New York Rangers Are Doing The Right Thing With Martin Biron And Henrik Lundqvist

Even Devils fans are admitting that Uncle Daddy is toast. Although the guys that run ILWT do their best to try absolve MMMAAARRRTTTYYY of any blame he looks like he’s ready for the glue factory.

Nothing like a 77% save pct

I would order me up another 2 years of some biron before we pull up a rookie to take the reigns

Marty’s a very good positional goal-tender and above average puck-handler. I’ve always said the difference between Marty and Henrik is that while Marty will almost always give your team a chance to win a game when the team plays decent enough, Henrik is the guy who can steal a game no matter how bad your team plays.

Marty easily could have won a cup with a team like the Blackhawks or the Red Wings of years past. The reason he didn’t ‘cut it’ as a starter is that teams relied on him to be a superstar goaltender (Buffalo has always relied on stellar goaltending to get anywhere: think Hasek and Miller) and Philadelphia has been eating goaltenders since Hextall’s good years.

Stats don’t translate well when posted from a spreadsheet into the threads, but his numbers are damn near as good as Henrik’s, especially if you take out that 4-goal game against Washington in which the whole team played like crap and let Marty down. Those comparable stats are a real testament to the defensive team concept Torts has instilled in the team.

Both goalies have been outstanding, and another thing not noticed is how great a locker-room presence and teammate Biron is. He gives them a chance to win every night, and when the team plays at least a decent game defensively, he’s going to put up some wins and very good numbers. To this point I’d say Marty has exceeded any expectations that are reserved for backup goaltenders. Sather’s done some dumb things in his tenure, but Biron was a great sign.