6/08/2007
The Hasek problem
The Red Wings want Dominik Hasek to return next season for a final push for the Stanley Cup. Next week we will know if he is coming back. What if he doesn't though? Obviously there are several options in Detroit's plan B, schould Hasek decline to return. Signing free-agent Giguere seems like the most costly. Anyone of Vesa Toskala, Ilja Bryzgalov, and Manny Fernandez would be cheaper unless they are obtained for some draft choices and some young D in the wait for young Jimmy Howard. My question is.. is it worth waiting for Howard to blossom? Maybe just get a guy like Bryzgalov for the long run. There is no doubt in my mind that what the Wings have lacked in resent years is a really good goalie. Sure Osgood and Legacy have been good, and Hasek was there for a short spell, but there has not felt consistant. If the Detroit Red Wings want to be a cup contender for years to come they need to find a goalie that has the stuff to go the distance (New Jersey and Colorado are great examples).
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Nik,
I agree with you totally. I am tired of having a "hero for hire" goaltender. I read that Jim Nill said it is up to Howard's training camp that will decide if he is going to stay or not. It would be nice to have a solid goaltender that the Wings can build around. But it was night and day, how the Wings played in front of Legace compared to Hasek.
Obviously it will take Howard years to get to where Hasek is today, if he ever gets there, but if he is good enough to take a spot on the Wings roster then he might be the future. To hope he will be the next Roy might be hoping for too much, a goalie like that comes around maybe every 20-30 years. But if he would be as good but only last for half the time Roy did, the Wings have hit jackpot.
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