Definite shades of former Vancouver Canucks goalie Dan Cloutier on this stinker that somehow eluded Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher on Monday night. The Montreal Canadiens' Maxim Lapierre actually scored again on a not-all-that-much-better goal that had been deflected by defenseman Andrej Meszaros in front of the net.
Boucher did have the last laugh as his team ended up coming back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 and take back bragging rights in its ongoing rivalry with the Habs. As such, I wouldn't worry about Boucher's career being destroyed, also due to the fact that it ended soon after he set the modern-day shutout-streak record at 332 minutes with the Phoenix Coyotes. It would seem no one actually bore witness to that amazing feat back in 2003-2004, seeing as it was in Phoenix and all. As soon as he let in the next garbage goal, he went back to being the clumsy goalie everyone had come to love and laugh at behind his back.
As for Cloutier, he played three games in the AHL last year, establishing perhaps a career-high .893 save percentage with the Rockford IceHogs. Word is he's become a Tibetan monk, taking an oath of silence, so as not to accidentally spill the beans as to how he ever became an NHL goalie in the first place. Problem is, that's the wrong kind of monk, and he still gets reminded of the Nicklas Lidstrom goal all the time. Poor bastard.
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