Confirmed with Link: Nabokov on IR - Isles bring up Nilsson

[Bunk Moreland]

Not much has changed:

Evgeni Nabokov (quadriceps strain) has been on the ice for much of the past week on the road, slowly getting back from the injury he suffered Jan. 6. But the goaltender is not quite ready to come off injured reserve with consecutive games Monday against the Flyers and Tuesday at the Rangers.

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[Bunk Moreland]

Sounds like he'll be back around the time of the stadium game:

Evgeni Nabokov (quad) will start facing pucks Thursday morning, so I would guess he won’t be activated off injured reserve until after Saturday’s game with the Blues. Kevin Poulin will certainly get the start against the Penguins and most likely against the Blues as well.

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[IslesRock4]

Will be good to have Nabby back, but if Poulin has 2 more solid games coming up, he deserves to play in the Stadium Series game.

 

[MDIsles]

Will be good to have Nabby back, but if Poulin has 2 more solid games coming up, he deserves to play in the Stadium Series game.

Couldn't disagree more. Nabby is proven, yes his age has caused serious time missed this season. Poulin IMO, has played adequately during this stretch but he IMO is not a solid goalie. He is a "knees" goalie. He drops to his knees more than... He still flops around like a fish. Gotta admit I was preparing for OT last night in the final minute. Seemed like KP was on his stomach and knees during the final NYR push. Look, disagree with me; that's fine. I still want our "CLUELESS GM" to still comb the goalie market this offseason. Poulin is a career backup IMO.

 

[isles31]

Couldn't disagree more. Nabby is proven, yes his age has caused serious time missed this season. Poulin IMO, has played adequately during this stretch but he IMO is not a solid goalie. He is a "knees" goalie. He drops to his knees more than... He still flops around like a fish. Gotta admit I was preparing for OT last night in the final minute. Seemed like KP was on his stomach and knees during the final NYR push. Look, disagree with me; that's fine. I still want our "CLUELESS GM" to still comb the goalie market this offseason. Poulin is a career backup IMO.

And such is the way of goaltending. Its all about taking away the bottom of the net and making yourself big. This isnt new, find a goalie who is even a hybrid and under the age of 30...Hell, under 35...and even remotely successful

 

[IslesRock4]

Couldn't disagree more. Nabby is proven, yes his age has caused serious time missed this season. Poulin IMO, has played adequately during this stretch but he IMO is not a solid goalie. He is a "knees" goalie. He drops to his knees more than... He still flops around like a fish. Gotta admit I was preparing for OT last night in the final minute. Seemed like KP was on his stomach and knees during the final NYR push. Look, disagree with me; that's fine. I still want our "CLUELESS GM" to still comb the goalie market this offseason. Poulin is a career backup IMO.

...so he doesn't deserve to play one game? Just saying it would be a nice reward for him. I want a goalie this offseason too.

 

[borisbadenough]

And such is the way of goaltending. Its all about taking away the bottom of the net and making yourself big. This isnt new, find a goalie who is even a hybrid and under the age of 30...Hell, under 35...and even remotely successful

Quick? Enroth? Tim Thomas? Hasek? Not under thirty but examples of why hybrid styles still work in the modern game I love hybrids. I watched a kid play in Germany that took forty shots and never went down.( Yes I am exagerating a bit) Amazing. None of his saves looked difficult. So they are in the pipline

and there are more on their way up . Especially in Europe

 

[WangMustGo]

Quick? Enroth? Tim Thomas? Hasek? Not under thirty but examples of why hybrid styles still work in the modern game I love hybrids. I watched a kid play in Germany that took forty shots and never went down.( Yes I am exagerating a bit) Amazing. None of his saves looked difficult. So they are in the pipline

and there are more on their way up . Especially in Europe

Quick is most definitely a butterfly goalie. Thomas and Hasek I do agree with. Most goaltenders are taught to block shots rather than make saves. IE make yourself as big as possible and get in front of the shot, whereas Thomas and Hasek use cat like reflexes to make big saves.


The sooner Nabby is back the better. We need Nabby to be on top of his game if were going to sniff the playoffs.

 

[duster19]

And such is the way of goaltending. Its all about taking away the bottom of the net and making yourself big. This isnt new, find a goalie who is even a hybrid and under the age of 30...Hell, under 35...and even remotely successful

Most exvellent butterfly goalies are sound positionally so protecting the upper half is easy. If played properly there is little net to ahoot at. Poulins not good with his angles...costs him alot of unnecessary goals or causes him to dive all over the place. Also the reason he struggles with traffic and deflections from the high slot