To be totally honest, I still feel it's too early to judge Pavs. This is sort of stating the obvious but, this season is make or break... basically Pavs needs to demonstrate he can put up at least above average numbers.
I think he has huge potential but honestly I don't see him developing under Flaherty... there are much better ex-professional goaltenders who could probably help him develop his game better. As much as I respect TNSE for its loyalty to its former players, this is one instance where I wouldn't give preferential treatment-- it's far too important. Jimmy Roy can run a prospect training camp, fine, but when it comes to developing a younger goalie we should be going after the best person we can find. Say what you want about his personally, but Belfour was a damn good goalie and isn't doing anything these days. For that matter, why couldn't we grab someone like Hasek? Roy? Anyway, I wouldn't raise a red flag on this but Pavs game has largely remained the same over the last year... throughout last season his positioning got a bit better, but he keeps making the same mistakes/getting caught on the same angles.
In relation to Lou... Lou is a great guy and a great player, but it's as others have said, TNSE wants to grow a team and Lou is already in (past?) his prime. The core of our group is mid 20s I think, and with Lou being as old as he is it just doesn't jive. Still, if for some perplexing reason we did get him... I wouldn't exactly be sad. Who knows, maybe he can play till he's 40.
I still think Montoya is a wildcard.. I think this guy is much better than people give him credit for. And he's way better than old man Slow Mason (drop, flop, and flail).
