Halak’s Agent Tweets Questionable Comment
November 9, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Goalies, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, News
With Carey Price struggling, Jaroslav Halak has been used as the starting goaltender more than some expected. I’ve been pretty happy for the backup goaltender since I think he’s got some talent but needs more ice time to develop. Price has actually been pretty cool about it (I even have wondered if he was being too cool) so I think the fact that Halak’s agent Allan Walsh took a swipe at him on Twitter makes him a douche.
All of this went down after the Montreal Canadiens lost 3-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Walsh decided to do …read more
Carey Price Wants Halak To Start
October 28, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Goalies, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, News
Whoa, whoa, whoa… Carey Price has all but relinquished his #1 spot as the Montreal Canadiens goaltender – for now. At practice yesterday, Price spoke of backup netminder Jaroslav Halak and said: “Everybody wants to play, but when the team’s doing well you have to think of the team first and that’s what I’m doing right now. He’s on a streak right now. He’s been playing well, so he deserves his playing time.”
What fresh hell is this? Yes, I realize that Price lost his first four starts and Halak won his first four starts but I didn’t think that Price …read more
Habs Sign Sanford, End for Halak?
July 22, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Goalies, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Trades
The Montreal Canadiens have signed goaltender, Curtis Sanford, to a one year contract (no financial details were disclosed). This is just the latest in a flurry of activity surrounding the transformation of the Habs.
Being out on the west coast, I’ve seen Sanford in action a lot and I like him. In two seasons he’s had a 11-11-1 record, 2.69 GAA and .903 save percentage in 35 regular season games with the Vancouver Canucks. I don’t think he’s ever going to be a starting goalie but I think he’s a pretty decent backup (at the very least, you’ve got …read more
