Comments on: Spliting time between 4 goalies.

By: GretzNYR99

GretzNYR99 — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 02:12:39 +0000

Lundqvist won a silver medal for team sweden at the world championships.

M.A. Fleury lost the wjc on a fluke goal clearing it up the middle and having it hit off his own defenseman. I wouldn't call that "hot."

Maxime Oullet is good, but i haven't heard too much about him lately.

As for abandoning Blackburn... umm... it's sports, it's a business. If something happens, then that's out of our control. Sather drafted Montoya to play it safe at goalie instead of banking on someone who just missed a whole season due to an injury that was thought to be not as worse as it really is. Put yourself in Sather's shoes before you go bash that move. Blackburn hasn't won anything yet, and if he wants to be the man, he'll be the man. I have faith in him, but he has to win it, and I think this situation will bring out the better in both Danny and Al.

By: wheresthesoda

wheresthesoda — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:52:24 +0000

the rangers didnt abandon blackburn. this is everyones opinions is what you gotta remember. this is what we think/want our general managers to do.

i dont think the rangers will abandon blackburn or montoya..these 2 will be the guys on our team in the future, just like beezer and richter were.

By: BayStBully

BayStBully — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 14:31:00 +0000

No hotter goalie prospect…..MA FLeury? Max Ouellette? And you say Leafs fans talk shit. Blackburn is gonna be your man, he was supposed to be all along, new guys get drafted and NYR abandon him….

By: RangerSteve

RangerSteve — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 02:33:38 +0000

it’s hard to let that happen when your entire bench closes their eyes, says their hail marys, and does the sign of the cross when an opposing player takes a shot at your goaltender. I like LaBarbera’s work ethic, but I don’t think he’ll amount to anything more than an AHLer.

By: Rancid

Rancid — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:26:21 +0000

Mayb they should do what boston did w/ raycroft and play labarb 20 games and c what happens. Maybe he could be decent.

By: raine_kalisz

raine_kalisz — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:21:25 +0000

Yeah, he’s been givin the chance a few times in the NHL but always breaks and lets in like 20 goals on two shots. Figure that one out.

By: raine_kalisz

raine_kalisz — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:18:47 +0000

As someone already said it’s lundqvist not lundquest. And he’s an excellent goalie, plays in sweden and very well. He was the starter for Sweden at World Champ’s and don’t be surprised if he starts in net for the World Cup either. As much as it dissapoints me to say it because i like the kid, I think he’s done. Too many injuries when he was too young and he was rushed to the NHL. I’m sorry to say it, but i think he’s done. Montoya’s got a future if he doesn’t screw it up with lofty ideas of him being the greatest goalie ever and letting it go to his head. Dunhm sucks, they need someone, anyone else. His fivehole never fails to let a goal in. Get Weekes.

By: Gretz99NYR

Gretz99NYR — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:19:25 +0000

By: GretzNYR99

GretzNYR99 — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:55:42 +0000

i agree, but like sands said, your goalies are almost nhl ready.

i think if anything, the rangers have the best non-nhl ready goaltending prospect core. right now, there is no prospect goaltender hotter than henrik lundqvist, who absolutely busted onto the scene, and got a silver medal at the world's playing against nhl caliber players when has absolutely no experience in north america. blackburn i still think can be a 30 game winner, and montoya's got a world of potential.

what it really comes down to is what levels these goaltenders are at maturity-wise.

By: Sands

Sands — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:32:27 +0000

Your right to an extent, I think those Atlanta goalies are good prospects but I also think they are ready to move up to the NHL. Blackburn, Montoya, Ludquest…. they are like 1-2-3 years away from NHL action. Atlanta’s goalies can step in now and should. they are not 1-2-3 years away like the Rangers have. Rangers have a college kid in the mix. but otherwise i understand your point. I just think the goalies on each team are at different levels, like you said all 3 of them are going for starting goaltender this year.