MacT and the Goalies
The other day, David Staples had a post up on his weblog based on the NHL advertising theme "Is This the Year?". One of the things that he wrote I took as a bit of a personal challenge:"Is this the...
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Re-Signing Garon Just Got Easier
Tom Reed of Puck-Rakers (and the Columbus Dispatch) has the dollar figures on Pascal Leclaire’s new contract:Pascal Leclaire agreed to a three-year, $11.4 million contract on Wednesday. It’s a...
Redundancy
In 2007-08, the Edmonton Oilers employed a two-goaltender system for the third time in the MacTavish/Lowe era, and for the second time, it was a decision forced on the team by a starter's...
Duck Lines and Flying V's
On November 28, 2001, Jussi Markkanen made his first career NHL start, in Anaheim. He made 27 saves en route to a 2-0 shutout victory. He has a dominant career record against the Ducks (5-1), and...
Garon or Roloson?
It has now been fairly widely reported that New Jersey Devils professional scout Bob Hoffmeyer was in attendance at the Oilers-Blue Jackets game last night. It’s also been reported that he’s...
Mathieu Garon as a Starting Goaltender
To the left, Mathieu Garon stops Daniel Sedin as Steve Staios and Andrew Cogliano look on.Garon's future with the Oilers is something that has not been widely speculated on, as he has another...
Mathieu Garon Update
Whatever it is about Mathieu Garon this season that keeps his coaches from playing him, it seems to be catching.Garon had a great run last season, stealing the starter's job away from Dwayne...
"Battle" of the Backups
Outside of Dwayne Roloson, three goaltenders have a) played in the NHL and b) been Oilers property this season. Mathieu Garon was dumped after failing to live up to his performance last season,...
