The Hildebeast! I was hoping for a big first North American season from the big goalie, and he delivered, going to the AHL all-star game in his first AHL season. Hildeby’s a guy I like a lot, I’ve seen a few of his Farjestad games and a few of his Marlies games, and even though it’s a small sample size, I’ve liked his positioning (which probably has something to do with fact that he’s friggin huge), he doesn’t give you any of that Petr Mrázek nonsense where he forgets where his posts are. There’s definitely drawbacks to his game that the article mentions, he’s older than you think and he’s never had an especially heavy workload, but the tools are there and I wonder if we don’t see him get in an NHL game or two this season.
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I’d like to see him get at least a couple games this year. Obviously we want Woll and Stolarz to be able to handle the bulk of the workload and not need a third goalie for as many games as Jones last year, but a small handful of games wouldn’t be the end of the world. Hildeby getting a couple, and once it feels like he’s ready, Murray testing NHL waters again. Lot of potential to be gained from either of them.
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The Hildebeast! I was hoping for a big first North American season from the big goalie, and he delivered, going to the AHL all-star game in his first AHL season. Hildeby’s a guy I like a lot, I’ve seen a few of his Farjestad games and a few of his Marlies games, and even though it’s a small sample size, I’ve liked his positioning (which probably has something to do with fact that he’s friggin huge), he doesn’t give you any of that Petr Mrázek nonsense where he forgets where his posts are. There’s definitely drawbacks to his game that the article mentions, he’s older than you think and he’s never had an especially heavy workload, but the tools are there and I wonder if we don’t see him get in an NHL game or two this season.
I’d like to see him get at least a couple games this year. Obviously we want Woll and Stolarz to be able to handle the bulk of the workload and not need a third goalie for as many games as Jones last year, but a small handful of games wouldn’t be the end of the world. Hildeby getting a couple, and once it feels like he’s ready, Murray testing NHL waters again. Lot of potential to be gained from either of them.