Confirmed with Link: Nikolai Khabibulin returns to Hawks (1 yr deal)

[HockeySauce]

I don't doubt that, but at the amount that we are paying Bulin we could've at least tried to get Emery signed and by the way Emery talked after signing with Philly we didnt make a very good run at him. He went from wanting to be back to now our hes in Philly and we are screwed if Crow goes down

No offense, I was a big Emery back/supporter.. but Chicago's not winning a Cup with Emery in net. Not last year, not next year, not the year after. Again, I was one of his biggest, most out-spoken supporters, but it wasn't going to happen. If Crow goes down, the Hawks are screwed either way.. so let us hope Crow doesn't.

 

[slappipappi]

I don't doubt that, but at the amount that we are paying Bulin we could've at least tried to get Emery signed and by the way Emery talked after signing with Philly we didnt make a very good run at him. He went from wanting to be back to now our hes in Philly and we are screwed if Crow goes down

It was reported that Emery wanted to go somewhere where he could be at least a 1A (to hopefully parlay it into a longer contract next year).

That was never going to be Chicago.

 

[Hawkaholic]

The 4 years since he left Hawks

09/10 = 7-9-2 with 3.03 GAA / .909 Sv Pct
10/11 = 10-32-4 with 3.40 GAA / .890 Sv Pct (2 SO)
11/12 = 12-20-7 with 2.65 GAA / .910 Sv Pct (2 SO)
12/13 = 4-6-1 with 2.54 GAA / .923 Sv Pct (1 SO)

Injury concerns are valid issue but he is still quality backup on ice

Those 2 Oiler teams were absolutely brutal too. He can still play, but probably not stay healthy. If we didn't have Raanta, I highly doubt we get Bulin.

 

[Hawks82]

Good deal. Nice to have him back.

 

[hawksfan50]

Welll his cap hit is $ 2 MILL WHICH IS 566k more than Raanta.. Capgeek still has not posted the Rozsival cap hit. .showing 21 on the roster signed but not Rozsival yet mor Kruger. ..also cannot add in Leblanc..but that would be 24 EVEN IF THE remaining4.66 mil covered all 3 of them. .so you get an additional $875 k if Carcillo os waived or you get$ 575k cap savongs if Bollig waived..in any case I dp not see how Rozsival Kruger and Leblanc can fit onto th even droping Carcillo or Bollig and still get under the cap or have any cushion of several hundred k under the cap..maybe if Both Carcillo and Bollig are dropped and if Brookbank traded and replaced by a cheaper 7th d..or they carry only 6 D AND USE a cushion amount below cap to call up injury replacement...still going to be tight to the cap.

 

[SLarmer28*]

Chicago Blackhawks

http://www.capgeek.com/blackhawks/

Nikolai Khabibulin

http://www.capgeek.com/player/265

 

[AmericanDream]

damn glad to have him back as the fans still love the guy and he will fit in nicely here.

WELL DONE STAN B AGAIN!!!

As long as he plays 15-20 games max, he should stay healthy, give us quality starts, and help us easily make the playoffs yet again. If Crawford gets hurt for a bit or struggles, Khabi is the perfect guy to have to step in for a 3-5 game stretch and keep us in the mix until Crawford gets healthy or back on track.

Absolutely no down side here and the price is fine with me.

 

[BobbyJet]

A quick solution to replace Emery with a proven veteran presence is indeed welcome. Good job by Stan.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Love Khabby, big time goalie, should be really fun, so glad for the change!

 

[Procrastinating]

I'm not a fan of Khabibulin, but as a #2 we could have done worse.

 

[Judrix]

Stan is a genius. Loving what he's done in the offseason so far. Khabibulin didn't even cross my mind, but I love the move.

 

[w00d]

The amount of angst on this board over backup goalies makes me want to run my head through a brick wall.

 

[Cullksinikers]

Stan does what no one thinks is coming. That's what makes him the best. A guy like Holmgren is predictable. Stan is smart, savvy, and comes in out of the blue.

The first guy I thought of when I heard we were pursuing a backup netminder was Jose Theodore. Yeah, he would have been great, but the Bulin Wall is still solid, is on a short-term, and has a comfort level playing in Chicago.

It's perfect. It gives Raanta a year in the AHL. He will be ready for the 2014-15 season.

 

[BlackhawksPower88]

khabby is the new turco/Huet. lol

 

[Any Colour You Like]

khabby is the new turco/Huet. lol

Please don't even draw a comparison.

 

[Bubba88]

good signing. Khabby will be good as #2 until december or january and then goes down. Raanta comes up, gets some games while Simpson gets more games in the AHL and around th TD Khabby comes back, Raanta takes the Hogs to the POs and 14/15 we go with Raanta in the NHL

 

[Godlike13]

This was an interesting pick up. I it like though.

 

[Bring Back GLR]

Stan does what no one thinks is coming. That's what makes him the best. A guy like Holmgren is predictable. Stan is smart, savvy, and comes in out of the blue.

The first guy I thought of when I heard we were pursuing a backup netminder was Jose Theodore. Yeah, he would have been great, but the Bulin Wall is still solid, is on a short-term, and has a comfort level playing in Chicago.

It's perfect. It gives Raanta a year in the AHL. He will be ready for the 2014-15 season.

I agree with that post about Bowman for sure, he makes moves that aren't sexy or splashy but makes enough solid moves that complement the core so nicely.

Holmgren on the other hand has no problem luring free agents to Philly but just bombs out with the term and money aspect of it all.

 

[Spectra]

Lol, didn't see this coming but I can dig it! Welcome back, Khabi!

 

[Hawkscap]

Contract size is horrible. A $1.7 mil base is laughable for a back up.

 

[madgoat33]

Contract size is horrible. A $1.7 mil base is laughable for a back up.

its one year....

 

[salty justice]

It's $2M if he meets a games played bonus. At that price you gotta think it was Emery who decided to look elsewhere because we could've had him for $1.5M and he's clearly better at this point.

 

[madgoat33]

It's $2M if he meets a games played bonus. At that price you gotta think it was Emery who decided to look elsewhere because we could've had him for $1.5M and he's clearly better at this point.

1)we dont' know that, its very possible one of emery's main concerns was a shot at the starting job
2)again, its one year

 

[Hawkscap]

its one year....

Have you seen the cap space? Could get really ugly if there are a bunch of injuries or carry 23.

 

[madgoat33]

Have you seen the cap space? Could get really ugly if there are a bunch of injuries or carry 23.

yea, without including kruger or rosival we have a touch over 4mil in space.