Published 8/28/2008
by Alan Bass
at Bleacher Report - NHL
In many Stanley Cup winning teams of the past few decades, there has been a great or very good goalie to go along with them. Perhaps this is another reason why the Flyers have not won the Cup for a long time. The last time the Flyers had a brilliant goalie was when Ron Hextall was on the team. Don’t get me wrong, Martin Biron is a good goalie. However, he is not the type of goalie that is sought after when a team is building a Stanley Cup Champion. That being said, let’s look at the top two goalies in the Flyers’ organization, and the up and coming talent at this important position in hockey: Starting Goalie: Martin Biron, G, $3.5 million- 62 GP, 3539 Min, 2.59 GAA, 30-20-9, 5 SO, .918 SVP- Biron is a very capable goalie, and Flyers’ fans saw that last season when he carried them to the Eastern Conference Finals, what seemed single-handedly (even though it wasn’t). His acrobatics and his unbelievable clutch play earned the Flyers a spot in the Final Four ...
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