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Originally Posted by Moore00
He's never been tabbed as more than a fill in? Not the goalie of the future?
Got a lot of knowledge there in OK eh?
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They've been touting his as the goalie of the future for more than a few years (he was drafted in '03 and has had 3 years of 'seasoning' @ Maine before spending the last 3 years in Grand Rapids, where he's been a 0.500-ish goalie for the last two years). In the mean time, he has a whopping 1-4 record in the show and they've pursued every manner of established goaltender to take the reigns, so yeah, I'm not entirely convinced that Detroit's bought into the "Jimmy Howard Experience" just yet. Various people, including the fan-boys on this board, have been touting him for a while, yet in 2006, the Wings opted to re-sign Osgood and sign Hasek, so you tell me.
In reality, I should have said he's never been tabbed (as in used) as anything more than a fill-in TO THIS POINT. My bad. My point remains, he hasn't been anything more than an injury fill-in for his professional career at the NHL level, and Detroit has gone out of it's way to go 'old' in net as opposed to 'new'. I'm not privy to the talent evaluations of the Red Wings, but since you seem to be, please enlighten us all on when we can expect Howard's HOF career to get off the ground.
Also, there's something called the internet. You're on it now. Therefore, my location on this planet has little to do with my hockey knowledge. This should make you laugh, I've spent the vast majority of my life in Wyoming, North Dakota, and Mississippi, yet I can form coherent sentences, dress myself, and hold down a job.