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Sadowski: Aebischer might get northern exposure
October 13, 2006
Former Avalanche goalie David Aebischer is turning heads in Montreal and might get the start over Cristobal Huet in the Canadiens' home opener Saturday against Ottawa.
After his acquisition in March for goalie Jose Theodore, Aebischer played in only seven games and watched from the bench for all six games of the Canadiens' first-round playoff loss to eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina.
Huet, in the first year of a two-year, $5.75 million contract, was expected to begin this season as the No. 1 goalie, and he played in the Canadiens' opener, a 4-3 overtime loss to Buffalo.
Aebischer, who signed a one-year, $1.9 million deal this summer - the same contract he had with the Avalanche - played in each of the next two games and stopped a combined 63 of 66 shots in wins against Toronto and Philadelphia.
So, naturally, there is a goaltending controversy in Montreal.
Or is there?
"Some people might want to talk about it, but it doesn't exist in this dressing room," Aebischer told the Montreal Gazette. "We're teammates, and we're both working hard to play our best. At the end of the season, we'll be able to look back and see who plays the most."
Guy Carbonneau, the Canadiens' first-year coach, said he hasn't decided how he is going to use the goalies.
Huet, 31, went 11-8-4 last season with seven shutouts and a 2.20 goals-against average in 36 games. Most of them came after Theodore struggled, then fractured his right heel in a fall outside his home during the Olympic break.
Aebischer, 28, won 93 games in parts of five seasons with the Avalanche - he was Patrick Roy's backup for three years - but fell out of favor last season with coach Joel Quenneville.
So far, Aebischer, who is eligible for unrestricted free agency after the season, seems to have gotten his career back on track with a 2-0 record, 1.44 average and .955 save percentage.
"At the end of the season, we'll be able to look back and see who plays the most." LOL! That doesn't sound competitive at all, Aebi! Nope, not at all. *loves*
From the same article:
'Didn't have any sticks left'
There might not be a more creative player in the game than Peter Forsberg, so why didn't he want to take part in a shootout in the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener against the New York Rangers?
Forsberg had to be persuaded to be the Flyers' 11th shooter against goalie Henrik Lundqvist in their eventual 5-4 loss.
"I didn't have any sticks left," Forsberg, who was stopped by Lundqvist on a pretty feeble attempt, told reporters. "They were either broken or all bad. There were a couple other guys who had better shots than me."
The Rangers won the game when their 12th shooter, Marcel Hossa, scored against Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki.
Forsberg said he had gotten a new batch of sticks earlier in the day and didn't feel comfortable with them, even though he scored a goal against Lundqvist in regulation.
Said Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock: "It's not that big a deal. I thought he was hurt. Look, when he doesn't want to be the shooter, he doesn't want to be the shooter."
Forsberg used the same sticks in Tuesday's game against the Rangers and scored another goal against Lundqvist. He skated from the right corner to the side of the net and flipped the puck into the top corner from a bad angle.
"I was just lucky," Forsberg said.
Of course the coach thought he was hurt! Hello, it's Foppa. He's always hurt. XD
October 13, 2006
Former Avalanche goalie David Aebischer is turning heads in Montreal and might get the start over Cristobal Huet in the Canadiens' home opener Saturday against Ottawa.
After his acquisition in March for goalie Jose Theodore, Aebischer played in only seven games and watched from the bench for all six games of the Canadiens' first-round playoff loss to eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina.
Huet, in the first year of a two-year, $5.75 million contract, was expected to begin this season as the No. 1 goalie, and he played in the Canadiens' opener, a 4-3 overtime loss to Buffalo.
Aebischer, who signed a one-year, $1.9 million deal this summer - the same contract he had with the Avalanche - played in each of the next two games and stopped a combined 63 of 66 shots in wins against Toronto and Philadelphia.
So, naturally, there is a goaltending controversy in Montreal.
Or is there?
"Some people might want to talk about it, but it doesn't exist in this dressing room," Aebischer told the Montreal Gazette. "We're teammates, and we're both working hard to play our best. At the end of the season, we'll be able to look back and see who plays the most."
Guy Carbonneau, the Canadiens' first-year coach, said he hasn't decided how he is going to use the goalies.
Huet, 31, went 11-8-4 last season with seven shutouts and a 2.20 goals-against average in 36 games. Most of them came after Theodore struggled, then fractured his right heel in a fall outside his home during the Olympic break.
Aebischer, 28, won 93 games in parts of five seasons with the Avalanche - he was Patrick Roy's backup for three years - but fell out of favor last season with coach Joel Quenneville.
So far, Aebischer, who is eligible for unrestricted free agency after the season, seems to have gotten his career back on track with a 2-0 record, 1.44 average and .955 save percentage.
"At the end of the season, we'll be able to look back and see who plays the most." LOL! That doesn't sound competitive at all, Aebi! Nope, not at all. *loves*
From the same article:
'Didn't have any sticks left'
There might not be a more creative player in the game than Peter Forsberg, so why didn't he want to take part in a shootout in the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener against the New York Rangers?
Forsberg had to be persuaded to be the Flyers' 11th shooter against goalie Henrik Lundqvist in their eventual 5-4 loss.
"I didn't have any sticks left," Forsberg, who was stopped by Lundqvist on a pretty feeble attempt, told reporters. "They were either broken or all bad. There were a couple other guys who had better shots than me."
The Rangers won the game when their 12th shooter, Marcel Hossa, scored against Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki.
Forsberg said he had gotten a new batch of sticks earlier in the day and didn't feel comfortable with them, even though he scored a goal against Lundqvist in regulation.
Said Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock: "It's not that big a deal. I thought he was hurt. Look, when he doesn't want to be the shooter, he doesn't want to be the shooter."
Forsberg used the same sticks in Tuesday's game against the Rangers and scored another goal against Lundqvist. He skated from the right corner to the side of the net and flipped the puck into the top corner from a bad angle.
"I was just lucky," Forsberg said.
Of course the coach thought he was hurt! Hello, it's Foppa. He's always hurt. XD