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Imagine what Huets save percentage would be if he would stay in his net.
You mean if the grand total of about 2 or 3 goals on the season that came off of of failed clearing attempts or miscues were taken back?
Interesting that the other two stars for January have signed
new contracts.....where is Huet's......
and BTW, I would say making playoffs is a HUGE step !!!
Come on man, can't you just give the guy credit where credit is due...You can find holes in any of the great goaltenders games if you look hard enough.....
18-8-6 record with a 2.34 GAA and .923 save percentage is pretty damn good holes or not.
I'm quite satisfied with the goaltending he supplies for us game in and game out !!!!
I do congratulate Huet on the award and, finally, getting some recognition from the league. I must say this as well:the Habs have not won anything yet with him as the #1. Getting to the playoffs is the first tiny step (and I do mean tiny). Regular season pressure is one thing; the playoffs are a whole other kettle of fish. I hope when the playoffs come he doesn't flounder because as I watch him I see holes in his game.
I think the team's surge in scoring has a lot do with the team's January success. Huet has been stellar, but this always has been and will remain a team game.
Gilbert
Poor G-man, still unable (or just unwilling) to give Huet his due. Tell me what goalie you watch that does not have 'holes in his game' One is called a 5 hole and refers to the fact that when they squat there is a small opening between their lower legs and feet where the puck could slip through. Every goalie has one, not just Huet. I guess you can find another goalie in the league who has gotten at least one point in 13 of his past 15 games??
And how are you to blame Huet for the fact that the Habs have not won anything with him yet, look at the teams we have put in front of him. The last couple of seasons the Habs were lucky to score 2 goals in a game and if they scored 3 it was an outburst.
The first half of last season they played well as a team and were scoring at a higher rate and look at the result, the Habs were in the top 5 in the league. Then things fell apart for the entire team not just Huet and then he got injured. This season we have even more depth and more skill thanks to the continued development of some of the younger players and the team and Huet are winning again.
It's true that Huet has yet to prove himself in the playoffs, but don't start the clock until he has his first chance to.
Huet has demonstrated an ability to be consistent. Price and Halak have yet to demonstrate consistency, although Halak gave the Habs very good goaltending during his brief tenure at the end of last season. Huet is usually very good, and occasionally great. Interestingly, Price had every opportunity to take Huet's job earlier this season, and he failed to do so. Clearly the pressure was a little too much for Price. I am confident he will be fine. Price just needs a little more development time before being thrown into the fire. I think we can all agree that it is good for the team to have a calm and cool veteran between the pipes.
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Huet is the best player on our team. Thank god he's been given a chance to play a string of games. It's about time for him to repeat the end of the 05/06 regular season.
"The Underappreciated Cristobal Huet" http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1603
I think it's generally understood that Gainey will sign Huet to a new contract. I'll even go so far as to predict it happens before season end. I'll give it a month for negotiations to heat up.
To heck with 'not trading' him. As I've said since September: re-sign him.
The Hamilton Dawgs beat the Manitoba Moose 2 to 1 in a shootout. Milroy tied the game in the last minute of the third period. Corso and Milroy were the scorers in the shootout and Manitoba was blanked by Carey Price in their 4 attempts. Price stopped 20 of 21 in 65 minutes and was the 2nd star and Duncan Milroy was the workhorse of the game.
Huet is the most consistent netminder in hockey. Period.
The idea that he was going to be jettisoned before the trade deadline has never been on the table, mostly trade happy fans who are obsessed with making upcoming free agents players that Gainey "must get something for" before their expiration dates.
Glad to see people coming around, consensus makes for smoother discussion in the blogosphere.
Timo,I cant see how it would hurt to add a player like Forsburg to our line up could be the center to do the job to help the captian,provided he stay healthy,he could be the spark like Recchi is to Alanta.
So RDS is raising a question whether Habs could and should pursue Forsberg. Carbo said that while it is always dangerous to add a player at this point of the season, Forsberg is an elite player that can always contribute.
Anyway, looks like RDS is just stirring rumours and nothing else. I personally think that Forsberg will play a dozen of games and get injured again for good. Interesting to see though how much money would he command?
Any opinions out there?
At this point I am not saying that the Habs should try for him, or that I think he will regain his play with the Habs, but it was during the off season that I was bringing Forsberg up as a possibility and saying I hoped the Habs could bring him in. Regardless of his problems over the past few seasons you can never overlook his past and the talent that he has. It might be worth a shot. Can you imagine dropping a player like Forsberg with his talent into the mix of our top 6 forwards?
Nashville thought the same way last year and Forsberg was a great big balloon that deflated each time he stepped onto the ice for them. 7 seasons ago, I would have said "Trade the team for him", but now he's a waste of cap space with an ankle he cannot skate on. Sure, Booby Orr played on one knee for 5 or 6 seasons, but he was incredible. Forsberg ain't.
Gilbert
Funny now these things work. Huet finished 2nd in Molson Cup standings with 11 points to Kovalev with 15 points. I too thought Huet would be gone at the trade deadline, but it is not looking that way now. I hope Gainey signs him because it would be a shame to lose him for nothing.
Well well, that was a good month for Huet and I wish to thank him ,please keep it up and please work on the high shots with Rollie.And Carbo give Halak a shot would you.
Well deserved. I'll put my hand up and admit that I thought Huet would be dealt by the trade deadline. I hope Gainey signs him because I don't want another Souray situation.
I also wonder if Rollie Melanson gets any credit here? A few posters were tearing him up not long ago. Blaming him for this. Blaming him for that. Blaming Melanson for Price's problems. Ad nauseum.
Last I recall, Huet was a throw-in as part of a trade and ended up becoming a great goalie after he met Rollie Melanson and came to Montreal.
If Los Angeles knew what they had, would they have still traded Huet to Montreal?
There are more examples then just Huet. Jeff Hackett was a good goalie but he was never really good until he came to Montreal and started working with Rollie and he put together a couple of really solid seasons with the Habs. I think unlike many forwards who have come here and played at a lesser level then when they did before coming or after leaving, most goalies tend to play some of their best seasons here in Montreal.
A throw in who had demonstrated some brilliance on his national squad, so it's not like he was coming in cold. Still, there is no doubt that Rollie has helped Huet develop into the star he is now.
Here we are on Feb 1:
Teams GP Pts
Sens 52 68
Habs 51 63
Bruins 51 59
Sabres 50 52
Laffs 53 49
Any person on this site who utters a negative vowel about the Habs or any player or coach has the same level of mentality at those police who issued a warrant on Guy.
We are working well. 3 out of 4 pts back to back with Washington - not bad, not bad at all. There is chemistry. Even the dreadful egomaniacs at TSN admitted this much.
Bob - trade no one! Even if we are offered Lecavalier for 6 pucks so "no". Stick with the team; continue to build their confidence.
Right on '49! Check out Mike Boone's EEEEmail in the Gazette this morning about Guy. The man has heart.
Gilbert
CRISTOBAL HUET!!! Way to go Well deserved I have always said he plays better and better when you leave him in adn let him play...loving it....
Congrats to Cristobal Huet. With every accolade he racks up, he proves,(especially to me), how valuable he is to this organization. Up until about half way through last season, I had just figured that Huet was just another body to put in front of the net until the Habs could get a quality goaltender ready for the bigs.
I really think Huet could be a great mentor to young Mr. Price, as he tries to make his niche in the pros. Huet has demonstrated great mental toughness and resiliency through out his tenure as a Hab and he can only be a positive role model to Price once he gets called back to Montreal.
It was a good move for Montreal to choose a goalie and give him the #1 job. I don't think it works to have a goalie play only every other game or 2 out of three. Huet is making the difference and giving the team a chance to win any game.....Nice work..and his puck handling has improved as well!
Have to agree, Westhab. But the puck handling? :)
Gilbert
A well-deserved pat on the back. Ever since he and the Hammer collided, he has really found his game. And, what a game it is.
Hey, good idea... next time Huet starts to struggle, one of his own dman should nail him :)
Is Halak going to get a game this weekend? Perhaps he should play against the rangers. Cristo never seems to do well against that team.