luded Cary Price of the Canadiens, Marty Turco of the Stars, Tomas Vokoun of the Panthers, and both Dwayne Roloson and Martin Biron of the Islanders. A deal could have been worked out for one of these goaltenders. Panthers' GM Randy Sexton put price tags on almost all of his players, and Vokoun could have been had for some picks and some offensive help. The Islanders were also in the market for a goaltending change too. Recently activating oft-injured Rick DiPietro off injury-reserve, the team probably wanted to move one of their goalies due to their over-abundance in the position.
Dwayne Roloson
10 March 2010
23 July 2009
The New York Islanders have made a plunge into the free-agent goalie market this summer, locking up Dwayne Roloson on July 1st and Martin Biron on July 22nd. This seems like a good tandem for a team that faced its fair share of struggles last season. There is just one little problem that the Islanders seem to be forgetting; they own a 15-year, $67.5 million goaltender that was once considered the “franchise goaltender.”
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1 July 2009
After parting ways with goaltender Dwayne Roloson, the Oilers pulled the trick out of their sleeve and signed unrestricted free-agent Nikolai Khabibulin.
The former Stanley Cup winner enjoyed a great comeback year last season, posting a 25-8-7 record. This came after being placed on waivers to start the season, since GM Dale Tallon brought in unrestricted free-agent goaltender Cristobal Huet for a long-term contract. Khabibulin took his job back in classy form, being one of the better goaltenders in the league by the start of 2009.
The former Stanley Cup winner enjoyed a great comeback year last season, posting a 25-8-7 record. This came after being placed on waivers to start the season, since GM Dale Tallon brought in unrestricted free-agent goaltender Cristobal Huet for a long-term contract. Khabibulin took his job back in classy form, being one of the better goaltenders in the league by the start of 2009.
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The New York Islanders announced the signing of former Oiler Dwayne Roloson.
Roloson is coming off of a decent year with the Oilers. Going 28-24-9, the veteran goaltender stole a lot of games for the Oilers. He is big in important situations, especially late in games or in the playoffs.
Roloson is coming off of a decent year with the Oilers. Going 28-24-9, the veteran goaltender stole a lot of games for the Oilers. He is big in important situations, especially late in games or in the playoffs.
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