Player Discussion Anton Khudobin

[Hali33]

I think he had a better game, can't fault him for much in those goals. I expect him to be a solid back up.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Unfortunately we might be in a situation with Rask where we need a really good backup to challenge him because there is always something up with him. Luckily he's in his prime and really good and hes a real goalie not some very large man in oversized pads playing his angles. Need a good #2 though when Rask won't even play through an upset stomach and wear some diapers or a ******** for a win or go home game.


While the top guy in Providence being that bad means we need a better backup from a common sense depth point of view it also means that we could have been preparing to have a young guy capable of being a good #2 and putting some worry in the back of Rask's mind but we haven't. We've ignored the fact Subban is really bad when it was clear we should move on around the time of his failed cameo for the big club. I get it a first was used on him and he has a famous last name. I really like Anton seems a solid dude was a favorite part timer of mine because of his body language and how he lifts his teammates nights he doesn't start. But we screwed up and got a guy worse than Gustavson. Not even close on some shots and was beat clean on a couple posts last night.


Goaltenders don't have much trade value. I'd think long and hard about getting someone better in. Rasks going to have no margin of error if the backup blows and he's playing hurt.

 

[VanIsle]

Hes been terrible for both games, I hope he can turn it around or else give someone else a chance.

Not impressed at all.

 

[BruinDust]

Hes been terrible for both games, I hope he can turn it around or else give someone else a chance.

Not impressed at all.

There's a reason he spent most of 2015-16 in the AHL.

Journeyman back-up. Probably a step up from Gustavsson, but not by much.

 

[Gordoff]

Anyone know if Dobby has a Twitter account? If so please IM me..

 

[JOKER 192]

I was hoping for more outta Dobby, unimpressed so far.

 

[BruinDust]

I don't even know why Sweeney targeted this guy.

You mean to tell me offering a 2-year deal at 1.2 million per, he couldn't of convinced another UFA back-up to come to Boston. You know, maybe one who was actually an NHL goaltender last season. No let's take Anaheim's 3rd stringer.

 

[MrKabukiman]

I think he was targeted because of past play with the Bruins, but essentially he is a short money backup they can leave exposed for the expansion draft.

I looked down the capfriendly.com list of UFAs last year in the 700k-1M dollar range and there wasnt much to choose from. Sweeney went with the devil he knew, rather than someone else. I hope it works out, but we will see......

 

[Pia8988]

I don't even know why Sweeney targeted this guy.

You mean to tell me offering a 2-year deal at 1.2 million per, he couldn't of convinced another UFA back-up to come to Boston. You know, maybe one who was actually an NHL goaltender last season. No let's take Anaheim's 3rd stringer.

It's not like he was behind two scrubs though. Andersen and Gibson were both really good in Anaheim. He's been fine so far. Wasn't the issue against Montreal.

 

[BruinDust]

It's not like he was behind two scrubs though. Andersen and Gibson were both really good in Anaheim. He's been fine so far. Wasn't the issue against Montreal.

No, he's been average at best outside of a terrible period against Toronto.

But if Rask goes down long term, the Bruins are in trouble. I suppose most teams could say that if their No.1 went down.

I don't dislike Khudobin but he is what he is. Like the above poster said they know him, as does Rask, which also helps.

It's too bad Subban is having a heck of a bad go of it down in Providence. If Dobby had a rough first 8-10 games, maybe look to Subban, but Subban isn't an option IMO the way he's played so far this year.

 

[Pia8988]

No, he's been average at best outside of a terrible period against Toronto.

But if Rask goes down long term, the Bruins are in trouble. I suppose most teams could say that if their No.1 went down.

I don't dislike Khudobin but he is what he is. Like the above poster said they know him, as does Rask, which also helps.

It's too bad Subban is having a heck of a bad go of it down in Providence. If Dobby had a rough first 8-10 games, maybe look to Subban, but Subban isn't an option IMO the way he's played so far this year.

I find it hard to justify a lot of money to have a safety valve behind Rask in case of injury. You already have just over 8 mil invested into the position. Someone who could step in for Rask would either be an unproven (ELC/Backup) or make around 3 million (Think someone like Reimer).

 

[BruinDust]

I find it hard to justify a lot of money to have a safety valve behind Rask in case of injury. You already have just over 8 mil invested into the position. Someone who could step in for Rask would either be an unproven (ELC/Backup) or make around 3 million (Think someone like Reimer).

To an extent I agree.

I'll also say that give this team a better back-up, and it's a playoff team the last two years, in particular 2014-15 when they ran Rask into the ground because Claude had zero faith in Svedberg.

You'd sure get more bang for your buck spending an extra 2-3 million on a better back-up, than you will spending money on guys like McQuaid, Kevan Miller, Hayes, and even Belesky as he is today.

The real shame here is Subban, if he had developed as expected he'd be the perfect guy to back-up Rask this year, and potentially fill in adequately if Rask were to go down. It should of been another Thomas/Rask situation circa 2011 by now. But it hasn't, and likely won't, turn out that way.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

No, he's been average at best outside of a terrible period against Toronto.

But if Rask goes down long term, the Bruins are in trouble. I suppose most teams could say that if their No.1 went down.

I don't dislike Khudobin but he is what he is. Like the above poster said they know him, as does Rask, which also helps.

It's too bad Subban is having a heck of a bad go of it down in Providence. If Dobby had a rough first 8-10 games, maybe look to Subban, but Subban isn't an option IMO the way he's played so far this year.

Lol, it's been 2 games.

Chill.

 

[BruinDust]

Lol, it's been 2 games.

Chill.

I'm not making a big deal out of it. Never called for them to get on the phone and trade or waive the guy.

Just stating that he's a journeyman back-up goaltender. And he's played like it. An average goaltender playing, well, average.

It's pretty much what should be expected for a goaltender of this caliber.

But anyone whose expecting this guy to be more than that or push Rask for playing time needs to temper their expectations.

I am neither shocked nor appalled at Khudobin's play thus far.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

I'm not making a big deal out of it. Never called for them to get on the phone and trade or waive the guy.

Just stating that he's a journeyman back-up goaltender. And he's played like it. An average goaltender playing, well, average.

It's pretty much what should be expected for a goaltender of this caliber.

But anyone whose expecting this guy to be more than that or push Rask for playing time needs to temper their expectations.

I am neither shocked nor appalled at Khudobin's play thus far.

Average goaltending is exactly what I want out of a backup.

It means if you ranked the goalies 1 to 60, an average backup would rank 45th. We shouldn't be discussing Khudobin's talent.

We should be discussing Macolm Subban being a massive disappointment and not making the backup goalie spot irrelevant last offseason. We should discuss the previous' regime's inability to find a young, up and coming goalie to be the long term backup.

 

[Spoon fed]

https://twitter.com/search?q=khudobin+injury&ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^search

Looks like he's out 3 weeks with an injury...

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Time to sign KARRI RÄMÖ

 

[wintersej]

I'm not making a big deal out of it. Never called for them to get on the phone and trade or waive the guy.

Just stating that he's a journeyman back-up goaltender. And he's played like it. An average goaltender playing, well, average.

It's pretty much what should be expected for a goaltender of this caliber.

But anyone whose expecting this guy to be more than that or push Rask for playing time needs to temper their expectations.

I am neither shocked nor appalled at Khudobin's play thus far.

You were right on Dobby. He is nothing like the guy that used to play here.

 

[BruinDust]

You were right on Dobby. He is nothing like the guy that used to play here.

And he was on a better team, in a shorten season, and it was almost 4 years ago.

Sweeney needs to get on the ball here and not let 1-5 Khudobin become 1-9 or 1-10 Khudobin, because this team is in no positon to waste away 10 out of 12 points because their back-up goaltender isn't up to the task.

And honestly, if they don't have faith in any of their farm system right this minute, get your pro scouts out there and scour the AHL and try to find a somewhat capable guy you can acquire on the cheap, you know, kind of how Boston found Khudobin in the first place back in 2011.

 

[Saxon Eric]

Time for Zane

 

[mflo77]

...

zane is better.

but they are both inadequate. need a more reliable back up.

 

[NDiesel]

Haven't been happy with him. Can't really fault him for last game though, one breakaway goal, one goal off an own player and another lucky deflection right onto a Ducks' stick.

Wouldn't be opposed to Zane.

 

[missingchicklet]

Dobby wasn't responsible for most of the goals last night. The defense was pretty bad, yet Dobby didn't get completely torched goal-wise like he could have. Having said that, blame for goals or not, he just doesn't look like he has "it" any more. He was fighting the puck all night, gave up some pretty bad rebounds on routine stops, and was slow to react quite a bit -- got lucky the Ducks weren't more accurate. If he doesn't look any better in a start or two the B's surely have to go with someone else as backup. A middling team cannot afford to have a subpar backup goalie when it relies so heavily on its starter.

 

[rocketdan9]

Need to cut Khudobin... it's not like he is losing 2-1 etc.

He is letting some bad/softies in. since day 1

Bring up mr ahl Mcintyre

 

[Pia8988]

Need to cut Khudobin... it's not like he is losing 2-1 etc.

He is letting some bad/softies in. since day 1

Bring up mr ahl Mcintyre

He let in nothing tonight that was his fault. Lee might as well have brought out a stool for hte PP