People have no problems paying a young potential elite Dman $7mill after 3 seasons, but they think a proven elite Vezina goalie at $7mill is overpaid?
oookay.
Goalies' worth are overvalued.
Rask 0 Cups
Lundqvist 0 Cups
Price 0 Cups
Rinne 0 Cups
Ward 1 Cup
Niemi 1 Cup
Quick 2 Cups
Crawford 2 Cups
This proves what exactly?
The teams with great defence and an average goalie can win cups, I wonder what a team with great defence AND a great goalie can do...unfortunately Rask hasn't exactly had D like the Hawks, or the Kings for that matter.
We've seen it already.
Kings in 2012 and 2014 with Quick, whose a great goaltender.
Bruins in 2011 with Thomas, who was a great goaltender.
The last 6 cup champions have either been a great defensive team with a great goaltender, or the generational Chicago Blackhawks.
The teams with great defence and an average goalie can win cups, I wonder what a team with great defence AND a great goalie can do...unfortunately Rask hasn't exactly had D like the Hawks, or the Kings for that matter.
Ovechkin doesn't have a cup, Weber doesn't have a cup, Karlsson doesn't have a cup etc.
There are many roads to winning a cup and I believe that great goalkeeping can be just as critical as any other way. Bruins fans above all ought to be aware of this.
Exactly. This idea that you can build a contending team with a moderately talented goalie is absurd. There may be a few freak exceptions, but solid teams are built from the net out. It's the most important position on the team.
Exactly.
And for any Bruins fans here who lived through the mid-90's and the revolving door of mediocre to bad goaltenders, should cherish the fact we have a true No.1 like Rask in his prime and signed long-term.
He may not have a cup but was two wins away from a championship, on a great defensive team.
Exactly.
And for any Bruins fans here who lived through the mid-90's and the revolving door of mediocre to bad goaltenders, should cherish the fact we have a true No.1 like Rask in his prime and signed long-term.
He may not have a cup but was two wins away from a championship, on a great defensive team.
Every goalie now plays exactly the same. This is not the mid 90's. The last thing a team to looks for is a goalie.
Scott Darling was 3-1 2.28 .936 in the playoffs.
Every goalie now plays exactly the same. This is not the mid 90's. The last thing a team to looks for is a goalie.
Scott Darling was 3-1 2.28 .936 in the playoffs.