Holtbyisms
Matt Irwin is a legit talent
Freaking steal for quite possibly one of the leagues best backups. I think they gave him a prove it without the best defense in the NHL contract because he still has RFA time left. If he nails it again then maybe they pay him. Maybe the plan is to give him some extra time pre-deadline and if he really does well with a less than awesome defense he's massive trade bait because of the low risk contract.
That said, I love Grubi and he's a fan favorite and quite possibly the best backup we've had in DC since Craig Billington/Brent Johnson(pick your poison) lol... I mean we've had multiple young guys all fighting for time at once..Varlamov, Neuvirth and Holtby but nobody was classified as the backup during those times. It was whoever is hot is starting.
Grubi will be a NHL starter one day and a successful one. He won't be on the Vezina level but he'll be a 15-20 best goaltender list one day.
That said, I love Grubi and he's a fan favorite and quite possibly the best backup we've had in DC since Craig Billington/Brent Johnson(pick your poison) lol... I mean we've had multiple young guys all fighting for time at once..Varlamov, Neuvirth and Holtby but nobody was classified as the backup during those times. It was whoever is hot is starting.
Grubi will be a NHL starter one day and a successful one. He won't be on the Vezina level but he'll be a 15-20 best goaltender list one day.