07-04-2012, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Jets sign backup goaltender Al Montoya
Didnt see this anywhere, so it may have been lost in the shuffle.
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The Winnipeg Jets have signed backup goaltender Al Montoya to a one-year deal worth $601,000.
The 27-year-old spent last season with the New York Islanders, posting a 9-11-5 record, with a 3.10 goals against average and a .893 save percentage.
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=399929
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07-04-2012, 03:26 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Good enough backup
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07-04-2012, 03:52 PM
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First Line Centre
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Guy was once pegged to be the next Richter. Whoops.
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07-04-2012, 03:53 PM
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Location: South Calgary
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Originally Posted by PegCityFlamesFan
Guy was once pegged to be the next Richter. Whoops.
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6th overall in 2004!
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07-04-2012, 03:53 PM
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I wonder how the negotiations went over that last $1,000.
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07-04-2012, 04:06 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Montoya
More than likely a Calgary situation here with Pavelec handling about as many games as Kipper does. Winnipeg needs to get Kane signed! This summer has been a bit dismal as I can't stand Ponikarovsky and Jokinen at 4.5M is a bit yucky as well. WE NEED TOEWS TO COME HOME SOON!
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07-04-2012, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by manilow78
More than likely a Calgary situation here with Pavelec handling about as many games as Kipper does. Winnipeg needs to get Kane signed! This summer has been a bit dismal as I can't stand Ponikarovsky and Jokinen at 4.5M is a bit yucky as well. WE NEED TOEWS TO COME HOME SOON!
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Relax, Jets boy. You'll get your desert after you finish your supper.
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07-04-2012, 04:24 PM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by PegCityFlamesFan
Guy was once pegged to be the next Richter. Whoops.
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He lit it up his first NHL season as a backup but crashed and burned under greater responsibility. Here's to Schneider following in the same path.
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07-04-2012, 04:30 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by manilow78
More than likely a Calgary situation here with Pavelec handling about as many games as Kipper does. Winnipeg needs to get Kane signed! This summer has been a bit dismal as I can't stand Ponikarovsky and Jokinen at 4.5M is a bit yucky as well. WE NEED TOEWS TO COME HOME SOON!
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Whats the rush?
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07-04-2012, 04:31 PM
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I didn't think he'd get a dollar over $600k
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07-04-2012, 05:21 PM
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Backup Goalie
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Originally Posted by PegCityFlamesFan
Whats the rush?
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No rush really! I just don't understand the movement with free agents. Ponikarovski is just a mirror to Antropov. Big, slow and shows up about 1 in every 4 or 5 nights. I wonder if they can find a Sergei Bautin somewhere out there!
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07-04-2012, 05:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Solid backup. From the Islanders games I watched, he appeared to handle himself well given the circumstances.
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07-04-2012, 06:12 PM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by manilow78
No rush really! I just don't understand the movement with free agents. Ponikarovski is just a mirror to Antropov. Big, slow and shows up about 1 in every 4 or 5 nights. I wonder if they can find a Sergei Bautin somewhere out there!
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Nobody wants to play in Winnipeg so they take what they can get.
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07-04-2012, 06:12 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Oct 2006
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".....My name is Montoya. You killed my father, prepare to die..."
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07-04-2012, 07:12 PM
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So the jets win the 2012 free agent goalie frenzy?
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07-04-2012, 08:18 PM
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What? No mention of trading Bouwmeester? It seems like everytime somebody get signed, someone will mention Trade Bouwmeester crap. 
As for Al Montoya... this guy was supposed to be the saviour when he got drafted. After that he's been traded 3 times already? Good luck on him in Winnipeg.
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07-04-2012, 08:32 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Didn't Winnipeg just get the Monster?
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07-04-2012, 08:32 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Didn't Winnipeg just get the Monster?
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The mosquitos scared the monster to Detroit.
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07-04-2012, 09:39 PM
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It stuns me that the isles let him go - they have got some kind of goalie development program.....
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07-04-2012, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Yet another example of dangers of drafting a goalie in the first round, especially that high.
Having said that, I actually like the signing by the Jets. He posted some outstanding stats the season before last (2010-11) in a brief chapter of his career thus far.
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