Confirmed with Link: Corey Crawford retires

[My3Sons]

Maybe Senn can show enough improvement to play the second half of back to back games in the second part of the season.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Really, I don't understand why everyone is upset about the timing.

Once Crawford signed, it basically didn't matter when he decided to retire as long as it was before the start of season. Lundqvist announced he'd be having surgery basically 2 weeks ago - the Caps don't have a real replacement for him.

There's an absolutely huge difference between needing to have open heart surgery to save your life and a guy who currently looks like his heart simply wasn't into it anymore.

 

[tailfins]

Blackwood is also much more proven now. We don't need to coddle the kid. It's a short season. He can handle a heavier load.

I imagine they will look to find a vet off the waiver wire or something in case Wedge can't hack it, but Blackwood is the starter and he absolutely deserves to be.

Agree that Blackwood is "more proven", but I don't know exactly what that means. He was in the ECHL a couple of years ago. Consistency doesn't seem to be a hallmark of his.

 

[HBK27]

Really, I don't understand why everyone is upset about the timing.

 

[tailfins]

There's an absolutely huge difference between needing to have open heart surgery to save your life and a guy who currently looks like his heart simply wasn't into it anymore.

My point is that it's irrelevant to us. The end result for the team is the same.

 

[The 29th Pick]

you know we're all assuming Corey just decided its time to hang them up, but maybe Lindy and Fitz didn't think he had it anymore and suggested mulling it over.
Did any of you guys see him in the practice games? I didn't, did he look OK ? or like shit?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Agree that Blackwood is "more proven", but I don't know exactly what that means. He was in the ECHL a couple of years ago. Consistency doesn't seem to be a hallmark of his.

Yeah and he was in the NHL last season and was amazing.

 

[aero8279]

Well binghamton did just sign a broduer.....just saying.....lol

 

[OmNomNom]

I honestly assume the team knew this was a potential option from corey at the time of signing. You risk him retiring, but you have to be the first to offer him the contract. I think fitz knew about this

 

[nugg]

Well binghamton did just sign a broduer.....just saying.....lol

That's really cool. I just checked, and I see it's Jeremy. I know it's the longest of shots, but hey, you never know!

 

[TonySoprano]

Sick thx bro

 

[Nocashstyle]

you know we're all assuming Corey just decided its time to hang them up, but maybe Lindy and Fitz didn't think he had it anymore and suggested mulling it over.
Did any of you guys see him in the practice games? I didn't, did he look OK ? or like shit?

You really think they’d encourage retirement if he had two bad practices?? Come on now

 

[Bleedred]

Jimmy Howard? Craig Anderson? Mike Condon? J.F. Berube? Garret Sparks?

Toronto's probably gonna have to pass Michael Hutchinson through waivers...

Almost all of those names are unappealing, if not downright appalling. Add Andrew Hammond to the list. Another bum that had a fluke hot streak for literally one hot minute.

Anderson is on a PTO with Washington, after the Capitals had to scramble to find someone after Lundqvist announced he wasn’t playing this season.

 

[HBK27]

Almost all of those names are unappealing, if not downright appalling. Add Andrew Hammond to the list. Another bum that had a fluke hot streak for literally one hot minute.

Anderson is on a PTO with Washington, after the Capitals had to scramble to find someone after Lundqvist announced he wasn’t playing this season.

At least NJ has waiver priority over Washington.

 

[Kupo]

I feel for them here. What a douche move by Crawford. The timing couldn’t be worse.

 

[OmNomNom]

There's an absolutely huge difference between needing to have open heart surgery to save your life and a guy who currently looks like his heart simply wasn't into it anymore.

He had concussion syndromes again

Maybe he realized once he stepped on the ice he couldn't handle pucks being shot at his face, so sue him

 

[Satans Hockey]

He had concussion syndromes again

Maybe he realized once he stepped on the ice he couldn't handle pucks being shot at his face, so sue him

Where is that being confirmed?

 

[The 29th Pick]

I honestly assume the team knew this was a potential option from corey at the time of signing. You risk him retiring, but you have to be the first to offer him the contract. I think fitz knew about this

I agree it could have been a mutual feeling at the start and end, BUT why give him a two year deal then?

 

[crashline]

Love too retire rather than play behind this defense

 

[GreatSaveLuongo]

whats with Corey's and Devils Best of luck to him

 

[njdevils1982]

'forever a devil' ...

 

[njdevils1982]

Man I know it’s kind of a dick way to look at the situation, but it’s kinda messed up to commit to a team for multiple years, knowing how important your role is to said team (even if it’s as a 1b/backup to an up and coming goalie) with basically one foot out the door.

disingenuous, phony, two-faced if the bolded is true

 

[Tretyak 20]

The Devils have no luck at all.

 

[johnny pierogi]

Some of the takes in here are breaking the OOF meter

 

[Nicomo Cosca]

Well, it is a draft without a consensus #1 franchise player at the top so we're probably due to win the lottery again.

Jack Hughes was a consensus #1. He had been highly touted since he was like 15, and I don’t believe for a second a single GM would have taken Kakko over him.