Aebischer Saves!

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 3, 2011 7:00 AM MST in Avalanche By The Numbers

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David Aebischer. Photo by Getty Images

Yesterday, Geoff Detweiler at Broad Street Hockey provided a spreadsheet a user had put together that listed every goalie since 1998 and their save percentages at even strength, shorthanded (PP Sv%) and on the powerplay (SH SV%). I thought it might be fun to take that data and see how it breaks down for Avalanche goalies.That is, until I got to the end, and found some very alarming trends. We'll get there, but first, let's see the numbers. Again, this is just from '98 on, and only includes seasons with the Avalanche, except in cases where a player was traded midseason, in which case it includes both.

The first thing I did was rank the players by even strength save percentage.

Year	Name	Team	GP	GS	ES SV%	PP SV%	SH SV%	Total SV%
2008	Tyler Weiman	COL	1	0	1.000	1.000		1.000
2004	David Aebischer	COL	62	61	0.937	0.877	0.896	0.924
2010	Peter Budaj	COL	15	11	0.935	0.800	1.000	0.917
2002	Patrick Roy	COL	63	63	0.934	0.896	0.900	0.925
2003	Patrick Roy	COL	63	63	0.933	0.881	0.902	0.920
1998	Craig Billington	COL	23	19	0.932	0.912	0.833	0.923
1999	Patrick Roy	COL	61	61	0.930	0.875	0.923	0.917
2002	David Aebischer	COL	21	19	0.928	0.928	1.000	0.931
2003	David Aebischer	COL	22	19	0.928	0.872	0.923	0.916
2010	Craig Anderson	COL	71	71	0.926	0.879	0.905	0.917
2001	David Aebischer	COL	26	22	0.925	0.819	0.850	0.903
2001	Patrick Roy	COL	62	60	0.925	0.863	0.917	0.913
1999	Marc Denis	COL	4	3	0.924	0.889	1.000	0.918
2000	Marc Denis	COL	23	20	0.924	0.887	0.941	0.917
2000	Patrick Roy	COL	63	61	0.923	0.878	0.909	0.914
1998	Patrick Roy	COL	65	63	0.920	0.903	0.925	0.916
2004	Philippe Sauve	COL	17	16	0.920	0.843	0.667	0.896
2008	Peter Budaj	COL	35	30	0.919	0.828	0.964	0.903
2008	Jose Theodore	COL	53	52	0.917	0.873	0.943	0.910
2011	Craig Anderson	COL	29	28	0.916	0.855	0.818	0.903
2007	Peter Budaj	COL	57	53	0.914	0.856	0.932	0.905
2006	Peter Budaj	COL	34	29	0.913	0.855	0.975	0.900
2004	Tommy Salo	EDM, COL	49	46	0.913	0.841	0.877	0.897
2011	Peter Budaj	COL	25	22	0.912	0.809	0.889	0.894
2009	Peter Budaj	COL	56	55	0.908	0.858	0.923	0.899
2007	Jose Theodore	COL	33	29	0.906	0.841	0.882	0.891
2009	Andrew Raycroft	COL	31	27	0.905	0.832	0.864	0.892
1999	Craig Billington	COL	21	18	0.905	0.869	0.828	0.894
2006	David Aebischer	COL, MTL	50	49	0.905	0.885	0.877	0.899
2006	Vitaly Kolesnik	COL	8	7	0.894	0.854	1.000	0.888
2006	Jose Theodore	MTL, COL	43	41	0.893	0.839	0.902	0.882
2000	Richard Tabaracci	ATL, COL	3	2	0.846	1.000	1.000	0.880

Of course, the best season here belonged to Patrick Roy...woah, hold on. Actually, it wasn't. That honor went to David Aebischer, the first season after Roy retired. Did not see that one coming. Then again, one of the worst seasons by a goalie was put in by Aebischer as well, two seasons later. That was the year he was traded...for a guy who actually did have the worst season on the list (apologies to Rick Tabaracci, wherever he is).

If we dump the scrubs (10 games or less) and sort by overall save percentage, you get the following:

Year	Name	Team	GP	GS	ES SV%	PP SV%	SH SV%	Total SV%
2002	David Aebischer	COL	21	19	0.928	0.928	1.000	0.931
2002	Patrick Roy	COL	63	63	0.934	0.896	0.900	0.925
2004	David Aebischer	COL	62	61	0.937	0.877	0.896	0.924
1998	Craig Billington	COL	23	19	0.932	0.912	0.833	0.923
2003	Patrick Roy	COL	63	63	0.933	0.881	0.902	0.920
2010	Peter Budaj	COL	15	11	0.935	0.800	1.000	0.917
1999	Patrick Roy	COL	61	61	0.930	0.875	0.923	0.917
2010	Craig Anderson	COL	71	71	0.926	0.879	0.905	0.917
2000	Marc Denis	COL	23	20	0.924	0.887	0.941	0.917
2003	David Aebischer	COL	22	19	0.928	0.872	0.923	0.916
1998	Patrick Roy	COL	65	63	0.920	0.903	0.925	0.916
2000	Patrick Roy	COL	63	61	0.923	0.878	0.909	0.914
2001	Patrick Roy	COL	62	60	0.925	0.863	0.917	0.913
2008	Jose Theodore	COL	53	52	0.917	0.873	0.943	0.910
2007	Peter Budaj	COL	57	53	0.914	0.856	0.932	0.905
2001	David Aebischer	COL	26	22	0.925	0.819	0.850	0.903
2008	Peter Budaj	COL	35	30	0.919	0.828	0.964	0.903
2011	Craig Anderson	COL	29	28	0.916	0.855	0.818	0.903
2006	Peter Budaj	COL	34	29	0.913	0.855	0.975	0.900
2009	Peter Budaj	COL	56	55	0.908	0.858	0.923	0.899
2006	David Aebischer	COL, MTL	50	49	0.905	0.885	0.877	0.899
2004	Tommy Salo	EDM, COL	49	46	0.913	0.841	0.877	0.897
2004	Philippe Sauve	COL	17	16	0.920	0.843	0.667	0.896
2011	Peter Budaj	COL	25	22	0.912	0.809	0.889	0.894
1999	Craig Billington	COL	21	18	0.905	0.869	0.828	0.894
2009	Andrew Raycroft	COL	31	27	0.905	0.832	0.864	0.892
2007	Jose Theodore	COL	33	29	0.906	0.841	0.882	0.891
2006	Jose Theodore	MTL, COL	43	41	0.893	0.839	0.902	0.882

Again, Abby is all over the place as is Peter Budaj. Theodore had some very poor seasons in Denver and Patrick Roy is freaking awesome. Oh, and the current season by Craig Anderson and Peter Budaj are not very good. Raise your hand if you didn't already know that!

Finally, I totaled everyone up to see how everyone compares. Again, Abby & Theodore include some numbers from their '06 season with Montreal, and Roy's stats are from '98 on only

Name	GP	GS	ES SV%	PP SV%	SH SV%	Total SV%
Patrick Roy	377	371	0.928	0.883	0.914	0.918
Marc Denis	27	23	0.924	0.887	0.952	0.918
David Aebischer	181	170	0.924	0.879	0.896	0.914
Craig Anderson	100	99	0.923	0.872	0.885	0.913
Craig Billington	44	37	0.920	0.895	0.830	0.911
Peter Budaj	222	200	0.914	0.844	0.945	0.902
Jose Theodore	129	122	0.906	0.850	0.908	0.895
Andrew Raycroft	31	27	0.905	0.832	0.864	0.892

The first thing that came to mind: Jose Theodore wanted how much money to stay here?

The second thing? Peter Budaj has terrible numbers shorthanded (PP SV% = save percentage against the other team's powerplay). His .844 total save percentage is lousy (at least compared to other Avalanche goalies). His best season against the PP was 2009, when he managed .858 - still far below the pace. And his two worst seasons? Last season (.800) and this season (.809).

Conversely, Budaj's numbers against the other team's penalty kill are outstanding. He's allowed just 10 SH goals in his Avalanche career (183 shots against). Craig Anderson has allowed 11 (12, really) in one and a half seasons and just 96 shots. I'm sure jibbles is just screaming "small sample size" right now, but it might not be a bad idea to sub in Anderson any time the Avs are shorthanded, and make sure Budaj is between the pipes when the Avs have the PP.

Most interesting, though, would be the strikingly similar numbers shared by Craig Anderson and David Aebischer. The similarities don't stop with the numbers above, though. Both goalies were mid-round picks (3rd for Andy, 6th for Abby) and spent several years as a rock-solid backup before finally getting a shot to start. Both excelled when given the chance - Aebischer won 32 games for the Avalanche in 2003-2004 while sporting a .924 save percentage and 2.09 GAA. Andy, of course, had a similar breakout year in his first season as a starter, winning 38 games while notching a .917 save percentage and 2.64 GAA.

And here's where the worrisome part comes in, especially if your name rhymes with Haig Flanderson. The following season, Aebischer struggled (.900 save percentage, 2.98 GAA) and was traded at the deadline to the Canadiens. He never really regained his form and was out of the NHL just 40 games later (he's currently playing in the Swiss league). Anderson is also struggling mightily this year (.903 save percentage, 3.12 GAA). A year ago, Anderson appeared to have a stranglehold on the starting goaltending position for years in Colorado, much like Aebischer did in the summer of 2004. Could Anderson be moving elsewhere at the deadline? It's not a move without precedent.

Finally, it's worth noting that Aebischer played in 214 NHL games, with a .912 save percentage, 2.52 GAA and 13 shutouts. Anderson? 209 games, .912 save percentage, 2.82 GAA and 14 shutouts. Hmm, do they have ice girls in Switzerland?

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Interesting work, DDC.

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by Bill Stone on Feb 3, 2011 7:09 AM MST reply actions

That honor went to David Aebischer, the first season after Roy retired. Did not see that one coming.

You didn’t? Do you remember the D Aebischer played behind that first year? It was insane good, and Aebischer was too…until that SJ series where everything seemed to bounce in off his glove.

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by chiavsfan on Feb 3, 2011 7:18 AM MST reply actions

Still you gotta wonder how much a great D affects the SV% numbers. Sure, they can force the opponents to shoot the puck from ridiculous positions but on the other hand the other team can sit back and mainly wait for odd man rushes.

Call me ignorant but Rick Tabaracci once was an Av? Those numbers are almost as despicable as Foppa’s comeback attempts.

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by StiflersMom on Feb 3, 2011 7:46 AM MST up reply actions

December 8, 1999: Traded to Colorado by Atlanta for Shean Donovan, December 8, 1999.

he was taken next summer in the expansion draft, so I guess this was just to give them someone to expose?

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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 3, 2011 7:58 AM MST up reply actions

Aebischer’s numbers started going down the year after the pad changes went into effect. Granted his 1st half and 2nd half (after the Olympic break) were vastly different, he was way better in the 2nd half. But after that trade to Montreal he was never the same. Heck, I was at an AHL game that he played when Phoenix sent him down. He gave up 4 goals in less than 10 minutes in the 1st period to the Wolves…never saw him again

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by chiavsfan on Feb 3, 2011 8:02 AM MST up reply actions

Yep, that sounds like my memories of Swiss Cheese too.

damn you Aebischer.

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by Uziel on Feb 3, 2011 8:05 AM MST up reply actions

I always liked Abby, but yeah. I don’t particularly think it’s fair to compare Abby and Anderson of this season. Abby never had a defense that was this bad in front of the goal.

by Andy_ on Feb 3, 2011 8:08 AM MST up reply actions

I think you are right. IIRC they had been grooming Denis as the next Roy and didn’t want to expose him (Yeah, that worked out well). At least we got rid of that useless Tyler Arnason role model Donovan.

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by TheRed on Feb 3, 2011 2:30 PM MST up reply actions

Yea....

That was also the series that Forsberg had to literally, carry Hannan on his back the entire 6 games.

And then came the lock out….

by Markopolo on Feb 3, 2011 8:25 AM MST up reply actions

The series where Sakic made it interesting

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by chiavsfan on Feb 3, 2011 8:30 AM MST up reply actions

Didn’t aebischer get back to back 1-0 OT shutouts too?

by Markopolo on Feb 3, 2011 8:52 AM MST up reply actions

I sat next to a guy at a game last season that had a Vitaly Kolesnik sweater. Never thought I’d see one of those. He did play like crazy for a game or two.

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by wtnelson on Feb 3, 2011 8:24 AM MST reply actions

Kolesnik did get the Avs their first ever shoot out win, if memory serves me correctly

by Markopolo on Feb 3, 2011 8:26 AM MST up reply actions

He had that 12 rounder where he out dueled Brodeur

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by chiavsfan on Feb 3, 2011 8:31 AM MST up reply actions

He had that 12 rounder where he out dueled Brodeur

No lie, that Kolesnik kid could eat him some pie.

That is what we’re talking about – a pie eating contest, right?

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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 3, 2011 11:08 AM MST up reply actions

I find it wholly unbelievable that anyone could out duel fat-broduer in an eating contest.

by MalachiConstant on Feb 3, 2011 12:23 PM MST up reply actions

Kyle Wellwood would beg to differ.

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 3, 2011 2:21 PM MST up reply actions

Wellwood?

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by chiavsfan on Feb 3, 2011 2:22 PM MST up reply actions

Ha! First with the Fat Wellwood joke!!!!!

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 3, 2011 2:23 PM MST up reply actions

Remember, he says he’s not fat anymore

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by chiavsfan on Feb 3, 2011 2:24 PM MST up reply actions

Broduer is the self proclaimed best at everything. Including being fat.

by MalachiConstant on Feb 3, 2011 2:33 PM MST up reply actions

Did his mom tell him that?

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 3, 2011 3:11 PM MST up reply actions

No, but his husband did.

/not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 3, 2011 3:43 PM MST up reply actions

Nice analysis, DDC. If a bit disconcerting. Not to play psychologist or anything, but Anderson, from my perspective, doesn’t exhibit the same hunger he did last year.

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by Rapierwhitt on Feb 3, 2011 9:13 AM MST reply actions

That jersey makes me swoon. It’s so damn awesome…

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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 3, 2011 9:54 AM MST reply actions 3 recs

yep, that’s why I picked it. really miss it.

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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 3, 2011 9:55 AM MST up reply actions

meh

never been a fan of any of our 3rds.

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by Uziel on Feb 3, 2011 10:19 AM MST up reply actions

I’m sure the first one I’ll love is when they get the the old Rockie Hockey jerseys. Someone should make that happen.

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 3, 2011 10:28 AM MST up reply actions

Talk to New Jersey…I believe they still own the rights to the Rockies name and logo.

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by Americanario on Feb 3, 2011 1:14 PM MST up reply actions

Do they? Because I thought the Avs didn’t own the Nords stuff anymore?

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by Sandie Gauthier on Feb 3, 2011 1:29 PM MST up reply actions

The Avs don’t own the Nords stuff, iirc, the City of Quebec (or the NHL) owns the Nords. It was part of the sale agreement I believe. That way if Quebec were to get an NHL team again the could potentially use the name again.

The Devils (who were the Rockies) took the logo and name with them and at one time still owned them. I just don’t know if there is a time limit on that kind of thing…so unless there is a time frame, NJ would probably still have the rights to everything Rockies.

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by Americanario on Feb 3, 2011 2:00 PM MST up reply actions

NHL has the Nordiques rights. The Rockies was part of the sale and unless the owner sells it back, it’s as good as his.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 3, 2011 2:02 PM MST up reply actions

Got it, thanks :)

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by Sandie Gauthier on Feb 3, 2011 2:48 PM MST up reply actions

Ok, quick and unsubstantiated story -

My pops and I were talking about this very thing last night. He told me a story about how, after the Rockies were sold to New Jersey, the trademarked name “The Colorado Rockies” was made available for sale. Some random guy in Denver bought it, just sort of for kicks, and because he liked the name. After the baseball team was acquired in the early 90s, the owners got together quietly and made an offer on the name to the guy. The guy sold it to them for some decent amount of money and a bunch of memorabilia. This is the reason that the Colorado Rockies baseball team was able to be named that without having to deal with some sort of legal entaglement with the New Jersey Devils Club.

I believe that all of the jersey designs and everything remain the property of the NJD, it was only the name itself that they didnt have a use for.

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by mfured20 on Feb 3, 2011 3:41 PM MST up reply actions

oh, another quick and unsubstantiated story -

That whole thing with naming the team The Colorado Xtreme was supposedly a faint to keep the name off of the team the Avalanche. My dad’s best friend worked for the law firm that brokered the sale of the Nordiques on the Denver end. The laywer accidentally let slip that Colorado was getting a hockey team a full 3 weeks before the sale actually went through. After a little pressing, they lawyer told my dad that it would be named the Avalanche. This happend a good couple months before that Xtreme announcement. Apparently, the lawyers and everyone wanted to hide the name until they were sure about trademarking the names, and intentionally threw off the entire city with the name “The Xtreme”, among the others.

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by mfured20 on Feb 3, 2011 3:49 PM MST up reply actions

That’s kinda cool!

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by Sandie Gauthier on Feb 3, 2011 9:28 PM MST up reply actions

Why do you hate the Avalanche?

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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 3, 2011 12:27 PM MST up reply actions

because buddha is suxxorz?

i’ve never been a fan of jersey with the diagonal lettering, whether they are ours, the rangers, whatever, i just think it’s meh.

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by Uziel on Feb 3, 2011 1:09 PM MST up reply actions

Why do you hate hockey history?

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by StiflersMom on Feb 3, 2011 1:23 PM MST up reply actions

i don’t i just dislike poor design ok?!?!?! sob

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by Uziel on Feb 3, 2011 2:00 PM MST up reply actions

So what you’re saying is you like the Red Wings jersey.

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by Randy Time on Feb 3, 2011 4:10 PM MST up reply actions

hey hey hey hey, let’s not get personal here. Them’s fightin’ words..

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by Uziel on Feb 3, 2011 4:24 PM MST up reply actions

I honestly can’t wait for the day when the Avs get a new home and away set. The unipron is growing a little long in tooth. I feel you on the actual disliking of the diagonal lettering across the chest, however, that 3rd was a very classy jersey and I really like it. I want one in my collection.

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by Randy Time on Feb 3, 2011 4:29 PM MST up reply actions

To me, it is the color. That is a dark burgundy. Not a red or maroon, but a burgundy. It’s striking in that it isn’t used a lot, especially in the NHL. Same reason I like the Yotes current kit is because of the color scheme: simple and classy.

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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 4, 2011 9:03 AM MST up reply actions

oh, i love the color, and would think it was a great jersey if it either had the big A or the Foot on the front. something other than Colorado. it’s just lazy.
and i agree, the Coyotes have a great scheme now, much much nicer than their earlier monstrosities. picked one of their white jerseys up when I was on vacation in Phx a couple years ago, and it’s a great jersey.

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by Uziel on Feb 4, 2011 9:10 AM MST up reply actions

Lack of high quality mustaches.

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 3, 2011 4:39 PM MST up reply actions

I want one with the 10th anniversary patch now. Damn you, DDC.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 3, 2011 10:29 AM MST up reply actions

Me too.

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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 4, 2011 9:03 AM MST up reply actions

Loved Aebischer during his time as a starter. I remember the defense being really good at clearing out his rebounds during the 03/04 which helped him out a lot, but aside from that, he was pretty good all around.

Next season was a bit rough for him early on but he started getting things together around when he got traded. Sucks that he went downhill so quickly after that. :(

Because of this post, I’ll wear my Aebischer third out on the ice during pond hockey tomorrow.

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by cody_p on Feb 3, 2011 10:06 AM MST reply actions

I have an Aebi white jersey…maybe I wear that tonight?

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by Americanario on Feb 3, 2011 1:16 PM MST up reply actions

Patty can’t really hear this post with 4 SC rings and 3 Conn Smythe trophies plugging his ears.

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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 3, 2011 10:15 AM MST reply actions

PS: Very interesting analysis, btw. Abby had the unfortunate role of being the guy that followed a legend, and on a team that still had expectations through the roof. I thought he was pretty decent. Very interesting comparison between him and Andy. We need super Andy to emerge here soon or we won’t make the playoffs (duh).

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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 3, 2011 10:21 AM MST up reply actions

I wouldn’t be surprised if trading a goalie goes hand-in-hand with trading for a d-man. If the team is still in real playoff contention (big IF) come the deadline and the goalies are only “just getting by,” (tho how the former will happen if the latter is too, I dunno), there might be some movement in net. If the team’s out of contention or looking at a one-and-out deal, I’d expect them to stick for this season. Why trade pieces (like prospects and picks) away when you’re not certain yet whether they’ll be of value next season? Post 2011 training camp and pre-season might be a different story, of course.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 3, 2011 10:33 AM MST reply actions

Even if the team is on the outside looking in in 4 weeks, as long as it’s not a tailspin, I still see them adding or shuffling pieces around the deadline.

That being said, with the deadline being in february, that really puts the sellers in great positioning, since there will be far fewer teams in a pure ‘sell’ mode which make for a better return on the players you’re selling. I think you’ll see a lot of playoff contenders trading among themselves trading from their stockpile of players they have a surplus in to other teams that have the same in a different position. IE a team, let’s call them the C. Avalanche, no let’s calll them the Colorado A. they have a stockpile of small, fast, defensively challenged, offensive defensemen…..wait no one wants that….

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 3, 2011 11:01 AM MST up reply actions

So what im getting from this is we should continue the tradition of sharing goaltenders with Montreal and make a move for Price?..would they want Budaj in return?

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by Suitcase on Feb 3, 2011 10:52 AM MST reply actions

I love that 3rd Sweater.

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by c6hor8 on Feb 3, 2011 10:53 AM MST reply actions

Jimmy Howard is displeased that his name isn’t on your list…

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by i2strange97 on Feb 3, 2011 11:05 AM MST reply actions

Aebischer Saves!

Jesus Saves!

By virtue of the transitive property, Aebischer is Jesus?!?!?

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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 3, 2011 11:16 AM MST reply actions

i know right? a pentagon would have been way better than a cross…. just sayin’.

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by Uziel on Feb 3, 2011 1:12 PM MST up reply actions

I knew it, I knew it

The Avalanche should never have traded him… :)

That trade to Montreal killed his career, I live in Switzerland and therefore saw him play a few times…and he has nothing to do with the avalanche Abby…

by Swiss Cheese on Feb 3, 2011 1:46 PM MST reply actions

Montreal can be very brutal on their goalies (even a guy like Roy). Aebi never really got a chance in Phoenix, but realistically he was done by then, Montreal was definitely the wrong place for him to be traded to.

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