Does anyone besides me think that the Wings trying to sign 41 year old Ed Belfour is a really STUPID move?????? The man needs to retire. The Wings did not get knocked out of the 1st round because of bad goaltending(Manny was not exceptional but neither was he horrible), they lost because no one was scoring. It didn't work when they signed Hasek out of retirement. Belfour has a bad back. He has a horrible temper. He's not a team player. His reflexes aren't what they once were. They need to quit signing OLD goalies.
~O.N.E.~2006-07-06T15:34:22Z
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Hey, at least you get him off our hands. Hallelujah! Eddie is out of Toronto for good. Hello Raycroft!
Eddie is about the only goalie out there that is left. They wont resign Legace, which leaves a lot of second tiered goalies. Besides, Eddie reportedly is going to have a back-up role to Osgood, so that should make you feel a bit better.
What's with all the Eddie bashing!!! There sure are some stupid comments here about him being a bad goalie. Ummm, he's had winning totals in the mid 30's almost EVERY year of his career and a save % comfortably over 90%, including his last full season with the Leaf's where he had a league-leading 10 shutouts!!. And he happens to be the second winningest goalie of ALL-TIME! So get you info correct people. He may be nearing the end of his career and may have back problems, but he is not washed up by any means. Goalies mature much later than forwards and his temper has calmed down a lot in the last 5 years or so, which is why I think he's playing his best hockey now. I realize a lot of you are detroit fans, so I understand the lack of intelligence (sorry, mandatory detroit bashing required by all Blackhawks fans), but learn your topic before you start sharing your wisdom with the world. If nothing else, you should be happy to have his experience in the locker room to teach the younger guys. Personally, I'd rather see him retire than put on a freakin' wings sweater!
This is probably the dummest move detroit could do considering that ed belfour is 41 years old and just had back surgery. This will probably be his last season. Yes Ed Belfour was a good goalie back in the day of dallas but the last few seasons has surely not been his best and his carrer is winding to a close.
For the life of me I can't figure out Ken Holland's thinking on this one! Belfour had a terrible year and is way over the hill if they want an old goalie I would have gone after Hasek again but he is not the answer either. If they are not going to resign Legace and that is apparent I would work out a trade for Martin Biron from Buffalo. He is a lot younger has experience and available in a trade!
Considering they got Osgood coming back, having Belfour in there as well does seem a little odd, unless they don't have designs on continuing their relationship with Legace. But even so, with the speed of the game only getting faster, having "The Eagle" at the Joe Louis doesn't seem like the best move for the Red Wings goaltending situation.