Comments on: Chris Osgood on Team Canada?

By: david

david — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:34:37 +0000

Look at what he’s done when he wasn’t on Detroit.

When Osgood went to the Islanders in the summer of 2001, the Islanders were coming off a stretch of not making the playoffs for the previous 7 years and finished the 2000-01 season with 52 points. The year Osgood played they had 96 points and lost in a 7 game series to a pretty good Leafs team in the Conference Quarter finals. (he played in 66 games and won 32/tied 6 and played all 7 playoff games).

His level of play didn’t diminish in St. Louis either where in the 2003-04 season he played 67 games for the Blues won 31 and tied 8. But it is important to note that while the Blues didn’t finish with as many points as they had the previous season (from 99 to 91) they scored approximately 60 less goal and gave up about 25 less goals than they had the previous year.

Do I think he should be the #3? Not sure to not really. The fact is that you’ve already got Veterans with Brodeur and Luongo. Need some young blood to be the 3rd guy and get that experience. As Richard says 3rd guy isn’t getting into any games anyways. Best bet is to go with a Cam Ward or Marc-Andre Fleury.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:28:36 +0000

Disagree with all of you. How many goalies should they be bringing to camp? If we say four, I just don’t believe he is one of the top four Canadian goaltenders in the world. I mean, even this season, he was particularly poor for a long stretch of time during the regular season. Consistency is not his best asset and this is a short and intense series of games, where the difference in talent level isn’t as wide as say Detroit/Columbus.

By: Dave B

Dave B — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:21:07 +0000

I’m not even a Detroit fan but Osgood is perhaps the most underrated goalie in the league. granted he’s had his ups and downs, but when other goalies have come and gone, (Jim Carey anyone?) osgood has always been a force. I’m not saying that he should be the number three but he for sure deserves a call for the camp. He’s won three cups and I know people say that his teams were good and so he wasn’t, but ken dryden’s teams were also the best, and he is still revered as one of the greats.

By: Missourimike

Missourimike — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:52:33 +0000

He deserves an invite.

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:08:41 +0000

I have no problems with inviting him to the orientation camp. He has probably earned that much. He won’t be on Team Canada and I think everyone knows that.