mathieu-garon Stories - Habs Eyes On The Prize
Kings 3, Oilers 4
I'm not exactly mad at the outcome of this game. The Kings only get one point as they are snuffed on the shootout by Mathieu Garon. The Oilers grab two points and the Kings take home one. But let's hit the rewind button.First period:- Aubin is in net with Jonathan Quick as his backup. Aubin is up...
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 year one of the prominent Oilers bloggers says even one word of criticism about MacT?"That question...
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 good deal for both sides. The Jackets did not over pay to keep a goalie who has given them one strong...
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 regression (Roloson, Salo in 2003-04) and a better than expected performance by the back-up (Garon, Conklin in...
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 if he were the Oilers backup goalie I’d start him there tonight.Mathieu Garon, tonight’s likely...
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 expected to attend tonight’s match against the Penguins.Sportsnet’s Mark Spector has the definitive column...
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 season at 1.1M, and there are a few, more pressing matters (Horcoff, Pitkanen, Glencross, etc.) to deal...
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 Roloson and gaining renown as one of the best shoot-out goaltenders in the NHL. Based on that, the consensus...
"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, while Dany Sabourin has been stuck in the minors. The third goaltender is the current backup, 2002 2nd...
Madness in March, the Pens defeat the Bruins 6-4
There's a lot you can take from a game like this. Both teams were playing their second day game in a row--which is huge for hockey players that are out of their usual game day routine of morning skate, meal, nap and game. Cut all of that out for a day game. Do it twice in a row and worlds will...
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