Final Grade: Andrew Raycroft
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 6:00 AM MDT
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| GP | MIN | W | L | T | GAA | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
| 1st Half | 10 | 546 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.53 | 23 | 251 | 228 | 0.908 | 0 |
| 2nd Half | 21 | 1176 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.42 | 67 | 585 | 518 | 0.885 | 0 |
| Season | 31 | 1722 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3.14 | 90 | 836 | 746 | 0.892 | 0 |
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Joined Team: July 1, 2008 (signed as an unrestricted free agent)
MHH Nicknames: Rayzor, Razor (which one is correct? click here)
Best Month: December (3-0, 2.25 GAA)
Career Highs: Raycroft did not set any notable career highs this year.
Report: Raycroft was signed last summer to a cap-friendly 1-year deal. The idea (I assume) was to back up Peter Budaj with the thought that perhaps he might regain some of that Calder-winning form from 2003-2004.
It didn't really work out.
Raycroft ranked 43rd (out of 47 qualifiers) in both GAA (3.14) and Save Percentage (.892). Razor had some flashes, but was never quite able to pull it all together. In 31 appearances, he allowed 4 goals or more 12 times. (The fact that the toothless Avs managed to win 3 of those games is astounding to me).
Yes, his 1st half numbers were respectable, but even when he was winning, you had the sense that he wasn't really in command of his game. I don't think he ever looked comfortable between the pipes - surprising for a guy who seems to have such a...um, calm demeanor. Oh, and he really should have put some of that Toronto buyout money towards a glove that doesn't have a gaping hole in it.
Fun Fact: Raycroft reeled off seven straight wins between November 29th and January 10th. Unfortunately, immediately after that streak he went into a six-game losing streak and then closed out the year by losing 9 in a row.
The Andrew Raycroft Drinking Game: Drink every time someone makes a stoner reference about Raycroft in a game thread. Drunk potential: Moderate.
2008 Salary (and Cap Number): $800k ($800k)
2009-2010 Status: Raycroft is an unrestricted free agent.
Outlook for 2009: Razor is one of about 30 unrestricted free agent goalies on the market this year. His so-so season isn't going to net him a big contract and I expect he'll land somewhere as a backup with a similar deal to the one he signed last year. I don't expect that to happen in Colorado, though.
Actually, Razor may find his NHL options to be limited. That rookie year was the last time he had a save percentage over .900. Don't be shocked if Raycroft starts next season in the AHL or perhaps in Europe. Does Amsterdam have a team? (Drink).
Next Up: Lawrence Nycholat
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Totally off topic..
..but it`s now official that Per Ledin has signed a 6 year contract with HV71 in the swedish eliteleague.
http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Per-Ledin-valjer-HV71/
fucking google
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 7:38 AM MDT up reply actions
Fun Photo Facts
(That’s right.. I can be alliterative with F’s and ph’s. That’s talent!)
• It took Raycroft 15 seconds to raise his glove that high
• Raycrofts thoughts: You ever notice how trippy your hand looks inside a glove Whoa man, I think bees constructed the webbing, look it’s a honeycomb drink
• Grier’s thoughts: This guys freaking me out… we’re in a TV timeout drink
• Raycroft isn’t making a save… he’s trying to get a butterfly to land on his glove
• This sis obviously photo shopped, as Raycroft can’t get his glove that high. Notice how the shadow of his body goes down and too the left, but the shadow of his arm is up and to the right.
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 29, 2009 8:59 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
nicely done
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions
Yes.. Raycroft shares his…uhhhh… "inspiration with me drink
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
finally
the first person to vote “yes” that Razor will be back
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 9:35 AM MDT reply actions
maybe it’s PL!
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 AM MDT up reply actions
maybe im just hoping and praying
but i really don’t think he’ll be back.
if he’s in the bottom 10% on the 2 main goalie metrics…wouldn’t that make him more deserving of an F? maybe i’m being too hard on guys…
probably. but he was passable when the team in front of him was still trying, so that gets him something.
but yeah, it’s my grade and even I think it’s a tad high.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
btw DD, i love these, as always. They’re a truly inspired bit of analysis, and I’m surprised the idea hasn’t been hijacked by the MSM more.
probably because it’s a lot of freaking work!
anyways, thanks.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 AM MDT up reply actions
awesome grade report
i knew raycroft was good for something, mostly being a source of hilarity for MHH. oh, and the drinking, so that’s 2 things i do like about him. i’ll never hate raycroft the way the PPP people do.
thanks, DD, great job!
too harsh. W/L record is deceiving. a lot of 1 goal games where us scoring would have made the difference. Had he been made the starter after his solid 1st half of the season, i think his performance would have been better. hes a victim of the revolving door scheme. I just saw him make some amazing saves all year, ones that I always told myself that budaj would not have been able to stop. team played better when he was on the ice, but still not good. and yeah, the red wings games – he beat harder opponents on a pretty regular basis. His stats got considerably worse towards the end of the season, but overall they werent too bad for most of it. B- or C+.
the red wings games – he beat harder opponents on a pretty regular basis
Actually most of his early season wins were products of him playing teams that were worse (at the time). Of his 1st 9 wins, only Philly and Detroit had been playing quality hockey before Raycroft’s wins. If anything his W/L #’s were a little inflated.
That said I agree with the grade. Raycroft wasn’t all that good, but I don’t think he embarrassed himself this season. I don’t think he’s a good fit for the Avs, but I would like to see him latch onto a team where he can start resurrecting his career.
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 AM MDT reply actions
Holy crap, Deja vu
I’m pretty sure I read something very similar to that last year relating to Theo or Razor when he was on T.O.
2008-2009 Avalanche: It's like watching a car crash.
Random question
Are you doing these profiles in any particular order, like alphabetised, numericalised, reverse awesomeness-ised?
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numerically. I’ve always done it that way. I thought about changing, but I never got around to coming up with another plan.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 30, 2009 7:28 AM MDT up reply actions
Rayzor, Razor (which one is correct? click here)
I think the correct term is Raycrap.
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Also we secretly wish we had come up with the drinking game.
A Nation of Masochists a blog dedicated to Leafs Nation, who are continually punished but keep coming back for more.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 30, 2009 7:29 AM MDT up reply actions
oh, and welcome
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 30, 2009 7:30 AM MDT up reply actions
Exactly – the reason for which is why we let the Avs steal him away.
by Blue and White Expat on Apr 30, 2009 8:32 AM MDT up reply actions
C- ???????????
I wish you were my teacher.
Raycroft = FAIL.
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