The veteran goaltender made it official today, so here is a video on his career.
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Flyers fan here. Amazing runs for both us and the Habs that year. Halak is the one name that sticks out for me in that series on our opponent's team.
The Halak Ness Monster, that 2010 playoff run was some of the most exciting hockey I've ever watched. Guy stood on his head, was incredible to witness.
Sabres Legend Jaroslav Halak
After I became aware of him during that legendary 2010 run, I was always a fan. Loved having him on the Islanders. I feel like he always gave his team a chance. Could really stand on his head when he needed to
Gonna go watch a highlight compilation from the 2010 playoffs now
I liked how the cage of his mask would be painted, you didn't see many goalies do that
"Halak is God." – 2010
Halak was an S-tier backup goalie.
Came to pay my respects for the 2010 run, not even a habs fan, it was unreal while it lasted.
should have been a starter
i dont wanna be that guy but its Jaroslav. fantastic career though
I remember where I was when I first heard that the habs traded him. Bummed me out. Good luck.
I was sad when the Blues traded him
2010 Halak had the best playoff goaltending I have ever seen in my time watching hockey (since 09).
In games 5-7 against Washington he stopped 131 of 134 shots (sadly no shutouts) for a .978 Save Percentage!! Truly a legendary performance!!
I’ll rank your Islanders goaltenders here: Smith, Resch/Hrudey, Sorokin, Halak. (Osgood and Healy honorable mentions.)
He singlehandedly eliminated Crosby and Ovechkin in the same year.
I'll die on this hill, Halak was a top 10 goalie of the 2010s
Another great journeyman in the Ron Tugnutt mould who gave everything but never quite caught the breaks. I was always disappointed he never got a shot in Buffalo as I did rate him back then. Solid career none the less.
Pretty good career. Remember him betting the pens singlehanded that one year.
Highlight of his career will be his agent crapping on Price back in ‘09. Walsh loves being the centre of attention (didn’t even get him that confirmed 18th season either)
When are you going to make a video, "My favourite Slovak players".
Slovakia has had a lot of NHLers over the years.
And when Halak came back to Montreal, he shut out Montreal 3-0. Halak forever, Price still never got a cup. 'Nuff Said.
The fact the thumbnail isnt him in a habs jersey 😢 bad choice
He had two incredible seasons. Never did he put together seasons like those again, but he was amazing in Montreal and St Louis.
I wish Halak had stayed in Buffalo. That would have been a great return for Miller..
6 GP 2W 1L 1OTL … the other 2 games are games he hasn't finished ?
Halak was something of a folk hero in St. Louis also. I lived there for a few years and people who only followed the Blues would always ask me "How's Halak doing" since they knew I followed the league as a whole.
Two things are certain truths in my head. If Montreal had made it to the SCF in 2010
1. Chicago would have blown them aside like leaves in autumn
2. Halak would have won the Conn Smythe
Halak is one of the real ones.
I was pissed when they replaced him by Huet for the last game against Toronto where the playoffs were at stake. I don t remember the year though.
Honestly as a kid who was raised by a die hard habs fan i remembered watching Halak come into the league and almost instantly i was a fan and then that 2010 playoff run happened and i was even more sold on him. I still remember my dad trying to calm me down when i found out Montréal traded him, i was absolutely livid but i was always happy to see he had a good career still. I almost named my one cat after him but Ilya Bryzgalov just slightly edged him out but it was down to Halak or Bryzgalov
Slovensko do toho 🇸🇰
This is kinda random, but why did you never do a career video on brian Elliott?
St louis and montreal he was very good
his worse season was a .899? that's wild. Printemp Halak forever
I think you spelled his name wrong in the title, or is that another way to spell it?
My favorite player in the video games since his last name is close to mine, so I use it for be a pro
Basically he'll always be remembered for the craze from the 2010 playoffs.
Mr. Hockey Guy, can you please fix the spelling
woulda loved khudobin x halak duo
btw, could you do a video about khudobin or elliot?
In 2010, he looked like a franchise goalie. I was lucky enough to watch a couple of Olympic hockey games in Vancouver … One was Slovakia vs Norway. Halak had a strong tournament and would later have an amazing NHL playoffs. At the time, he looked better than Carey Price … Which sounds VERY strange now.
"The return on goaltenders is always less then we expect" … This might need to be on a Hockey Guy T-Shirt since you say it so much ,,, And it is TRUE.