Giguere and Justin Pogge in the past month, they have also sent recently-acquired Vesa Toskala packing. After being acquired in the Giguere deal on January 31, Toskala did not play in a single game for the Ducks. His 3.66 GAA and .870 save percentage with Toronto is an unimpressive stat on this season.
Justin Pogge
3 March 2010
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Pogge could have counted how many days he lived in Anaheim before being traded again.
After being acquired over the summer from Toronto, Pogge did not even see action with the Ducks before being dealt at the deadline. It was pretty clear that the Ducks would want Pogge for next season to battle for the backup job with prospect Timo Pielmeier after trading J.S. Giguere to Toronto just a few weeks ago. Vesa Toskala was acquired in the trade, but his contract will be up at the end of the season and was unlikely to re-sign with Anaheim. Pogge's .920 save percentage with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL this season shows how impressive he truly can be.
After being acquired over the summer from Toronto, Pogge did not even see action with the Ducks before being dealt at the deadline. It was pretty clear that the Ducks would want Pogge for next season to battle for the backup job with prospect Timo Pielmeier after trading J.S. Giguere to Toronto just a few weeks ago. Vesa Toskala was acquired in the trade, but his contract will be up at the end of the season and was unlikely to re-sign with Anaheim. Pogge's .920 save percentage with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL this season shows how impressive he truly can be.
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31 January 2010
e. Giguere has seen the writing on the wall in Anaheim, since the Ducks acquired young goalie Justin Pogge in the off-season from the Leafs and youngster Jonas Hiller has pretty much nabbed the starting job from Giguere. A change of scenery may be exactly what the big goalie needs in order to get his game back on track. With a former NHL All-Star coming in to take a lot of the workload in Toronto, Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson can learn from the tutelage of a sound NHL goaltender.
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12 August 2009
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The Anaheim Ducks then raised some eyebrows Monday when they acquired 23-year old goaltender Justin Pogge from Toronto with a conditional draft pick. Pogge has not been the hottest goalie in the league, but is still regarded as a high prospect. The Maple Leafs simply did not have any room left for Pogge to develop. Starter Vesa Toskala will be expected to get most of the playing time while recently-signed Swedish prospect goaltender Jonas Gustavsson will most likely be inheriting the back-up role.
The Anaheim Ducks then raised some eyebrows Monday when they acquired 23-year old goaltender Justin Pogge from Toronto with a conditional draft pick. Pogge has not been the hottest goalie in the league, but is still regarded as a high prospect. The Maple Leafs simply did not have any room left for Pogge to develop. Starter Vesa Toskala will be expected to get most of the playing time while recently-signed Swedish prospect goaltender Jonas Gustavsson will most likely be inheriting the back-up role.
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