Ray Emery will have season-ending hip surgery to address his latest injury woes. The news leaves the Flyers considering adding goaltending depth or to ride out the season with Michael Leighton and Brian Boucher.
Among the goalies available is Dwayne Roloson of the Islanders who would be a $2.5 million hit to the cap.
Emery Will Miss Remainder of the Season [CSN Philly]
at this point I say ride Leighton. Maybe upgrade at backup. YOu are going to have to get a bit lucky with your goaltending anyway. No picks/ no prospects to part with.
Just noticed that i posted after the deadline passed so I look like a genius.
No, you look like a genius for saying ride Leighton just hours before he got lit up by the Panthers, who hadn’t scored more than 2 goals in their last 8.
Bad game happens. Just happens more often to bad goalies. My view of goaltending is unless you have a top five guy you should just ride the hot goaltender you do have. Does this mean that I prefer to ride a hot goaltender who has no history of success? no, but the flyers don’t really have a choice (no prospects, no draft picks to trade combined with a “win now” philosophy as evidenced by the Pronger trade that doesn’t really allow for a trade of a top six forward or top 4 defenseman -most have no trade clauses anyway – thanks to our GM). Besides, what playoff contending team ever trades a top 6 Off or top 4 Def for a goalie upgrade at the deadline? Doesn’t make sense.
Until the flyers draft and develop a top 5-ish goalie, they will continue to have goaltending issues. But how many times has the leagues best regular season goalie actually won the cup?
And last night was an atrocious defenseive game by the flyers (thought Leighton should have had at least one of those two five hole goals).
how many hot goaltenders do you want to ride?
Leighton is a hot goaltender with at least a 32 waist.
“I prefer to ride a hot goaltender” -be honest who hasn’t had this thought before?
who is hotter Wang or Dowell?
I am going with a hairy, soapy Yashin!!!!!!
What just happened?
Yashin is beggin for it with that g-sting he struts around in.