~AHL level players who had a career year in the NHL.

[Michael Farkas]

Yeah, butterfly was still a save selection and not a lifestyle of a lot of goalies at that time...a lot of guys were chastised for going down early because you gave up your leverage and gave up net that way...

 

[FerrisRox]

Likewise I can't take someone who quite literally thinks "stand-up goaltending" means that a goalie never, ever leaves his feet seriously.

When did I, or anyone, ever suggest that?

 

[Hoser]

Yeah, butterfly was still a save selection and not a lifestyle of a lot of goalies at that time...a lot of guys were chastised for going down early because you gave up your leverage and gave up net that way...

Right. Lots of goalies still didn't wear pads with more substantial landing pads built in, which both cushion the landing and make it easier to slide post to post. Carey was a stand-up goalie who didn't drop into a full butterfly and push himself across the ice, he'd side-step and drop into a half-butterfly as necessary. It was too slow too keep up.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Right, he dropped to a knee, dropped his shoulder...pretty much the least efficient tactics in goaltending...kind of like a pre-requisite to Roman Cechmanek's horrific attempts at goaltending...

Though, without looking at it, some might be impressed by three strong seasons...God knows we're impressed by two in other threads...

 

[Hoser]

Right, he dropped to a knee, dropped his shoulder...pretty much the least efficient tactics in goaltending...

B-b-but what about his "lost his desire to be a professional hockey player"?!

 

[Michael Farkas]

I do vaguely recall watching something once upon a time where he stated he was burnt out...but that was many, many years ago and possibly something that I made up completely haha...

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

29-year old Paul Fenton scored 32 goals for the Jets in 89-90. Was an astoundingly atrocious -39 in 60 games for the Sharks in 91-92, worst in the league.

 

[brachyrynchos]

Jason Williams?
80-21-37-58 with Detroit in '05-06, his most points in a season. After that year he played some more in the NHL, AHL, and Europe and never had better, those 58 points were also his highest since 2001 his first year as a pro with Cincinnati in the AHL. Maybe injuries opened a spot up for him that year or he was just in the right place at the right time.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Jason Williams?
80-21-37-58 with Detroit in '05-06, his most points in a season. After that year he played some more in the NHL, AHL, and Europe and never had better, those 58 points were also his highest since 2001 his first year as a pro with Cincinnati in the AHL. Maybe injuries opened a spot up for him that year or he was just in the right place at the right time.

Strange, he produced pretty good with the Blackhawks and the Blue Jackets as well with 43 gms - 36 pts and 39 gms - 29 pts respectively. Opportunity of a lot of ice time, maybe. Or off ice issues.

 

[Canucks1096]

Nolan Baumgartner only had one full season in the nhl and that season he Led Canucks D in scoring with 34 points.

 

[brachyrynchos]

Strange, he produced pretty good with the Blackhawks and the Blue Jackets as well with 43 gms - 36 pts and 39 gms - 29 pts respectively. Opportunity of a lot of ice time, maybe. Or off ice issues.

Looks like his career year was playing with Lang and Yzerman with Babcock as coach. It also looks like he suffered a concussion the following season (a hit by Raffi Torres) which would've affected his play. A real shame, and like you said he still put up good numbers wherever he played, just didn't or couldn't play enough.