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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 16, 2004 18:53:08 GMT -5
Kings’ trade for Garon looking like a winnerBy KEVIN PROVENCHER Union Leader Sports MANCHESTER — He is as close as one gets to a guarantee in ice hockey. So far there is nearly a 50-50 chance that Monarchs goaltender Mathieu “Le Guarantee” Garon will post a shutout. With three shutouts in seven games — one short of his career record for a season — the trade to the Montreal Canadiens of $3.1 million center Radek Bonk and $600,000 back-up goalie Cristobal Huet for the $1.1 million Garon is looking like a stroke of genius by the Los Angeles Kings. Kings goaltending consultant Andy Nowicki termed Garon’s acquisition “carefully thought out.” “We had been watching Mathieu for some time,” said Nowicki. “He has been everything we thought he’d be. Very impressed.”<br> - www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=47068
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 16, 2004 19:32:53 GMT -5
7-1-0, 3 SO, 1.50 GAA, .949 sv% so far for Manchester.
Cristobal Huet für Adler Mannheim: 17 starts, 0 SO, 2.77 GAA, .916 sv%.
Damn that Bonk better rejuvenate himself in a Habs jersey!
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Post by Habit on Nov 16, 2004 19:47:34 GMT -5
Sure he looks like a man among boys... he almost 27 years old!
Jason Ward was MVP of the AHL, one of the leading scorers for the Bulldogs in the regular season and playoffs. Was voted / appointed Captain of a strong team, and had a great year.
Did this translate into good numbers in the NHL? No.
Give Garon 60+ games in the NHL before you start touting this trade as a steal by LA. Untill then, the Habs took an unused asset and turned it into a proven backup at the NHL level and a bonafied and proven goal scorer who can center almost any line in the NHL.
At this point... advantage Habs.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 16, 2004 20:06:54 GMT -5
Sure he looks like a man among boys... he almost 27 years old! Jason Ward was MVP of the AHL, one of the leading scorers for the Bulldogs in the regular season and playoffs. Was voted / appointed Captain of a strong team, and had a great year. Did this translate into good numbers in the NHL? No. Give Garon 60+ games in the NHL before you start touting this trade as a steal by LA. Untill then, the Habs took an unused asset and turned it into a proven backup at the NHL level and a bonafied and proven goal scorer who can center almost any line in the NHL. At this point... advantage Habs. Jason Ward is 25 years old and has 10 NHL goals. No-one is touting him as a first line RW. I was touting the Garon trade as a steal way before it was made. At this point in time Mathieu Garon has done more for the Habs than Radek Bonk. Advantage LA. |
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Post by seventeen on Nov 16, 2004 22:29:37 GMT -5
To be fair, Bonk has done as much for the Habs as Garon has done for the LA Kings. Nothing yet.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 1:30:33 GMT -5
To be fair, Bonk has done as much for the Habs as Garon has done for the LA Kings. Nothing yet. Gosh darn it and golly gee I miss this sort of stuff, especially when Blaise goes on vacation! No offense 17, but he and I are strictly ballroom, we glide across the screen like some exquisite virus. Ahem, Garon has led LA's farm team to the front of the pack. Bonk toils away with no result accruing to the Canadiens organization. |
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Post by Habit on Nov 17, 2004 7:06:40 GMT -5
Gosh darn it and golly gee I miss this sort of stuff, especially when Blaise goes on vacation! No offense 17, but he and I are strictly ballroom, we glide across the screen like some exquisite virus. Ahem, Garon has led LA's farm team to the front of the pack. Bonk toils away with no result accruing to the Canadiens organization. You know as well as I... AHL success doesn't breed NHL success. Just because LA's farm team is tops, doesn't translate into the King's vie for the President's Trophy. At the present talant level in the NHL, a Big 2 way forward that can get you 25+ goals and keep his +/- in the double digits is rarer than a "FUTURE" No. 1 goaltender that has seen limited NHL Action. I'll stick by my guns. Advantage Habs. |
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Post by franko on Nov 17, 2004 7:24:37 GMT -5
Records so far this season:
Habs: 0-0-0-0, 0
Kings: 0-0-0-0, 0
No comparisons, no advantages.
While Garon may be doing well in the AHL, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
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Post by Habit on Nov 17, 2004 8:17:37 GMT -5
Mr. B, Are you talking about the G4TechTV.com season? If so, you might be correct: Mathieu Garon 6 W 2.46 GGA 0.909 SP 1 SO Radek Bonk 2 G 5 A 7 P 12 PIM -5 +/- But in this league, Heut numbers are beating the pants off of Jose. So I thinks these numbers are off the wall. How else could you explain the Thrashers leading the eastern conference!  www.g4techtv.com/hockey/stuff/hockey_standings.aspx |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 8:27:05 GMT -5
Here I was, thinking that I'd build myself a little shrine to St-Mathieu in this out-of-the-way forum and praise him as other true believers have done and their growing numbers do.
But, *sigh*, it seems the magnetic power of his growing fame has begun to attract those cynical toward or unsure of the beautiful destiny of he who was created in the image of the Great Goalie.
If such skepticism, as I fear it is, is the burden I must bear, so be it. I shall continue to bear faithful witness to the birth of greatness.
Garon is good! Garon is great! Garon has game!
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 8:29:10 GMT -5
While Garon may be doing well in the AHL, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Good sir, my job is not to get ahead of myself, but rather to be ahead of the pack. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 9:52:42 GMT -5
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Post by franko on Nov 17, 2004 10:26:05 GMT -5
The Book of Garon© Ice Sickle Productions The book has been moved from the Habs section of the library to the Kings section . . . why keep picking it up? Is it that there is no active Habs reading material available this year? I thought that you had gone to the next shelf down in the Habs library and were focusing on the Dogs! |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 10:46:39 GMT -5
The book has been moved from the Habs section of the library to the Kings section . . . why keep picking it up? Because for me it remains an instructive and interesting read and shall continue to be such. There may soon be enough material for a book with Ribs and a good spine. I have gone to the Dogs, that much is evident. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 15:18:32 GMT -5
You know as well as I... AHL success doesn't breed NHL success. Just because LA's farm team is tops, doesn't translate into the King's vie for the President's Trophy. To be sure 'tis a long way to tickle Mary, but the Kings are no sad-sack team. Garon just makes them better. However, Bonk has had only one 25 goal (personal best) season in 9+ NHL seasons. I hope he's able to match that a few times in a Habs jersey, because Garon's gonna be a show-stopper on the left coast. Water pistol, right? |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 17, 2004 15:26:53 GMT -5
Mr. B,Are you talking about the G4TechTV.com season? If so, you might be correct: Mathieu Garon 6 W 2.46 GGA 0.909 SP 1 SO Radek Bonk 2 G 5 A 7 P 12 PIM -5 +/- No sir, I refer to the 2004-05 NHL season that is constantly playing in my head. I find that a tin foil hat improves the reception. Do I look surprised? Has Théodore's relatives trial yet taken place in this parallel universe? The numbers ain't all that's off the wall mon chum.  How do I explain the Thrashers' virtual success? In a word: Goaltending. Pasi Nurminen 3 wins, 1.96 GAA, .949 sv%, 0 SO. Kari Lehtonen 8 wins, 1.54 GAA, .950 sv%, 3 SO. The kind of netminding that Garon could have really given the Habs. For cheap. Oh well. |
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Post by seventeen on Nov 17, 2004 20:14:21 GMT -5
Gosh darn it and golly gee I miss this sort of stuff, especially when Blaise goes on vacation! No offense 17, but he and I are strictly ballroom, we glide across the screen like some exquisite virus. Ahem, Garon has led LA's farm team to the front of the pack. Bonk toils away with no result accruing to the Canadiens organization. I like Garon and I hope he turns into a better goalie than Theodore, but the Habs had already laid their 6 million chips on Jose. Regardless, until he does it over a long stint, in the show, he will still be 'just' potential. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 20, 2004 7:56:08 GMT -5
Garon: 9 wins, 4 SO, 1.28 GAA, .957 sv%. St-Mathieu leads the AHL in *all* the above categories. * In last night's game: “You can’t deny it; it’s entertaining,” Monarchs coach Bruce Boudreau said about the one-on-one matchups that occur if no one scores in the five-minute, sudden-death overtime. “There wasn’t a person in the stands who wasn’t standing up.”<br>
“I think it’s good for the game,” said Monarchs goaltender Mathieu Garon, who spent all last year in the NHL as Montreal’s backup. “Sometimes for the players, it’s a little stressful, but I think everyone likes it.”<br>
Garon, who only played the third period [stopping all 13 shots], collected four saves in the shootout, the last an incredible glove stop on Lowell’s Ryan Bayda while sitting on the ice. Manchester got goals in the shootout by Dustin Brown (on their second shot) and Tom Kostopoulos (fourth), the latter clinching he win and boosting the Monarchs’ record to 13-1-0-0. Lowell fell to 6-4-1-1.- tinyurl.com/3vnjq |
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Post by Habit on Nov 20, 2004 11:59:06 GMT -5
I'm sure if Theo was playing for Hamilton this year, the Dogs would also be in first place, and Jose would have simular numbers, if not better than Garon. (Adding fuel to the fire?  ) |
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Post by Skilly on Nov 21, 2004 17:34:47 GMT -5
I'm sure if Theo was playing for Hamilton this year, the Dogs would also be in first place, and Jose would have simular numbers, if not better than Garon. (Adding fuel to the fire? ) Blasphemy!!! If the "Pontiff" was here he surely would berate you on the accolades of the "Annoited One" : ying-YANN DANISh muffin. Bow your head now and ask forgiveness, less you be smote by our fair pontifex. I thought I was the only one not on the ying-yann bandwagon. ;D |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 21, 2004 18:28:15 GMT -5
Blasphemy!!! If the "Pontiff" was here he surely would berate you on the accolades of the "Annoited One" : ying-YANN DANISh muffin. Bow your head now and ask forgiveness, less you be smote by our fair pontifex. I thought I was the only one not on the ying-yann bandwagon. ;D I thought Cournoyer was the one and only "Chinois" to have played in the Habs system. Ying Yan has a nice ring to it though. DanisH is kinda cheesy IMO. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 24, 2004 3:07:54 GMT -5
I'm sure if Theo was playing for Hamilton this year, the Dogs would also be in first place, and Jose would have simular numbers, if not better than Garon. (Adding fuel to the fire? ) It is possible that Théodore could be Garon's equal. |
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Post by Habit on Nov 24, 2004 13:29:56 GMT -5
It is possible that Théodore could be Garon's equal. Your glass must be half full. |
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Post by Montrealer on Nov 26, 2004 12:38:52 GMT -5
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 26, 2004 13:05:02 GMT -5
Garon: 11 wins, 4 shutouts, 1.49 GAA, .951 save %.
Leading the league in all the above categories. What's not to like?
BTW, I am also a Chipchurian, a Kostitsynite, a Ribeiroriole, a Balej-hooer, a Perezhoginik, and a Slicer-dicer-and-Juliener, to name a few.
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Post by jkr on Dec 4, 2004 14:37:19 GMT -5
However, Bonk has had only one 25 goal (personal best) season in 9+ NHL seasons. I hope he's able to match that a few times in a Habs jersey, because Garon's gonna be a show-stopper on the left coast. Yes he has had only one 25 goal season but to be fair Bonk has had 4 twenty goal plus seasons in his nine years plus several in the high teens. Of course, omitting facts like that make this deal look one sided. And we have no idea how Garon will play in L.A. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Dec 4, 2004 14:42:53 GMT -5
Yes he has had only one 25 goal season but to be fair Bonk has had 4 twenty goal plus seasons in his nine years plus several in the high teens. Of course, omitting facts like that make this deal look one sided. I sincerely hope the deal works out well for the Habs. I do. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jan 26, 2005 14:56:32 GMT -5
Garon is proud of his performances Tuesday January 25 2005 - (RDS) - Last year for the first time in his career Mathieu Garon spent the entire season in the NHL. But when one plays behind José Theodore it's difficult to dream of the number one goalie position. This is why the transaction which sent him to Los Angeles pleased him. Except that, because of the lockout, he is far from his dream and the California sun. Despite everything he doesn't regret his decision even if this return to the minors means seemingly interminable bus trips. "After all was said and done, it was the best decision I could make. I hadn't played much either last year or the year before. If I had spent another year like that, it would probably have been more difficult for me to become a number one goalie next year", underlined Garon. In his sixth professional season, Garon didn't have anything to prove in the American Hockey League because he'd already learned his lessons in this circuit with Fredericton, Quebec and Hamilton. But even if he had produced very good seasons in the minors, Garon is really dominating this season. He is among the leaders in all the goalie statistics: shutouts, games, GAA and save percentage. "I am proud of my performances. I would like to win every game but that's impossible. I want to stay good and become better", explained the goalie. Garon is enjoying Manchester. Suspecting that the work stoppage was going to last for a while, his wife Marie-Julie and their new-born baby Charles-Édouard followed him to this small New Hampshire town. Evidently the former Habs goalie quickly became popular and the fans dubbed him with a nickname that says it all - "GARONTI"... for GUARANTEED victory. "From a hockey point of view it's close to the NHL. It's even better than in certain NHL cities. We have an average of 9,000 people who attend our games and when we go downtown people recognize us." At 27 years of age Mathieu Garon is finally ready to claim a number one goalie position in the NHL. It's precisely this role which the Kings intend to entrust to him next July 1st. His team-mate Roman Cechmanek will become a free agent and Los Angeles does not intend to renew his contract. - www.rds.ca/hockey/chroniques/171221.html
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jan 26, 2005 18:18:07 GMT -5
Well I guess one person is smiling about the lockout. The Kings likely would have rotated goalies this season, but now he gets first dibs on that starting spot once Roman's contract expires.
I wish him well, as he was always a great and respected member of the Habs organization either in the AHL with stellar numbers or when he was called upon to back up Jose. In hindsight this is really a win-win-win trade for both organizations and for the players involved.
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Post by BadCompany on Jan 26, 2005 20:49:56 GMT -5
Ironic that his backup has better stats, though... |
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