Wow, what a performance by Cristobal Huet Saturday night in Columbus. The usually anemic Blue Jackets peppered the Hawk goaltender with 51 shots through 3 periods and a 5 minute overtime. Looking at the line score in Sunday's paper doesn't tell half the story. The Hawks were shorthanded 10 times, only yielding 1 power play goal. They were out shot more then 2 to 1, but Huet kept them in the game.
Not only was he stellar during regulation and overtime, but he shut down all three shooters in the shootout, including Columbus sharp shooter Rick Nash. It's not to often that a team is out shot that badly, shorthanded that often and comes out a winner. Kudos to Jonathon Toews, as he scored his third shootout goals in as many chances. None bigger then this one, since it iced a road victory (Finally!!!) for the Blackhawks. Talk about stealing a win.....this was it.
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Is it just me or are the Hawks playing better since they canned Savard. I think he was a bit overrated as a player (Dino Ciceralli JR.) and really overrated as a coach. Just wish they would of made Scotty Bowman coach than we'd be drinking champagne for sure out of the CUP come spring.
Rusty...What are you smokin, Savard "overrated"??? Don't know if you heard but he's in the Hockey Hall of Fame!! As far as coach he got screwed!
I agree with Rusty. He was a little crybaby. Their better off with Joel.
Savvy may have had a lot to learn behind the bench, gut overrated as a player? I can't agree with that. Dino wasn't half the player Savvy was.
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