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Raycroft To The Rescue
by Paul on 10/17/08 at 07:24 AM ET
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from Woody Paige of the Denver Post,
He hadn’t won a game since Nov. 9, 2007 and only two games all last season. Two years ago Raycroft had appeared in 72 games, won 37 and lost 25. Last year he dropped to third goalie, fourth, if you count the popcorn salesman.
But the Avs threw him a goalie’s mask, a glove and a life jacket. Their starting goalie at season’s end, Jose Theodore, had moved on to Washington, and backup/ ex-starter Peter Budaj was penciled in as the No. 1 goalie.
Penciled in, not Magic Markered in.
Budaj was burned like a Roman candle in the home opener, then fizzled in the next two.
Enter Raycroft.
“I’ve worked very hard since August with Jeff (Hackett, the Avalanche goalie coach), and I felt like I could come in and play well, but I knew I couldn’t put us in a 0-4 hole,” Raycroft said.
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Bah. Just journalist sensationalism. Granato has said all along that Raycroft would get a start every 3-4 games.
And it was not Raycroft to the rescue last night. The Avalanche forwards - and the Flyers turnovers - took care of the game quite nicely while only asking for 16 saves from Raycroft.
Posted by Shane from Saskatoon on 10/17/08 at 11:22 AM ET