When's the Bruins/Rangers game in Foxboro?

 

Flyers/Penguins in Pittsburgh?

 

Lightning/Panthers in Miami?

 

oh wait...

 

 

I could only pray to get Emery .. 25 years old .. no clue what his contact his(and I am sure someone will hand me that valuable information) but as of now .. what are we waiting for lets announce it to the press :]

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2/13/2008 12:08:54 PM

 

The Rangers and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist have agreed on a new multi-year contract.

 

According to a Wednesday report in the New York Daily News, the deal is thought to be for six years, $39.5 million.

 

I would guess that means that Montoya will be available. He is young and from the area. They have another goalie in Hartford already.

Yeah I've mentioned Montoya before. He's a guy I'd look at.

 

A Malik and Montoya deal maybe? Anyone not named Toews or Kane should probably be available in a trade for the right deal.

It's hard for most to speak on the subject, including myself, but I think Crawford is pretty close to the level Montoya is. I have never seen Montoya play, and Crawford only a handful, but based on what I can gather, they are similar. Hawks should have other targets in mind, at least IMO.

I'd have to agree with Tony here.

 

Stats only comparison of the two:

 

Montoya: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=70291

 

Season   Team                        Lge    GP   Min   GA  EN SO   GAA   W   L   T   Svs    Pct
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2002-03  U. of Michigan              NCAA   43  2547   99   0  0  2.33  30  10   3  1014  0.911
2003-04  U. of Michigan              NCAA    0     0    0   0  0  0.00   0   0   0     0  0.000
2004-05  U. of Michigan              NCAA   40  2359   99   0  3  2.52  30   7   3   841  0.895
2005-06  Hartford Wolf Pack       AHL    40  2094   91   1  2  2.61  23   9   1   889  0.907
2005-06  Charlotte Checkers      ECHL    2   123    8   0  0  3.92   1   1   0    56  0.875
2006-07  Hartford Wolf Pack       AHL    48  2556   98   5  6  2.30  27  17   0  1042  0.914

 

Crawford: ttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=62349

 

Season   Team                        Lge    GP   Min   GA  EN SO   GAA   W   L   T   Svs    Pct
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2001-02  Moncton Wildcats            QMJHL  38  1863  116   0  1  3.74   9  20   3  1048  0.889
2002-03  Moncton Wildcats            QMJHL  50  2855  130   0  2  2.73  24  17   6  1535  0.915
2003-04  Moncton Wildcats            QMJHL  54  3019  132   4  2  2.62  35  15   3  1490  0.919
2004-05  Moncton Wildcats            QMJHL  51  2942  121   0  6  2.47  28  16   6  1400  0.920
2005-06  Norfolk Admirals              AHL    48  2734  134   3  1  2.94  22  23   1  1174  0.898
2005-06  Chicago Blackhawks        NHL     2    86    5   0  0  3.47   0   0   1    36  0.878
2006-07  Norfolk Admirals            AHL    60  3467  164   6  1  2.84  38  20   2  1645  0.909

 

Montoya turned 23 today and Crawford just turned 23 in December.

 

 

I think Montoya's a more highly rated prospect though than Crawford.

 

It's only because of Lundqvist / Weekes that he hasn't gotten an opportunity yet.

 

If the price was right I would certainly look at it, because if you aren't going to trade Khabibulin, someone will have replace him after the 09 season, most likely.

Why does it seem like I've been hearing Crawford's name for 10 years?

I was surprised to read that he's only 23 - I thought we'd been waiting for him for much longer.

Why does it seem like I've been hearing Crawford's name for 10 years?

I was surprised to read that he's only 23 - I thought we'd been waiting for him for much longer.

 

First it was Leighton, then it was Anderson, now it's Crawford. That's not to say Crawford will suffer the same fate of the other two, but I'd worry about getting the defense set first before you try and figure out who the next 'franchise' goalie is. The Hawks are just about there and may not need anyone if Hjarmlsson is as good as they were advertising him before the season.

 

Goaltenders are tricky -- outside of the truly elite, it's tough to tell which ones are actually good and which ones are living off the defense that plays in front of them.

 

I'm clinging to the hope that the Emery deal goes through. I don't know if he's much better than Khabibulin, but I do know that any negatives he has are massively outweighed by losing the final year-and-a-half on Khabbi's contract.

 

EDIT: And to add on to Tony's post -- I can't speak about Montoya, but all season long Crawford has had to deal with shuffling of the guys in front of him, guys playing on those 'tryout' type contracts. All told, a .911 S% strikes me as being pretty damn good.

Edited February 13, 200818 yr by CWSGuy406

I've mentioned this earlier, but I think Montoya's value was super inflated because of his performance in the WJC. He beat Andre-Fleury (on a bizzare goal). Montoya's performance since that tournament has been pretty average.

 

I'd take him over Crawford, only because from what I've heard... Crawford doesn't use a butterfly style (he plays a stand up style), which most goalies do and people think he will be hard for him to succeed in the league.

Montoya IS overrated!!! I was pissed when the Rangers drafted him. Miika Wiikman from Sweden is putting up better numbers than Montoya in Hartford. Maybe I will get lucky and they will deal him to Florida for Horton.

Pat Kane loves playing the Blue Jackets!

PPG, #13 on the year, 1-0 Hawks!

Goaltenders are tricky -- outside of the truly elite, it's tough to tell which ones are actually good and which ones are living off the defense that plays in front of them.

Even before the Hawks got him, this was my question about Khabibulin.

SEABROOK on a 4-on-4 breakaway!!!!

2-0 Hawks!!!

Buff picks up a mistake by Russell and the Jackets goalie goes for a stupid pokecheck.

Buff sidesteps him and slides it into the empty net.

3-0 Hawks!

Man Leighton...I thought that guy was going to be an awesome goalie. He was big and played the puck well. It seems like playing behind those bad bad Hawks teams killed his confidence and he never recovered. Another player I thought was going to be damn good was Sergei Krivokrasov, man that kid seemed to have all the skills but the Hawks had no idea how to use him since they were stuck in that "dump and chase" garbage system. Go figure the year they let him go he went to the Preds and became an all star and then pretty much disappeared after playing for a few other teams.

Edited February 14, 200818 yr by EvilJester99

4-0 Hawks!

Buff gets credit for the goal but the puck seemed to go in off the Jackets' defenseman's skate.

Norrena played absolutely horrible that period, Seabrook and Buff had s***ty goals.

 

I have a strange feeling that the hawks are going to go on a little roll here (4/5 wins).

 

Marty Havlat could make this team alot better if played at all like he gave a s***.

Norrena played absolutely horrible that period, Seabrook and Buff had s***ty goals.

 

I have a strange feeling that the hawks are going to go on a little roll here (4/5 wins).

 

Marty Havlat could make this team alot better if played at all like he gave a s***.

I was just going to say that the only real negative about that 1st period was Havlat's lazy, disinterested, sloppy play.

He really is playing like a guy who's either afraid out there or has quit on the team.

He just took a stupid penalty as well. At least he got on the scoresheet somehow.

I was just going to say that the only real negative about that 1st period was Havlat's lazy, disinterested, sloppy play.

He really is playing like a guy who's either afraid out there or has quit on the team.

He just took a stupid penalty as well. At least he got on the scoresheet somehow.

 

He's playing disinterested... trying feather passes between defenders instead of using his skill to draw defenders to him.

 

No Excuses, he's a guy who could be a SUPERSTAR in the league.

Of course he scores to make me look like a prick... thanks asshole.

Of course he scores to make me look like a prick... thanks asshole.

 

SORRY, MARTY!!

 

DT needs to get Hossa...not only to help the team offensively but to help Havlat get interested again. They were close friends in Ottawa..so who knows. Won't happen of course but a guy can dream right?

Edited February 14, 200818 yr by EvilJester99

DT needs to get Hossa...not only to help the team offensively but to help Havlat get interested again. They were close friends in Ottawa..so who knows. Won't happen of course but a guy can dream right?

 

I agree with what your saying, but Robert Lang was supposed to be the guy who made Marty "happy." They played with the Czech National team together and were friends?

 

Seriously, this guy needs to stop worry about being "happy" and start scoring goals, maybe when the Hawks are crazy popular in the city because they're winning will make Marty "happy".

This game has been pretty entertaining, great vision/pass from Sharp after Khabby pulled a Jose Valentin on the roller towards him.

 

- like the cross referencing between teams? I go all out, pure hustle.

Beautiful pass by Sharp leads to a Wiz goal.

SIX to two, Hawks!