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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Why?
Most good goaltenders take a heck of a long time to develop. Some don't play their best hockey until later in their careers.
Joey Mac has been a great waiver wire pickup, and is currently our most reliable goaltender. He's not a #1 by any means, but I think he can improve. He hasn't been given an extended look as a starting goalie even at 33. That one year with the Islanders was on a mess of a team, and split time with Dannis while their true #1 was out with injury (Dipietro).
I think Joey can still improve, even in his early 30's.
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Great waiver pick up? He was a sub-.500 goalie with stats that put in the late-30's in terms of NHL goalies. He was pretty much what you would expect a waiver wire back-up goalie to be mediocre to bad.
And what indication is there that he will improve in his early (and that is being kind) 30's? 99% of the players, goalies included, do not get better and get worse at his age. Why would he buck the trend?
He has spent his whole career showing that he is a back-up and not close to starting material. When given a ton of games in NYI one season he was awful, Detroit thought he was so close to starting they waived him to the minors.