & turned out to be a very good, but not star, everyday goalie. His career numbers are nothing to be ashamed of at all, regular season, anyway. I just can't help that think the goalie situation was mishandled so badly in 96-97, that it had to affect him, & all the unnecessary garbage piled on played a part in that meltdown.
  10. I like this move, if they're looking at him as a soon to be legit backup option for Carey. If we can't have a vet, who is near the tail end, no delusions of a starting gig, then I'd rather have a younger guy, knows his place behind an established star, making good on his NHL opportunity. Nothing against Budaj personally, but he's too much a tweener for me. Not a starter on a contender, a platoon guy on a mediocre team, or in this case, an inconsistent backup on a question mark team. I also like that he'd be more towards Carey's age range/peer group. Dryden had Bunny, Roy had Hayward, let's see if this kid can be something like that with Price. After I saw this clip, at the 2:50 mark, I immediately liked him. http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/2013-01-28/video-3165012/IceCaps-put-up-a-fight-in-loss-to-Crunch/1
  11. Just curious. If I'm not mistaken, Peter Budaj's contract is up after this season. Out of the free agent pool, who would you choose, if not re-signing him? Personally, I'd like to see Mathieu Garon back. I don't have confidence in Budaj if anything happens to Carey longer term. He comes from more a starters background, & hasn't seemed to transition well enough to backup. Garon has played here before, had his shot at full-time starter, & at his age, certainly knows he's likely bound to be a backup for the rest of his run. He came up a back-up for a longer term, as well, & knows those ropes a bit better. Ideally, truth be told, I'd love Jean Sebatian-Giguere, but he's got another year on his Colorado contract, I think. I'm really sick of Colorado goalies.
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