Comments on: Wings Sign Chris Osgood http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dan http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-198 Dan Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:57:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-198 A nice signing for Detroit and at such a cheap price. Even if Legace starts, it will be nice to have a veteran goalie such as Ozzie to back him up. A nice signing for Detroit and at such a cheap price. Even if Legace starts, it will be nice to have a veteran goalie such as Ozzie to back him up.

]]> By: MisterMoze http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-197 MisterMoze Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:18:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-197 Does anyone here know that the New York Rangers as of June 27, 2005 have signed U of M goaltender Al Montoya on a 3 year contract?? I definetly did not expect that!! By the way, I forgot to comment you last time that this is a very helpful and cool site!! Also, another very helpful site is, www.goaliesarchive.com, that's were I found out about the Al Montoya deal w/ NY. -Total goalie fanatic, MisterMoze Does anyone here know that the New York Rangers as of June 27, 2005 have signed U of M goaltender Al Montoya on a 3 year contract?? I definetly did not expect that!!
By the way, I forgot to comment you last time that this is a very helpful and cool site!! Also, another very helpful site is, http://www.goaliesarchive.com, that’s were I found out about the Al Montoya deal w/ NY.
-Total goalie fanatic,
MisterMoze

]]> By: Brian List http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-196 Brian List Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:46:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-196 My take is that Ozzie was the best goalie available for the price the Wings could afford. Manny Fernandez signed for $1.67M, and the Wild would've match any offer by the Wings up to the number we could afford (say $2-2.5M). Cujo would've been expensive. He's still considered a top tier goaltender. Maybe $3-4M, and he didn't want to stay here anyways. Ozzie is an easy fit, and less of a gamble than signing any other free agent goalie in our spending level. My take is that Ozzie was the best goalie available for the price the Wings could afford. Manny Fernandez signed for $1.67M, and the Wild would’ve match any offer by the Wings up to the number we could afford (say $2-2.5M). Cujo would’ve been expensive. He’s still considered a top tier goaltender. Maybe $3-4M, and he didn’t want to stay here anyways. Ozzie is an easy fit, and less of a gamble than signing any other free agent goalie in our spending level.

]]> By: marcelo http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-195 marcelo Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:25:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-195 We wouldn't get a great goalie and Ozzie was really cheap. That's all. I guess we'll be more confident with Manny and Ozzie will be a nice backup. It's better to have Ozzie at that price than McDonald, ok. But we know how limited he is. The whole team had to make up for his mistakes in 1998 to win the cup. We wouldn’t get a great goalie and Ozzie was really cheap. That’s all. I guess we’ll be more confident with Manny and Ozzie will be a nice backup. It’s better to have Ozzie at that price than McDonald, ok. But we know how limited he is. The whole team had to make up for his mistakes in 1998 to win the cup.

]]> By: Kevin R http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-194 Kevin R Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:00:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-194 Forget Cujo.... he never got it done in Detroit. Never had the relationship with the fans either. Ozzie knows Detroit, knows the fans and has 2 Cups here. What's more the price is perfect. Ozzie took a cut to come here and signed for 900 grand knowing a good season will bring him more money next season. This was a very smart move by Holland. Welcome back Ozzie!!! Forget Cujo…. he never got it done in Detroit. Never had the relationship with the fans either. Ozzie knows Detroit, knows the fans and has 2 Cups here. What’s more the price is perfect. Ozzie took a cut to come here and signed for 900 grand knowing a good season will bring him more money next season. This was a very smart move by Holland. Welcome back Ozzie!!!

]]> By: greatwhitebear http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-193 greatwhitebear Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:50:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-193 would rather have had Cujo, but apparently he had such hard feelings over the Hasek, Cujo, Legace merry go round that he wouldn't consider it. They should have made a bigger push for Manny Fernandez when he was available. would rather have had Cujo, but apparently he had such hard feelings over the Hasek, Cujo, Legace merry go round that he wouldn’t consider it.

They should have made a bigger push for Manny Fernandez when he was available.

]]> By: Matt Saler http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/08/08/wings-sign-chris-osgood/#comment-192 Matt Saler Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:26:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=888#comment-192 I'm very glad to see Ozzie back. I hated to see the way he was forced out in 2001 and I'm glad he has the class to accept less in order to return to his old team, despite the ugly way he left last time. It's a bargain for a guy with 305 career wins and a Cup. I’m very glad to see Ozzie back. I hated to see the way he was forced out in 2001 and I’m glad he has the class to accept less in order to return to his old team, despite the ugly way he left last time. It’s a bargain for a guy with 305 career wins and a Cup.

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