huet or bust

wright · Veteran Member

huet or bust

Habs and Avs Fan · Veteran Member

Whoa saying Huet is better than Hasek is a tough one. You also mentioned Toskala who's proven this year he's great, Joseph had a good year. I agree that Huet is the hot goalie but a great half year does not make you in Hasek or Joseph's league. But, we are going to stick with Huet and Abby is going to hmm Tampa, St-Louis ?

Habtastic · Guru

Joseph and Hasek are slipping and Hasek can only give you a quarter season, as well as distactions for the whole season. I would take Huet over all of them. People say he had a great second-half, but he has a solid track record for his entire career; NHL and abroad.
Arnott is still my #1 target and Aeb should be able to fill another whole... hopefully we can force the other team team to take some of our lesser lights with him as part of the deal...

Habtastic

beakermania · Senior Member

Toskala signed an extension with SJ before the trade deadline.

Forum Fan · Veteran Member

I'll take the bust ! , everytime

barry33 · Guru

wright wrote:

There is a lot of talk about which ufa the Habs should go after, whether it is Elias, Arnott, Chara etc. All well and good, but if Gainey can't get Huet to sign a deal then the team is going to take a major step backwards. Goaltending is the cornerstone of success for any team, if you don't have it, it does not matter how many other talented players you have, you are not going anywhere, i.e Tampa Bay. There are not many high quality free agent goalies out there, Joseph, Hasek,Toskala,Legace. Huet is superior to all of them. Luongo is a restricted free agent, so he is not going anywhere. Ottawa, Philly,Tampa,Toronto and even L.A. are some of the teams that might be looking at an upgrade. Certainly some teams may be constrained by the salary cap, but could still take a swing at Huet and then trade off another player to fit him in under the cap. Free agency is approaching, and Huet is not signed. The immediate future of the Habs will not look very bright, if Huet signs somewhere else, because Abeischer will not provide the same level of goaltending, and the free agent goalies do not look so hot.

Strangely all the good things you are saying about Huet , people were saying about Theo after his one decent season. As far as I am concerened, once burned and twice shy. One season does not make a franchise goalie.

wright · Veteran Member

My question would be, what is the alternative? Do you feel the Habs will be as good a team if the y lose Huet to free agency, and have to go with Abby? I agree that all we have to go on is a half season of performance from Huet. I do seem to recall Barry that you loiked the manner in which Huet plays, his style and the way the team performs in front of him when he is in goal. My concern is given the alternatives I would feel a lot better if the team resigns Huet, even if they have to over pay to a certain extent.

beakermania · Senior Member

barry33 wrote:

wright wrote: There is a lot of talk about which ufa the Habs should go after, whether it is Elias, Arnott, Chara etc. All well and good, but if Gainey can't get Huet to sign a deal then the team is going to take a major step backwards. Goaltending is the cornerstone of success for any team, if you don't have it, it does not matter how many other talented players you have, you are not going anywhere, i.e Tampa Bay. There are not many high quality free agent goalies out there, Joseph, Hasek,Toskala,Legace. Huet is superior to all of them. Luongo is a restricted free agent, so he is not going anywhere. Ottawa, Philly,Tampa,Toronto and even L.A. are some of the teams that might be looking at an upgrade. Certainly some teams may be constrained by the salary cap, but could still take a swing at Huet and then trade off another player to fit him in under the cap. Free agency is approaching, and Huet is not signed. The immediate future of the Habs will not look very bright, if Huet signs somewhere else, because Abeischer will not provide the same level of goaltending, and the free agent goalies do not look so hot. Strangely all the good things you are saying about Huet , people were saying about Theo after his one decent season. As far as I am concerened, once burned and twice shy. One season does not make a franchise goalie.

No but Huet will not be in line for Theo money of 5-6million a year either. Anywhere from 2-2.5 over 2 years plus an option seems reasonable. I agree once bitten, twice shy, but Huet's contract will not be the albatross that Theo's became.

Figaro · Guru

Huet will be cheaper than Aeb and could do just as well of a job. The fans want Huet and Gainey will probably give the fans what they want. However, the fans wanted Theo and we all know how they can turn on someone. Either way, as long as we have either Huet or Aeb, I think we'll be fine. Both are solid and both can fetch us something via trade too.

Habs fan first - player fan second. Whatever it takes to make the Habs better I'm all for it (and that's better as in mid-long term, not band-aid solutions.)

Johab · Guru

As good a half season huet had, he is in no way a TOP goalie yet. Let him play next year and see what we get from him. Resign him for maybe 2 years. 3 million total with possible bonuses added on ( 250 000 for 30 wins ect) GAA under 2.50 SV% above .910 so on...

plouf · Guru

Johab wrote:

As good a half season huet had, he is in no way a TOP goalie yet. Let him play next year and see what we get from him. Resign him for maybe 2 years. 3 million total with possible bonuses added on ( 250 000 for 30 wins ect) GAA under 2.50 SV% above .910 so on...

Nice idea (that money sounds about right), but I bet some other team offers him more.

Habs and Avs Fan · Veteran Member

plouf wrote:

Johab wrote:
As good a half season huet had, he is in no way a TOP goalie yet. Let him play next year and see what we get from him. Resign him for maybe 2 years. 3 million total with possible bonuses added on ( 250 000 for 30 wins ect) GAA under 2.50 SV% above .910 so on...

Nice idea (that money sounds about right), but I bet some other team offers him more.

Ya so I guess the question is then whether or not Montreal can give him an offer that the other teams cannot match or else we will have David Aebischer or maybe pick up another goalie, I like our chances with Abby.