01-09-2021, 10:34 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Corey Crawford retires
hope everything is alright with him. He left NJD for personal reasons and now announces retirement
https://twitter.com/user/status/1347959041587372033
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01-09-2021, 10:36 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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01-09-2021, 10:55 AM
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#3
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Thank you, Corey Crawford for your last, great hockey performance in eliminating the Edmonton Oilers from making the playoffs.
Corey Crawford is good, but Edmonton is no good.
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01-09-2021, 11:01 AM
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Franchise Player
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interesting. Lundqvist and Crawford both leave their teams as UFA and both pretty much retired before playing a game for their new team. So, both finish having only played for one team*.
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01-09-2021, 11:03 AM
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#6
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
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Wow. I hope the NHL helps them out on this, since he never even played a game for them.
I thought they got rid of the "over 35" contract rule
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01-09-2021, 11:05 AM
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#7
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First round-bust
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01-09-2021, 11:18 AM
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#8
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Wonder if this shifts the goalie market at all for NJD. They probably need at least a backup if they even feel comfortable going with Blackwood as a starter. I think Wedgewood would be their back up right now.
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01-09-2021, 11:27 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Congrats to Corey, had a great career.
In a lot of ways he was what a lot of people believed Carey Price to be. In terms of overall career numbers (especially advanced metrics) I think Crawford might actually have the better numbers, and of course two cups.
Price had the higher peak, but seems to have had more off seasons. While Crawford was just consistently good his entire career.
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01-09-2021, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Congrats to Corey, had a great career.
In a lot of ways he was what a lot of people believed Carey Price to be. In terms of overall career numbers (especially advanced metrics) I think Crawford might actually have the better numbers, and of course two cups.
Price had the higher peak, but seems to have had more off seasons. While Crawford was just consistently good his entire career.
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Crawford was just one of those ever-present guys who made the saves he was expected to make and a few he had no business making interspersed with very few off-nights.
Playing behind peak Keith and Seabrook probably didnt hurt, but still.
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01-09-2021, 01:26 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Ahhh this makes me feel old. I remember a bunch of us pre-drinking at a friend's house, as my friend was talking to him on MSN Messenger.
He told us was going to be drafted ahead of Marc-André Fleury in that year's entry draft.
Now he's retiring from the NHL.
Where did the time (and my youth) go?
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01-09-2021, 01:54 PM
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#12
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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Crawford (91.8%) ends up retiring with a higher save percentage than Carey Price (91.7%), Pekka Rinne (91.7%). He will also probably end up with a higher save percentage than Henrik Lundqvist.
I hope everything is okay with him and his family.
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01-09-2021, 01:56 PM
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#13
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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10 Years is a pretty long NHL Career. Hes got 2 Cups. No Regrets.
In the middle of all this nonsense? I'd hang 'em up too.
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01-09-2021, 02:36 PM
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#14
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Always thought this guy was kind of underrated. As consistent as goalies come, good competitor. Good career.
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01-09-2021, 05:10 PM
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#15
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Scoring Winger
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Is he a hall of fame goalie?
Hall of fame teammate for sure.
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01-09-2021, 05:24 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Crawford was always the type of goaltender that would put up unbelievable numbers in the most boring way possible.
Even in junior, every shot would hit his chest and the play would be dead. Watching him play since he was 17 I don't think I've ever seen him make a spectacular high-light reel save. That said, it's because he's always in position and just controlled any rebound.
When 1qqaaz posted how he has a better save percentage over some legends, I thought "yeah that sounds right" despite no one ever talking about him.
Hope all is well with him. He was never my favourite, but that basically boils down to a rivalry in junior.
Wish him all the best, and I'd be super happy for him if he ended up in the hall.
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01-09-2021, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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It kind of sounds like he just didn't have the drive to compete at the level he should and he didn't want to disappoint the team or fans.
I have a tonne of respect for him on that decision. It would be easy to just go for more money and take a spot away from someone else.
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01-09-2021, 08:34 PM
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#18
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jar_e
Wonder if this shifts the goalie market at all for NJD. They probably need at least a backup if they even feel comfortable going with Blackwood as a starter. I think Wedgewood would be their back up right now.
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Are there any other woods in the league that could effectively fill that hole?
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01-09-2021, 10:04 PM
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#19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnipeShow
Are there any other woods in the league that could effectively fill that hole?
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There's the old standby, a 4' x 6' sheet of Plywood.
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01-09-2021, 10:10 PM
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#20
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All I can get
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Was going to say Plywood, but Jay Random beat me to it.
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