Rudo being employed for Avs coverage still boggles my mind. AJ can write Atleast.
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Confirmed with Link: Avs claim G Kaapo Kähkönen off waiwers from WPG
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UncleRisto
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Kähkönen has the talent to take the starter spot. Whether he will is like wondering if Annunen might. It's not impossible.
henchman21
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Last save of goalies with 1500+ minutes: George -0.18 GSAA/60 Kahkonen -0.19 GSAA/60
On the bright side, we can get an experiment of how two different known shitty goalies do behind this defense. Maybe we find other super shitty goalies may do better than George...
Pretty sure i know you from somewhere , can't put my finger on it.
Alex Jones
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Would not surprise me to see us pan for gold on the waiver wire a few times this season. If Kahkonen fails maybe the next guy works, or the next next guy, or the next next guy....
Of course the real inevitable move is overpaying by a fortune for a mid tier keeper at the deadline.
Of course the real inevitable move is overpaying by a fortune for a mid tier keeper at the deadline.
Bill Peckerskull
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Ravens won a SB with Trent Dilfer at QB
SirLoinOfCloth
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You guys are going to be so pissed when you realize this is more about competition for Annunen than George.
Ararana
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I mean, I know Georgiev's lows are abismal lows but he's still averaging out better than anything a kähkönen/Annuenen tandem is going to give us.
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Hopefully everyone knows it's the case
UncleRisto
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Not really.
Bill Peckerskull
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Arto Kilponen
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I like the idea of rotating goalies. Some games Annunen plays and Georgiev is a healthy scratch, some games Georgiev munches popcorn while Kähkönen plays.
And for heaven's sake, at least try to pronounce his name. I know Nathan Rudolph sarcastically totally mispronounced it, but anyway.
And for heaven's sake, at least try to pronounce his name. I know Nathan Rudolph sarcastically totally mispronounced it, but anyway.
henchman21
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Serious question... has a 3 goalie rotation ever worked?
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No, it's shit for everyone involved, even in practices as there's only 2 nets to work with.
Alex Jones
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No, but "not working" is a higher bar than what we have going on right now.
henchman21
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There probably has to be a moment where 3 had some improvement for some team, but I seriously can't recall a team making any noise with a 3 goalie rotation (not just a random game here or there). By that I mean a playoff run, excellent regular season, etc. We've seen platoons work. We've see young guys take over the net from a Vet. But I don't recall a 3 goalie rotation ever working.
Sadly, I think this can still get a lot worse. Just wait until Rantanen is indicted on first degree murder charges.
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At least management recognizes the urgency of the situation this season. I appreciate that they're much less complacent than in past seasons.
I don't think Kahkonen is the solution but at this point we have to try anything.
I don't think Kahkonen is the solution but at this point we have to try anything.
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I mean, we got Protsetov around the same time last year. This is basically the same, no?
Yeah we need more of that lol
What was it lol?
Those are about the least inspiring words you can find about an acquisition.
I actually prefer it over him saying anything nice about 4Giev though.
Mikko will earn his raise by fixing the issue.
One guy is young, another is about to get a crack at one of the easiest teams he's ever played behind, and the third is a shit.
I have a feeling things will shake out quickly lol.
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Yes, and like @henchman21 pointed out, the Avs have been interested in Kähkönen before. So even though on the surface it might seem like this is a knee-jerk reaction to the awful performance by Georgiev (and not a confidence inspiring relief by Annunen), the truth is that Kähkönen was probably going to get claimed by the Avs even if Georgiev had a shutout.
dahrougem2
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From 20-21 to 21-22 of goalies with 1800+ minutes (52 goalies) Kahkonen ranked 29th in GSAA/60 and 12th in xGA/60.
IF (big if) we can get that version of Kahkonen, the Avs might be ok... but that's a huge ask and he also wasn't a full time starter during that time.
