JamesTW Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Nope Hasek is started at 2 year 2.5 mil dollar contract, for starter goalie. Luo + Schnider get traded to other teams and Lack gets brought up to back up Hasek for his remaining time in the NHL by that time we may get a decent back up goalie for Lack when Hasek leaves... Yeaaaa long shot and i'd probably get flamed for a gamble like that but Hasek is the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTW Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 At 47, it goes beyond still being in shape. Your reaction time diminishes steadily with age, no matter how good of shape he is in his RT will be significantly diminished and in the NHL he will get lit up. Yes Chelios, and Howe did it (howe also played in a very different era) but RT is significantly more crucial being a goalie compared to a skater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTW Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Something else people need to consider about Hasek is that he played in an era where flopping and covering the bottom half of the ice would pay off more than it does now. At that time with many goalies still playing a stand up style it was far more effective to shoot low, Hasek's style took advantage of that. Now shooters are looking to shoot high more often than not as pretty much every goalie in hte league covers the bottom of the net. My prediction Hasek comes back flops around like a fish while players score several goals top corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsey Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 it would be a good choice as back up. I mean one thing people seem to forget is that if (or when) we lose/trade/move one of our goalies another one needs to be added. The back-up must be like Schnieder as in he must be able to be capable of winning games and play a good 20-30 games per season. I do not want to see this team trade Luongo and have Schnieder forced to play 70+ games....thats what we did with Luongo when he first came here and obviously it affects the goaltender's performance in the post-season and in the long run of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phamda Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hasek wants to comeback to the NHL as a starter so no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren5556 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 If luongo is gone schneider doesn't really have a older mentor anymore so whether it's hasek or not I think getting a goalie that has cup winning experience to share with schneider wouldn't be a bad thing. Though I do really want to see lack come up and canatta start for the wolves. *Hasek as backup and schneider as starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalcanucksdude Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCanucks Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Gordie Howe says Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrissex95 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 If Hasek became a Canuck, he'd have to spend have the season on the Wolves/Kalamazoo Wings on a 1 year $500,000 contract. He won't be coming straight to NHL, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesburlerows Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 it would be cool just to see hasek start a game next year play him against boston watch thomas get schooled at his own style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stix Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Wow, surprised that the poll is so close. Really guys? a 47 year old who hasn't played in the NHL since 08. You've got to be kidding me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 no way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gino Gino Gino Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Something else people need to consider about Hasek is that he played in an era where flopping and covering the bottom half of the ice would pay off more than it does now. At that time with many goalies still playing a stand up style it was far more effective to shoot low, Hasek's style took advantage of that. Now shooters are looking to shoot high more often than not as pretty much every goalie in hte league covers the bottom of the net. My prediction Hasek comes back flops around like a fish while players score several goals top corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tereKat Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 not interested. we have a young goalie in the minors in Eddie Lack and I think he's ready to back up in the NHL. but Maybe Lu and Schneids stay intack another season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABurrows14 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 All good points. Clemmenson is an interesting idea that I hadn't thought of, though I do worry about what he might cost. But I suggested Hasek for the demonstration of work ethic, stabilizing presence a hall of famer brings, the fact that he could handle more than 20 games to help transition Cory, and the fact that he wouldn't want more than a one year contract (for Lack's sake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hasek .. always thought he "was" a great, if lucky, goalie .. but he always was, and is, a tool .. so no thanks .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'd love to see him back in the NHL, but not with the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshinefe Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Maybe if the price was right and he did well at a tryout in the pre-season, he could be a good backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StenMan.EXE Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 <p>id bring in a player like niittymaki and then give hasek a tryout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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