Valiquette signs with CSKA Moscow of KHL

…so long as he sees 15-20 starts in net. Otherwise, keep him in the AHL, where he’s guaranteed to gain experience, and sign Auld to a longer contract. Both are capable back-ups, but CJ is a potential starter in years to come.

If we want to keep Lundqvist in top form, we need to give him more rest next season. Whoever our back-up is will need to play a more involved role.

I’ll miss Vally, but he just wasn’t cutting it. Best of luck to him in the KHL.

I would like to see them give Chad Johnson a serious shot. Although I wouldn’t be terribly unhappy if they brought Auld back, as he is a competent option. Either way this is an often overlooked but important hole the rangers need to patch up with a permanent solution

Whoever they go with, I think we can all agree that if the rangers ever plan to make a serious playoff push they need to rest Hank way more than they have been.

Time for either Chad Johnson or Alex Auld to take his place…..

you never let us down bro. LIVE IT UP IN MOTHER RUSSIA!!!!!

I always liked Vally. He was never the best goaltender, but a total crowd favorite.

The height/lankyness, the spiderman helmet, nice-guy attitude, pre-game rituals, shutting out the flyers, the gigantic rebounds….Well, maybe not so much those, but still. He was a good guy.
His time was obviously up here though. I hope he is treated well in Russia.

Vally was much better under Renney than he was under Tortorella. I have to believe that Torts is at least partly to blame in two ways: (1) team didn’t stress defense-first as much under Torts — led to more odd-man rushes, etc.; and (2) given Tortorella’s management “style” of berating players, I suspect he didn’t do much to boost a goalie’s confidence — maybe it doesn’t impact a superior, super-confident goalie like Lundquist who had already achieved so much before coming to the NHL, but for a guy on his second-to-last chance, on the cusp of making it in the NHL, that treatment can’t be helpful.

hope he plays well now its time to bring bavk auld. dont trust johnson yet ..

Good Luck Valliquette. You were very good for us when you were here…personally I think Torts scared you, have fun in the KHL lol