HOH Top 60 Goaltenders of All Time (2024 Edition) - Round 2, Vote 1

[overpass]

He was 41 years old in 2006, had a 28-10-4 season with a great .925 season in Ottawa.

He came back the next season in Detroit to be 3rd in all-star voting at age 42.

And the NHL's all-time career save percentage leader is being labelled "not reliable" because of a MOMENT in Ottawa.

A Moment in Ottawa, ... sounds like the title of a Harlequin.

More accurate would be a month in Ottawa.

I was there. I know how good he was when he played. You don't need to convince me. And I also know that the team was expecting him back at any time for two months, and their season ended in the second round with him still refusing to play a game.

I'm not here to say Hasek deserves all the the blame for the loss. GM John Muckler (yes, Muckler again) and coach Bryan Murray should have had a better backup goaltender, should have managed Hasek's workload better, and should have known that Hasek might just decide he couldn't play. But it says something that after the playoffs, the Sens players did not want Hasek back the following year. They were furious that he refused to play while the team lost.

 

[VanIslander]

A Moment in Ottawa: Burned a bit

Mention the greatest player in any sport who hasn't had a PUBLIC 'ugh'?

 

[VanIslander]

Wait Gretzky...

I've never heard a negative word about him (other than hit-related; absorbed & delivered).

Is there a very public example of Gretzky poor play?

*crickets*

 

[BM67]

Pretty sure we could pick out horrendous goals allowed in the playoffs for all of the great goaltenders.

Hall played all the games in 1961, not half the games as you stated.

He said Hall's 67 playoffs mirrored Sawchuk's 61 playoffs, not Hall's 61 playoffs.