Who's Been Cam's Worst Backup?

[garnetpalmetto]

So the talk of our goalies in the revamp thread had me thinking back on Cam's backup goalies in the past. Similarly the talk of the the low points and bad spots on our team also had me thinking back on Cam's backup goalies of the past, because well, most of them have been bad. But who of the bad is the worst? Our nominees (and their stats for those of you who like that sort of thing) (in chronological order)

John "Crackers" Grahame
2006-2007 - 28 GP, 10-13-2, 72 GA, 0 SO, 2.85 GAA, .897 Sv%
2007-2008 - 17 GP, 4-7-1, 53 GA, 0 SO, 3.75 GAA, .875 Sv %

Michael "Fainting Goat" Leighton
2007-2008 - 3 GP, 1-1-0, 7 GA, 0 SO, 2.66 GAA, .897 Sv %
2008-2009 - 19 GP, 6-7-2, 50 GA, 0 SO, 2.92 GAA, .901 Sv%
2009-2010 - 7 GP, 1-4-0, 25 GA, 0 SO, 4.29 GAA, .848 Sv%

Justin "Humpy Dawg" Peters
2009-2010 - 9 GP, 6-3-0, 23 GA, 0 SO, 2.83 GAA, .905 Sv%
2010-2011 - 12 GP, 3-5-1, 43 GA, 0 SO, 3.98 GAA, .875 Sv%
2011-2012 - 7 GP, 2-3-2, 16 GA, 1 SO, 2.48 GAA, .931 Sv %
2012-2013 - 10 GP, 3-6-0, 25 GA, 1 SO, 2.93 GAA, .905 Sv %

Manny "Geritol" Legace
2009-2010 - 28 GP, 10-8-6, 77 GA, 1 SO, 2.89 GAA, .904 Sv%

Brian "Waterboy" Boucher
2011-2012 - 10 GP, 1-6-1, 31 GA, 0 SO, 3.41 GAA, .881 Sv%

Mike "Gravedigger" Murphy
2011-2012 - 2 GP, 0-1-0, 0 GA, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 Sv%

Dan "Blades of Steel" Ellis
2012-2013 - 14 GP, 4-6-1, 36 GA, 1 SO, 3.01 GAA, .905 Sv%

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[DougieSmash]

Leighton, then Grahame.

 

[What the Faulk]

By the numbers, it's Boucher, but I never remember him playing *that* poorly. Though, I think everyone will say Grahame here.

No one will ever beat Jamie Storr for worst Hurricanes backup though. 0-8-2 .878 sv% 2.91 GAA

 

[Joe McGrath]

If you're just looking at the numbers, Peters might be the best (unless you include Murphy). Yikes.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Leighton was one of the most incompetent goalies I've ever witnessed in the NHL. He was so bad it hurt to watch.

Seeing him make that run with the Flyers was like stepping into an alternate dimension for a few weeks. Then abruptly coming back to reality as come confused announcers were trying to figure out what was going on...

 

[Brock Anton]

Got some good candidates here.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I liked Legace. He didn't have awesome numbers but he was pretty consistent from what I remember. He also had a hell of glove.

 

[Ole Gil]

Nobody took themselves out of the play better than John Grahame. That guy was a mess.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Grahame, no doubt. Anyone remember that classic game where he told Maurice he was about to go show them how goalie position should be played, or something boastful like that, and then proceeded to get shelled for 3 or 4 quick goals, and Maurice left him in because of his pre-game comments?

 

[tarheelhockey]

Grahame, no doubt. Anyone remember that classic game where he told Maurice he was about to go show them how goalie position should be played, or something boastful like that, and then proceeded to get shelled for 3 or 4 quick goals, and Maurice left him in because of his pre-game comments?

I don't remember that, but it sounds like a classic Whalercanes story. Do you remember the date by any chance?

 

[DaleCooper]

Grahame never played for Maurice, so it must have been Lavi.

I do remember John Tortorella's infamous "25% rule" quote directed at Grahame.

I'm getting tired of the 25 per cent rule (goals to shots), it's deflating. We need the occasional save.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Yeah, it must have been Laviolette.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

It was under Laviolette. I believe the exact phrasing that Grahame used was that he was going to show Laviolette "world-class goaltending"...and then he let in 8 or 9 goals.

 

[Bub]

Leighton. Although that pic of Peters is priceless. ("What? Again?")

 

[DaveG]

One thing's for sure, it's most definitely NOT Legace (he was actually pretty good here) or Murphy (small but impressive sample size)

 

[Anton Babchuk]

 

[DaleCooper]

Well you know, John, having played the position, I can tell you that challenging the shooter is one of the most important things you can do. And you could see there that Michael Leighton is really playing with a lot of confidence there with the way he pushed out to challenge the shooter. He might want to challenge a little bit less next time, but I really like what I'm seeing out of Leighton here and I think that confidence is going to pay huge dividends for him.

 

[tarheelhockey]

That pretty much tells the whole story.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

It was under Laviolette. I believe the exact phrasing that Grahame used was that he was going to show Laviolette "world-class goaltending"...and then he let in 8 or 9 goals.

Yep, that was a priceless NHL moment! Fit for a movie like Slapshot!

Thanks for having better memory!

 

[CanesAvs16]

I vote... ALL OF THEM.

 

[sheriff bart]

Grahame, no doubt. Anyone remember that classic game where he told Maurice he was about to go show them how goalie position should be played, or something boastful like that, and then proceeded to get shelled for 3 or 4 quick goals, and Maurice left him in because of his pre-game comments?

Didn't he say he was going to go on a "world class run"?

 

[Zombie Mike Murphy]

12/1/07

17 Saves on 25 shots, .680Sv%, 8 GA

Quite amusingly, that's not even his only 8 goal game

1/3/03 with the Bruins, although that was a slightly less embarrassing 27Sv/35Shot performance

He also gave up 6 goals on 7 occasions, but never 7

 

[tarheelhockey]

http://espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=271201002

 

[WWAD]

Gotta go "fainting goat" on this one.


At least he did provide us with the opportunity to laugh at Philly fans as they finally understood the depth of his suckitude at an incredibly important juncture though.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I give Grahame the slight edge over Leighton