01-07-2009, 06:47 PM
dolph Wrote:Ozzie is a for lack of a better term "a system goalie". His save % will never be great because he doesn't se a million shots. But not every goalie can do what he does. Look at Cujo for instance. He was a treendous goalie, but looked horrible only seeing 18-20 shots a night. He didn't have the head to stay in the game while waiting around. He was an effin world beater in Toronto and Edmonton though when he saw 35+ shots. Even Hasek, who I still can't stand didn't look anything like the goalie that played in Buffalo when he was here. Yes he was a little older and a couple groin pulls removed from his best days, but he had trouble with too few of shots as well.
Ozzie should make the hall because he's a very good goalie and at some point he'll collect that 400th win. And let's face it bad goalies don't make it to 400 wins.
+1 For the best response so far about ozzie. What you say is very true, I remember watching cujo and hasek struggle, thinking 'man, even mike vernon was able to handle this'
plus, Legace has done very little since leaving detroit, and when he was the wings backup he was dominant.