Player Discussion: 2024 Vezina Winner Connor Hellebuyck

[Mortimer Snerd]

He was available for trade, maybe, never on the open market. They would have had to duke over big time and pay a salary much higher than he signed for, at the time team depth and not elite goaltending were seen as the key to winning as vegas won with average goal keeping and great team depth. This year’s Jets have both

The whole story was that he wouldn't sign here. We heard nothing but for the whole off-season. He was being shopped. The belief was that the proposed returns were disappointing. So Chevy circled back and convinced him that Jets would compete for the Cup, which is why he supposedly was not willing to sign in the first place. Once convinced, he signed a team friendly contract. The way he and Scheifele signed in the end supports that story. Neither would extend unless the other did because Jets were not competing without either one.

 

[Luc Labelle]

I am looking forward to the thread title being changed to Conn Smythe winner Connor Hellebuyck (not in a losing cause like the other Connor)

 

[Gordon112358]

If Helly wins a 3rd Vezina they'll put him in the Hall.

With 2 Vezinas already I think he is already in. Any goalie with 2 vezinas not in the hall ?

 

[Jets4Life]

I was thinking about this earlier today. Is this something we should be cheering for, or do we hope they get Comrie into a few more games down the stretch (once playoff positioning is looking more concrete)

As long as Helle does not take his foot off the gas in the playoffs, I will be happy.

 

[Gm0ney]

With 2 Vezinas already I think he is already in. Any goalie with 2 vezinas not in the hall ?

Bunny Larocque and Charlie Hodge - but both those guys were mainly backups who won their Vezinas when it was more like the Jennings (where it was a shared trophy for the lowest team goals-against). Hodge did win it once outright.

Tim Thomas won twice and he's not (yet) in the HoF. Bobrovsky's won twice but he's still active, so not yet (but 2 Vezinas and a Cup win is pretty much a lock...unless you're as unlikeable as Tim Thomas, I guess - and he'll get in sooner or later).

 

[Hobble]

I don’t know how much of last year was Helle being tired, or just our D collapsing and having no answer for MacK/Makar/Rantanen.

Goalies used to play way more games than now, and play a full playoffs. Think he’s good to go for it.