Habby1197 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 "The Florida Panthers then lost their No. 2 goaltender, Jani Hurme, in a somewhat bizarre twist. First, the Panthers lost goaltender Chris Mason, third on their depth chart, to the Nashville Predators. That was a straightforward transaction. Mason was available; Nashville took him. In an apparent effort to re-stock their minor-league goaltending, the Panthers claimed netminder Steve Valiquette from the Edmonton Oilers. But after taking Valiquette, the Panthers were told they would have to drop one of their two protected goalies - either Roberto Luongo or Jani Hurme. They chose Hurme. Atlanta apparently put in a claim on Hurme, but it was ruled the Thrashers weren't eligible to take him at that point of the draft. Ultimately, the Carolina Hurricanes selected him and traded him to Atlanta for a fourth-round pick." He Lost a NON-protected goalie... and then claimed one, but what he didn't know was that once a goalie is picked up another is made to be available.... so he lost Hurme for Valiquette... what a HORRIBLE move. [Edited on 2003/10/3 by Habby1197] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 hahaha that's too funny! Great pickup by Atlanta! Hurme might be their starting goalie until Lehtonen comes up hehe Dunno about nurminen, but Hurme is a good goalie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs77 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=55...966&hubName=nhl While it looks as though the Panthers lost their No. 2 goalie on a technicality, sources said Florida, prior to Carolina's selection, had the option of re-installing Hurme on their protected list, but opted not to. No team can lose two goalies but the Panthers decided to go ahead and let Carolina take Hurme. That leaves the Thrashers with Byron Dafoe, Pasi Nurminen, Kari Lehtonen and Hurme on their netminding depth chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habby1197 Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 So he's just stupid then... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAussiePosse Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Chicago loves their Russians... Montreal love their Quebecoi... Atlanta love their Finns... ? Nurminen, Lehtonen, Hurme... Finn, Finn, Finn... In fact, if you play the game "One of these things is not like the other", we know the next goalie to be traded: Byron Dafoe! Maybe Colorado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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