interminded 1 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Byorn Dafoe and Felix Potvin. Nobody signed them after the lockout. Did they officially retire or are they still available ? Not that the Wings shouls be interested, but some teams could sign them for cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicada 4 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 both aged backups in the year before the lockout... most teams spent the lockout developing their younger players in the ahl/echl etc.. no need for those guys anymore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged Scooter 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Felix the cat, there is a name I've not heard in a long time. Geez wouldn't he be in his early 40's by now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 They sit in the same prediciment as Ron Tugnutt and Steve Shields. All of the mentioned goalies aside from Potvin all played pretty poorly prior to the lockout. I guess it's just a matter of there being other fish in the sea. Younger goalies are coming in and seemingly getting better and better. At the end of the day, there are really only 60 that are truly designated to play games in the NHL. I guess those other 60 goalies caught the eye of teams more than Potvin and Dafoe did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Felix the cat, there is a name I've not heard in a long time. Geez wouldn't he be in his early 40's by now? Both are 36... 7 years younger than Dom. It's funny how retirement comes early for some people, while others keep on going ...Chelios / Hasek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Both are 36... 7 years younger than Dom. It's funny how retirement comes early for some people, while others keep on going ...Chelios / Hasek Some players are Energizer Bunnies while others play the role of dollar store battery rodents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladinator 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Potvin was a reflex goalie who 's reflexes slowed... Dafoe was never really that good to begin with... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Dafoe was never really that good to begin with... Are you sure ? Byron Dafoe: 1998-99 : 68 GP - 1.99 GAA - 10 SO - 0.926 SV% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged Scooter 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Both are 36... 7 years younger than Dom. It's funny how retirement comes early for some people, while others keep on going ...Chelios / Hasek Really, geez I would have thought Potvin to be older.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladinator 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 So he had 1 good year (and a couple of average ones) Even Jim Carey had 1 good season... Statistics are not everything, especially in regards to goalies... Dafoe was, at best, an average NHL goalie who had 1 good season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged Scooter 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Hey I thought of another one, what about old LA Kings goalie Stephan Fiset? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 So he had 1 good year (and a couple of average ones) Even Jim Carey had 1 good season... Statistics are not everything, especially in regards to goalies... Dafoe was, at best, an average NHL goalie who had 1 good season. Well, then we would have to decide what makes a goalie under-average, average and above-average. And that's individual judgement. For you he was average, for me he was above-average. let's agree on that. Hey I thought of another one, what about old LA Kings goalie Stephan Fiset? according to http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/fiset.html : Announced retirement from professional hockey, September 10, 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged Scooter 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Geez another goalie that's only 36-37. Thanks inter, you're a wealth of knowledge on former NHL goalies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Geez another goalie that's only 36-37. Thanks inter, you're a wealth of knowledge on former NHL goalies! Thanks man, but it's really only second-hand info... it's all on the net. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jaytan Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Are you sure ? Byron Dafoe: 1998-99 : 68 GP - 1.99 GAA - 10 SO - 0.926 SV% Alexei Yashin: 1998-99: 82 GP - 44 G - 50 A - 94 P Maybe we should have signed him too! How about John LeClair? 1998-99: 76 GP - 43 G - 47 A - 90 P Artus Irbe: 1998-99 : 62 GP - 2.22 GAA - 6 SO - 0.923 SV% Not too shabby! Nikolai Khabibulin: 1998-99 : 63 GP - 2.13 GAA - 8 SO - 0.923 SV% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curban915 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 (edited) No one said anything about signing anyone of thoes guys just where they where. But good information. Edited July 25, 2007 by Curban915 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged Scooter 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Alexei Yashin: 1998-99: 82 GP - 44 G - 50 A - 94 P Maybe we should have signed him too! How about John LeClair? 1998-99: 76 GP - 43 G - 47 A - 90 P Artus Irbe: 1998-99 : 62 GP - 2.22 GAA - 6 SO - 0.923 SV% Not too shabby! Nikolai Khabibulin: 1998-99 : 63 GP - 2.13 GAA - 8 SO - 0.923 SV% I don't think Inter was saying the WINGS should have signed these guys at all, I think he was simply wondering why NO team had signed them , if nothing more than a serviceable back up..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBadOne 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Last I heard... Dafoe's called it a career and now does charity golfing on behalf of the NHL. Potvin was approached by the Thrashers during the 05-06 season after Lehotnen and Dunham were sidelined with injuries, but he didn't have the new NHL goalie equipment and refused to sign a two-way deal so Steve Shields ended up signing on. Since then, who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsnut25 10 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 (edited) Anyone know whereRoman Cechmanek is at? I have a Cechmanek Goal Stick, and I love it, he was fairly tall so the stick was long and it worked will for me. Now hes gone, and I have not found another goal stick I like as much as that one... Nevermind, I found it hes playing in the Czech Republic Edited July 25, 2007 by wingsnut25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickeyisms Rule! 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2007 Alexei Yashin: 1998-99: 82 GP - 44 G - 50 A - 94 P Maybe we should have signed him too! How about John LeClair? 1998-99: 76 GP - 43 G - 47 A - 90 P Artus Irbe: 1998-99 : 62 GP - 2.22 GAA - 6 SO - 0.923 SV% Not too shabby! Nikolai Khabibulin: 1998-99 : 63 GP - 2.13 GAA - 8 SO - 0.923 SV% Nah we have Dom Hasek. 1998-99 GP 64 1.87 GAA- 9 SO- 0.937% SAV We don't need those losers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingMachine91 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2007 Nah we have Dom Hasek. 1998-99 GP 64 1.87 GAA- 9 SO- 0.937% SAV We don't need those losers. that is just ridiculous. that year he was amazing and those stats are amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
