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Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
ANAHEIM, Calif. (CP) - Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, who assumed the role of Anaheim's No.1 goaltender for the NHL playoffs last spring, has re-signed with the Ducks for US$2.36 million over two years.
The 26-year-old Russian will earn $1 million this season and $1,362,500 in 2007-08, a raise over the $465,000 he made last season.
Bryzgalov led the league in goals-against-average (1.46), save percentage (.944) and shutouts (3) during the 2006 playoffs. He played 11 games and helped the Ducks eliminate Colorado and Calgary.
He had a shutout streak of 249 minutes 15 seconds that was the second-longest in post-season history, and he also tied the NHL record for consecutive shutouts (3). He was the first rookie goalie with consecutive playoff shutouts since 1945.
In Anaheim's four-game series sweep of the Avalanche, Bryzgalov posted a 0.93 GAA and had a .967 save percentage. In the first-round, seven-game series versus Calgary, Bryzgalov shut out the Flames in Calgary to give the Ducks the Game 7 victory.
In the regular season, the six-foot-three, 208-pound netminder had a 2.51 GAA and a .910 save percentage while going 13-12-1. He was drafted by Anaheim in the second round, 44th overall, of the 2000 entry draft.
source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=cp...;type=lgns
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
Brian Burke is a GENIUS! Bryzgalov only wanted one year but that would put Anaheim in danger of losing both of their goalies next off-season, so he managed to sign Bryzgalov for 2 years, and for a relatively low amount.
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
I guess this means Jiggy-go-bye-bye sometime this season.
I was at the Ducks' opening night game against the Kings when Giguere went down in the middle of play with a cramp. Even though Giguere stayed in and finished the game, I was glad we still have Bryzgalov available.
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| 10-10-2006 08:55 PM |
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
Yeah, I think that after that little scare you won't see Burke trade either of his goaltenders unless he gets a quality goaltender in return. I think we may have one of the best tandems in the league this season (so far).
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| 10-10-2006 10:09 PM |
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
I would says that is cheap for a really good goalie.
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| 10-10-2006 10:37 PM |
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
Bryz definitely has the potential to be great but he hasn't proved that he can win on a consistent basis yet. Sure he was hot for a couple of games in The Playoffs but he's only played a little more than 25 regular season games and was around .500. If he proves to Burke over the next two years that he is a legit number one goalie in this league, he'll get his money.
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
He's only young right so he'll have to prove himself as a number one goalie to get the money. But if he can keep his numbers up, there shouldn't be any doubt about him being a #1 goalie. I also think you'll be seeing Giguere head out of Anaheim soon enough. As long as they get something good in return. Burke is not stupid, he knows what he's doing.
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| 10-11-2006 08:09 AM |
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RE: Ducks re-sign Bryzgalov to 2-year contract
You're right, Burke isn't stupid. And you're also right in that Burke will only trade Giguere if he gets something in return AND if he has a proven backup waiting in the wings. At the moment, they don't have such a backup.
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