The best example of that is the 2010–11 Boston Bruins.During the 2010–11 season, Tim Thomas appeared in 57 games for the Boston Bruins. One thing that’s proven to be successful in the NHL over the last decade or so is a well rested starting goalie come playoff time. So what should Bruins fans expect out of Halak over the next two seasons in Boston?Įxpect the Slovakian goaltender to play a solid chunk of games and give Tuukka Rask a healthy amount of rest. Instead, Sweeney and the Bruins brass decided to go out and pay a bit extra for Halak, who’s spent most of his career as a fringe starter in the NHL. Once fans heard that news, it was believed the black and gold would be searching for a legitimate backup goalie on the market like Chad Johnson, Michael Hutchinson, or Jonathan Bernier. The signing of a goalie wasn’t what took fans by surprise, it was the goalie who they signed that surprised them.īruins fans knew that Anton Khudobin was on his way out the door based on the comments by general manager, Don Sweeney, just a few days before free agency began. When the Boston Bruins signed free agent goalie, Jaroslav Halak, on the first day of free agency, quite a few fans were surprised.
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