Comments on: Goalie Shopping 2008: Skydiving with a Suspect Parachute

By: On Frozen Blog › So . . . About That Goaltending

On Frozen Blog › So . . . About That Goaltending — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:47:45 +0000

By: Caps Blue Line » 7/3, 7:40 PM - Theodore, not Huet, best move for the Capitals moving forward

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:41:24 +0000

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:28:49 +0000

Congrats to Tyler Green for beating my to the obligatory Batman reference here.
I have to say that I think this is a serious overreaction. GMGM signed Theodore to 2 years because of the potential stud coming up behind him. Huet had a couple of good months, but before that he was on the outs in Montreal. The Habs gave him away for a SECOND ROUND PICK! Unless they are out of their minds, they know something we don’t.
Theodore is the reason Colorado made the playoffs last year. He wants to play here and he has something to prove.
I hope he shuts us all up.

By: Oft Frust'd Caps Fan

Oft Frust'd Caps Fan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:57:57 +0000

This time you’ve got it wrong. The Right deal with good guy who really wants to be here is far better than the wrong deal with a good guy who obviously doesn’t care where he plays as long as he gets the most dollars.

By: margaret

margaret — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:57:50 +0000

well yeah, it sucks to not have huet. but would we really want a goalie who didn’t want to play for us?

By: RSeay

RSeay — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:39:31 +0000

Wait lets look at things in the proper perspective. Huet was traded by Montreal…he was not there long term solution…they think Price is (even though that did not work out for them in this year’s playoffs. How much did Huet like being a Capital, just like Kolzig, I don’t think he liked the BB style of play. Huet wanted a longer bigger contract to guard him from those oft injury seasons that he has and plus his family wanted to be closer to home. I think Chicago made a big mistake. They now have $14.5 million in goal salary for this season, while the Caps have $7.5 in goalies with two young ones in the wings.
I think those of us who have watched hockey enough, know the all goalies go through streaks. Huet gave us a great one the last 15 games of the season but the playoffs were not something as special. Also how much did he play better because of the spirit of the players around him. Did Feds make a big difference with him as it did on Semin? Did Green and Morrisons passion rub off on Huet? Finally is the signing of Campbell by the Blackhawks show Huet that they are a more defense minded team then the Caps?
I think GMGM has done a stellar job the last couple of years. I don’t think this Huet deal was anything that he could have forseen.
Finally if fans lose their passion for this team because a rent a goalie left town, then give your tickets to those who want to see this young team continue to grow up and become a force in the NHL.

By: Wittcap

Wittcap — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:31:44 +0000

Lets rank the 5 goalies that P&B mentions in his earlier comment…
07-08 Career
GAA SV% GAA SV%
Cam Ward 5 5 5 5 (.897)WOW!
MA Fleury 2 1 4 4
Lundvist 1 3 1 2
C. Price 4 2 2 1
JT 3 4 3 3
The guy ain’t that bad…throw out his two years of sub-.900 and he’s a pretty solid goalie. BTW, I didn’t realize how much Cam Ward really sucked. Maybe the ‘Canes should have signed Theo.

By: Not buying it

Not buying it — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:20:12 +0000

Why hasn’t anyone brought up the fact that maybe Cristobal Huet just didn’t want to be here. There were some people talking about the fact that his wife didn’t want stay in DC at the end of last season, right? So maybe, just maybe, Huet wouldn’t have signed with the Caps, even if they had gone all the way to four years and $5.6 million. Why hasn’t anyone considered that? I listened to GMGM’s press thing on the team website from yesterday. He said the team even considered going above $5 million, but not both above $5 million and four years. I’m not sure we can skewer the Caps and GMGM if Huet wasn’t willing to come back, even the money was the same.
Also, who else would you people want in net if Huet wasn’t available. Conklin? Raycroft? Auld? Give me a break. If the Caps met Huet’s demands, and he didn’t want to be here, then Theodore was clearly, clearly the next-best option. Why are you ripping the Caps for him signing a two-year deal? Is it their fault he wanted to take a shorter deal as motivation to earn a bigger deal in two years? It just looks to me like a lot of this angst is misdirected and improperly directed.

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On Frozen Blog › Washington’s New View in Net, Take 2 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:11:54 +0000

By: Chimaera

Chimaera — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:06:46 +0000

As long as Theo is decent, then I think the Caps will be just fine.
Huet played great down the stretch, but so far in two playoff series has been mediocre.
Either way, when it comes down to this teams fortunes, they start and end with a number 8. I’m not saying that goaltending is utterly unimportant, because it is worth considering, but we’re paying someone else to steal playoff series.