wildone26 said:
While that may be true Emery is still superior to Hasek according to a veteran coach like Bryan Murray, so while that does not mean I would not rate him far above Emery, I could not imagine putting Hasek in the top 10 all time. No goalie in the top 10 all time would be demoted to backup to such an average goalie like Emery.
I did not say he was inferior to Emery, I said that a very experienced NHL coach like Bryan Murray believes he is inferior to Emery; and that is sufficient enough for me to not have him in my top 10.
If that wasnt the case Hasek would have been the starter had he returned which is not the case.
Belfour was never a backup goalie once he first became a starter like Hasek was.
Wow, I thought you were joking earlier...and I really hope you are...
No offence, but your argument completely lacks logic and common sense of any sort.
Emery only played because Hasek was injured...everyone knows that. How hurt was he? Who knows, the guy is a flake. But if he said he was good to go, he clearly would have been the starter for Ottawa, as he was still one of the better goalies in the league (see: first half of the 2005/06 season). He was never a backup. He was an injured starter. You might as well say Chris Mason is better than Tomas Vokoun if you think Emery is better than Hasek.
Secondly, the dude is like 41 years old and falling apart. If you judge any player by what they do in their 40's, you don't have a very solid grip on reality. I mean, what's all the hype about this Yzerman guy? He looks like nothing more than a 3rd line center to me...
Thirdly...did you watch NHL between 1993 and 2003?