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BROOKLYN, NY – JANUARY 07: New York Islanders Goalie Jaroslav Halak (41) gloves a shot by New Jersey Devils Winger Brian Gibbons (39) during the first period of a Metropolitan Division match-up between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Islanders on January 07, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. (Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Canadiens are Good

I predicted this in the summer to the laughter of my friends, family , readers, and cat. But guess who is having the last laugh? What’s that? You can’t have a last laugh in November?

Maybe this is sacrilege, but GO HABS!

Jan Halak is also GOOD!

The Janstser is taking Rask’s job – and who can blame him? Perpetually underrated, Jan Halak is the REM of NHL goalies – he’s one of the best, but no one ever talks about him when they mention the Clash or the Cure. (Or I guess, Price or Bobrovsky).

I bet you didn’t know this: career-wise, Halak isn’t much worse than Carey Price, the guy who is thought of as a superstarhalloffamer with the crazy contract and who was kept over Halak, years ago.

Halak: 456 Games 236 Wins 44 Shut Outs .916% 2.49 GAA

Price: 566 Games 290 Wins 41 Shut Outs .918% 2.46 GAA

By complete coincidence, consider they are both still active, I have looked this up on a day when they both have won 52% of their games. Price has .002 better save percentage and .03 better GAA, while Halak has more shutouts in over a 100 less games.

How do you say overrated in French?

stats from hockeydb.com

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