L.A. can have Garon!

Ando · Guru

L.A. can have Garon!

Jedah · Guru

I agree that the whole Bonk trade is looking mighty good now. But isn't it ironic how LA traded Huet because they were so sure they were upgrading with Garon. Funny how that works...

And in regards to the Jeff Hackett comments, I too notice the similarities. But hey, Hackett was a very solid goalie and one of my personal favorites, so I consider this a good thing.

AB Habman · Guru

Huet may be our most solid goalie since Hackett. Gainey needs to lock this guy up for a few seasons while Danis gets his feet wet.

Time to move on from the Theo era.

plouf · Guru

AB Habman wrote:

Huet may be our most solid goalie since Hackett. Gainey needs to lock this guy up for a few seasons while Danis gets his feet wet.
Time to move on from the Theo era.

Let's not get carried away now guys. Huet is playing great, but we're talking about a dozen games here. Theo managed to play like that for a whole season at least.

AB Habman · Guru

plouf wrote:

AB Habman wrote: Huet may be our most solid goalie since Hackett. Gainey needs to lock this guy up for a few seasons while Danis gets his feet wet. Time to move on from the Theo era. Let's not get carried away now guys. Huet is playing great, but we're talking about a dozen games here. Theo managed to play like that for a whole season at least.

Even if you throw out Theo's poor season, I think Huet is more solid! Covers the net well, is calm, great positioning and as And-o stated, excellent rebound control. Theo is smaller and has to rely on his quickness and reflex more because of his poor rebound control. If you look back on tapes of him making great saves, it's usually because he caughed up a juicy rebound and had to make second or third consecutive saves.

Is Theo quicker?......for sure but Huet is more solid over all and more consistent so far but I agree it's early to compare consistency. Remember though that over the years even when Theo was on, he would give up a weak goal a game. At this stage, Huet hasn't been doing that.

plouf · Guru

Hey I like Huet's style. It does have that "solid" feel. Good positioning, etc...

But let's not forget that at his best Theo won a Hart trophy. That's no joke, and it was recognition of a season's worth of work.

wright · Veteran Member

Jedah wrote:

I agree that the whole Bonk trade is looking mighty good now. But isn't it ironic how LA traded Huet because they were so sure they were upgrading with Garon. Funny how that works... And in regards to the Jeff Hackett comments, I too notice the similarities. But hey, Hackett was a very solid goalie and one of my personal favorites, so I consider this a good thing.

So far Huet has been outstanding for the Habs. Huet's performance has made the whole team look better. Suddenly a suspect defence is looking solid and the team that was offensively challenged is now getting "timely" goals. Still feel it is a bit of a stretch to say the Garon for Huet and Bonk deal is favoring the Habs, though. Yes Garon"s performance lately is not as strong as it was early in the season, and thus far Huet looks to be superior, but the great dead weight to this deal is Bonk. 2 goals on the season a minus 4, a player that adds no value what so ever to this team. He does not play physical can't contribute offensively and rarely wins key face offs. Perhaps his greatest sin is the salary cap room he eats up. The Canadiens are shelling out 2.5 million for this guy, which inhibts Gainey's ability to make a late season pickup for a player that might actually contribute to the team.

barry33 · Guru

plouf wrote:

Hey I like Huet's style. It does have that "solid" feel. Good positioning, etc... But let's not forget that at his best Theo won a Hart trophy. That's no joke, and it was recognition of a season's worth of work.

As a Goalie, I see huge differences between Huet and Theo, even when Theo was on the top of his game. Theo used to rely on his reflexes and timing to compensate for poor positioning. This year he has not had the timing and reflexes and the results speak for themselves. Huet is just so solid positionally and fundamentally and that is what I like about this guy.

Key Lime · Guru

barry33 wrote:

plouf wrote: Hey I like Huet's style. It does have that "solid" feel. Good positioning, etc... But let's not forget that at his best Theo won a Hart trophy. That's no joke, and it was recognition of a season's worth of work. As a Goalie, I see huge differences between Huet and Theo, even when Theo was on the top of his game. Theo used to rely on his reflexes and timing to compensate for poor positioning. This year he has not had the timing and reflexes and the results speak for themselves. Huet is just so solid positionally and fundamentally and that is what I like about this guy.

Couldn't of said it any better...don't you feel safe with Huet in nets? Can you feel that the players feed off him and they also feel safe with Huet in nets. What impresses me the most is his positioning, he is hardly ever off balance or awkward. This is why I'm led to believe that he is the real deal even if he hasn't proved it over an entire season.

Nil d · Guru

Key Lime wrote:

..don't you feel safe with Huet in nets? Can you feel that the players feed off him and they also feel safe with Huet in nets. What impresses me the most is his positioning, he is hardly ever off balance or awkward. This is why I'm led to believe that he is the real deal even if he hasn't proved it over an entire season.

If we feel that way watching the game, the players ust also feel that way playing in front of him. Having a dependable goalie is a great confidence-booster for a team. And Huet is red-hot!

To echo Barry's comments, I love Huet's positional play. When you're in the right place all the time and playing the angles properly, the saves don't have to be spectacular. You don't end up with highlight-reel saves, but the GAA and Save % tell the story!

The Habs have rarely had better goaltending in a 7-game stretch.

plouf · Guru

No disagreements here about what a breath of fresh air Huet is, and I love his strong fundamentals. I just wonder about the hyperbole (he's our solidest since Hackett, etc...)remember, Theo did what Huet is doing now for a full season and then some. He WAS a solid goalie at one time. Obviously not now.

brooklynhabfan · Guru

plouf wrote:

No disagreements here about what a breath of fresh air Huet is, and I love his strong fundamentals. I just wonder about the hyperbole (he's our solidest since Hackett, etc...)remember, Theo did what Huet is doing now for a full season and then some. He WAS a solid goalie at one time. Obviously not now.

I'm fully with Plouf on this one. It's easy to forget all the Great-beginning-lousy-career Goalies there's been over time (Lalime, Carey, dozens more). So not to be negative, but we've got another goalie who burst out the gate to Vezina-level and now is playing at Abe Vigoda level.

Besides, isn't he heading back to Europe at the end of the season?

Muller93 · Guru

AB Habman wrote:

plouf wrote:
AB Habman wrote: Huet may be our most solid goalie since Hackett. Gainey needs to lock this guy up for a few seasons while Danis gets his feet wet. Time to move on from the Theo era. Let's not get carried away now guys. Huet is playing great, but we're talking about a dozen games here. Theo managed to play like that for a whole season at least.

Even if you throw out Theo's poor season, I think Huet is more solid! Covers the net well, is calm, great positioning and as And-o stated, excellent rebound control. Theo is smaller and has to rely on his quickness and reflex more because of his poor rebound control. If you look back on tapes of him making great saves, it's usually because he caughed up a juicy rebound and had to make second or third consecutive saves.
Is Theo quicker?......for sure but Huet is more solid over all and more consistent so far but I agree it's early to compare consistency. Remember though that over the years even when Theo was on, he would give up a weak goal a game. At this stage, Huet hasn't been doing that.

Huet is bigger right? That has always been my problem with Theo. Bigger goalies tend to get more breaks just by "being in the way". Theo is smallish by NHL goalie standards. He used to make up for it in playing the angles but I still always felt that his size was not a great asset.

Figaro · Guru

Ando wrote:

With performances like that...And-o asks 'Math-who'???
Seriously gang...this guy seems to have ice-water running through his veins!
...notice how booming drives merely seem to stick to his equipment!?!?!? It's like the guy is a vaccuum!
He reminds And-o sooooo much of Jeff Hackett that it is just plain scary!!!

I've thought many times that he reminds me of Hackett. How can that be a bad thing. Huet's stock is pulling an RBC and rising every day. You better believe Bob'll be getting a tonne of calls about Huet.

AB Habman · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

AB Habman wrote: plouf wrote: AB Habman wrote: Huet may be our most solid goalie since Hackett. Gainey needs to lock this guy up for a few seasons while Danis gets his feet wet. Time to move on from the Theo era. Let's not get carried away now guys. Huet is playing great, but we're talking about a dozen games here. Theo managed to play like that for a whole season at least. Even if you throw out Theo's poor season, I think Huet is more solid! Covers the net well, is calm, great positioning and as And-o stated, excellent rebound control. Theo is smaller and has to rely on his quickness and reflex more because of his poor rebound control. If you look back on tapes of him making great saves, it's usually because he caughed up a juicy rebound and had to make second or third consecutive saves. Is Theo quicker?......for sure but Huet is more solid over all and more consistent so far but I agree it's early to compare consistency. Remember though that over the years even when Theo was on, he would give up a weak goal a game. At this stage, Huet hasn't been doing that. Huet is bigger right? That has always been my problem with Theo. Bigger goalies tend to get more breaks just by "being in the way". Theo is smallish by NHL goalie standards. He used to make up for it in playing the angles but I still always felt that his size was not a great asset.

Agreed and with the smaller equipment , he shrunk even more!

Johab · Guru

For a bit i thought i was the only one who thought Huet looks exactly like Hackett...you guys who can put pics on here, could you put a picture of Huet and hackett next to each other in action....i mean even the helmets look alike!!! Both very good solid goalies, I miss hackett.

habs93 · Veteran Member

Another good thing with having Huet instead of Garon is on the salary cap at least for this year Huet is a bit above the salary minimium and Garon I believe is 1.5 million plus ???