2007-08 Vezina voting

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Nabokov's Poor Vezina/ First All Star Team Case
Published 6/15/2008 by The Puck Stops Here (noreply@blogger.com) at The Puck Stops Here
... way. They saw it as a close race between Brodeur and Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks. Nabokov has a good season. He led the NHL in wins. The problem with using wins to determine who is the best goalie is that wins are a highly team dependent statistic. San Jose had the second most wins in the NHL (behind Detroit) and since Detroit split their goaltending duties between Chris Osgood and Dominik Hasek, it's no surprise that a San Jose goalie would lead the NHL in wins. In the Vezina voting Nabokov finished a close second behind Brodeur. In the ...

NHL Awards
Published 6/16/2008 by Kevin at BfloBlog.com
... Also interesting was the fact that Ryan Miller didn’t receive a single vote for the Vezina, while the goalie he is most often compared to, Henrik Lundqvist, received a first-place vote and eight third-place votes. In all, 11 goalies received at least one vote, including Chris Osgood. Must be a make-up vote for his playoff performance, because his regular season stats weren’t anything to write home about. ...

Pascal Leclaire gets paid, while the Blue Jackets play it safe
Published 7/30/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... According to the paper, he'll make $3 million this season, $3.6 million in 2009-10 and $4.8 million in 2010-11. Leclaire make $1.4 million last season, when he was an outstanding 24-17-6 with a 2.25 GAA and a .919 save percentage -- good for ninth in the NHL for goalies who played more than 50 games. The fact that Leclaire only played 54 games likely kept him out of the Vezina voting, which was a shame. ...

Season Preview: Anaheim Ducks, Class of '08-'09
Published 5 days ago by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... The Custodians (Goalies): Is it possible Jean-Sebastian Giguere has gone from one of the most overrated goalies in hockey to one of the most underrated? He gave up fewer goals (117) on more shots (1,508) than he did in the previous season, finished with a 2.12 GAA and yet earned almost no respect during the Vezina voting. His numbers are ...