tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post1373161371400556115..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: 2007-08 Rink Wrap: Olie KolzigJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-13703424699748618242008-05-14T19:30:00.000-04:002008-05-14T19:30:00.000-04:00He had a bad few months during the time the whole ...<I>He had a bad few months during the time the whole team did terrible, and suddenly he's the "worst goalie in the league." Scapegoating went beyond the fans, this go around, and it's cost everyone.</I><BR/><BR/>Actually his save percentage went from .922 in October to .890 in November, .860 in Dec and .863 in January.<BR/><BR/>I also don't think anyone thought he was the worst goalie in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-56022879157310103242008-05-14T17:17:00.000-04:002008-05-14T17:17:00.000-04:00Wow this one was hard. Actually I am still distra...Wow this one was hard. Actually I am still distracted thinking about Milan Jurcina without his shirt. (Just kidding - kind of).<BR/><BR/>It is hard for me to separate Olie the person from Olie the goalie. Unfortunately, Olie did not play as well this season as I had hoped he would. I so wanted him to have a Brett Farvian second half of the season, but it was not in the cards. <BR/><BR/>I wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-75505731063923430192008-05-14T14:26:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:26:00.000-04:00I gave Olie a 6. Considering that he didn't throw...I gave Olie a 6. Considering that he didn't throw a fit after getting benched for Huet is remarkable to me, and it's probably also to his legacy as much.<BR/>He won games. You can't ask much more from your goalie than to go out there and win games. 25-21-6 is a winning record in my opinion, because games should tie instead of that gimmick at the end of them. (I know that Olie won a few in OT Whiter Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862726277868219743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-72850299956530653322008-05-14T13:38:00.000-04:002008-05-14T13:38:00.000-04:00Wasn't the shutout in his second game - the one ag...Wasn't the shutout in his second game - the one against Carolina? Did BJ start the season opener? I can't remember<BR/><BR/>Olie's a great guy, a great leader, and will always be one of my caps idols. It sucks that he didn't win the cup here just like it sucks that Hunter, Calle Jo, Bonzai, Langway, et al didn't win it here. <BR/><BR/>Still, I gave him a 4. He was good, not great. I expected moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34002806456704521582008-05-14T12:49:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:49:00.000-04:00Be honest. How many times did you see Huet make a ...Be honest. How many times did you see Huet make a save and think to yourself "Olie wouldn't have stopped that". The comment about watching the Olie of '98 and comparing him to the Olie of '08 is spot on. We here in DC were too close to see the forest from the trees, but for the outside observer it was apparent that Olie had really slowed down the last couple of years. Very rarely do former great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-32743290486437484772008-05-14T12:23:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:23:00.000-04:00I don't care for the way he picked up his toys and...I don't care for the way he picked up his toys and went home. Not sure he burned the bridge behind him as he left. Not even sure #37 should hang in the rafters with #12 either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-68492781323486630512008-05-14T11:46:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:46:00.000-04:00Olie was a great player for the Caps but when we n...Olie was a great player for the Caps but when we needed him to stop the puck, too often he wasn't there. For me his season wasn't a total disappointment, more like a slow, inevitable slide toward mediocrity. It's debatable whether he's reached that point yet but all athletes have to face this at some point in their careers and I'm sure it's difficult to accept just being average, or worse. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-15691497546061908002008-05-14T11:42:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:42:00.000-04:00Great comments Mike in SF. I agree that BB's styl...Great comments Mike in SF. I agree that BB's style and Olie's slower reaction times were not a good fit. Watching highlights of Olie's Cup run year that they showed during one of the playoff games made me realize how much he's slowed down. That said, I'll always wear Olie's jersey proudly and wish it had ended better.Caps Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222448553070298695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-73317333422704709552008-05-14T11:32:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:32:00.000-04:00I gave him a 4; he did not play to expectations, m...I gave him a 4; he did not play to expectations, mine or most others', including those of the man who makes the call about who starts in net.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate Kolzig's career in DC and he is a first class guy, but the time to turn the page has long passed. I only wish we had gotten something for him at the deadline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-4762226424522612742008-05-14T11:16:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:16:00.000-04:00"The No. 2 spot behind Huet?! When was that an opt..."The No. 2 spot behind Huet?! When was that an option?"<BR/><BR/>It was an option when Ted and McPhee originally said they wanted Olie back after the trade was made. Maybe they never meant it, but they did say it. And if Olie ever came out and said he'd come back as the #2, the Caps would have had no choice but to take him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-92161976695557176832008-05-14T11:01:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:01:00.000-04:00The No. 2 spot behind Huet?! When was that an opti...The No. 2 spot behind Huet?! When was that an option?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-52717491119849726012008-05-14T10:39:00.000-04:002008-05-14T10:39:00.000-04:00Can the hockey world please stop this nonsense of ...Can the hockey world please stop this nonsense of dismissing overtime losses as ties. <BR/><BR/>25-21-6 is not a winning record, that's 25 victories and 27 losses.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I love Olie and will miss him and think the Caps should've kept him in the loop more on what was going on. I hope he lands somewhere and finds his groove and gets to play in the playoffs agan.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063582088241307352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-29595099235388329932008-05-14T10:37:00.000-04:002008-05-14T10:37:00.000-04:00First, let me state for the record that Olie deser...First, let me state for the record that Olie deserves a wealth of credit for not only sticking with this team when other players would have fled but for what he did within the community (see the video snippet in OFB). That said, Olie is no longer a true #1 in the NHL and the numbers support that belief. The ironic part is that a a guy who's always been a team player now has the opportunity to beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-27349661223283194372008-05-14T10:36:00.000-04:002008-05-14T10:36:00.000-04:00@Faux: I usually agree with much of what you say, ...@Faux: I usually agree with much of what you say, but I would argue that wins are actually pretty useless in judging goaltender talent. Wins are almost completely beyond the control of the goalie and there are plenty of great goalies with poor won-loss records and vice-versa (see Luongo, Roberto and Vokoun, Tomas).<BR/><BR/>My expectations for Olie were: Sv % at or above .900 and a GAA at or Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672152902374464858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-53721629375785358332008-05-14T10:21:00.000-04:002008-05-14T10:21:00.000-04:00It's hard to see a contender hitching their wagon ...It's hard to see a contender hitching their wagon to Kolzig. Of the 24 goalies who appeared in at least 50 games, Godzilla had the worst GAA, the worst save percentage, the fewest number of shutouts and more wins than only three (Mason, Leclaire, Khabibulin).<BR/><BR/>It'd also be hard to see him not in a Caps jersey. I kinda hope he just floats on off into retirement. He didn't get a proper Hooks Orpikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043702689071051472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-33730957841367170692008-05-14T10:19:00.000-04:002008-05-14T10:19:00.000-04:00Gave him a 4.As for where he'll end up: I see Otta...Gave him a 4.<BR/><BR/>As for where he'll end up: I see Ottawa in his future. From their end, they must know they're unlikely to win a Cup with Gerber alone. A 1-year flyer on a rested vet with experience to be the "1b" works for the Sens in a thin goalie market.<BR/><BR/>From Olie's perspective, he goes immediately to a contender (in theory) with an unstable goalie situation in which he could Red Roverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233795076874610127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-44961592552362726272008-05-14T09:48:00.000-04:002008-05-14T09:48:00.000-04:00JP,Whatever you paid to sponsor that Jagr page is ...JP,<BR/>Whatever you paid to sponsor that Jagr page is worth it! Excellent. If only he'd cared more...and wasn't a diva.<BR/><BR/>Olie... I am sad in a personal way that things ended the way they did, without him winning the Cup here.<BR/><BR/>OK, back to reality. Can Olie really be a starter in this league? I just don't see it unless he's in front of a really solid defense. And if that's the ~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156269870324678164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34077934598665540192008-05-14T09:37:00.000-04:002008-05-14T09:37:00.000-04:00The problem with Olie this season was that after t...The problem with Olie this season was that after the team started improving, his own performance began slipping more. Under Hanlon's system, I think Kolzig faced more shots, but under Gabby's, he faced more quality chances, and that's where he was exposed. He's simply not the same guy he was 5 years ago. The platoon system with Johnson obviously helped him, simply by giving him more rest. Plus, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-29223815712686209362008-05-14T09:03:00.000-04:002008-05-14T09:03:00.000-04:00Very disappointing season, I believe. The SV % is ...Very disappointing season, I believe. The SV % is what kills me - Olie just wasn't making the stops. <BR/>Olie get a 3 from me and a lotta love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-13815778725333219992008-05-14T08:32:00.000-04:002008-05-14T08:32:00.000-04:00Haz: I find your comment befuddling (even before t...Haz: I find your comment befuddling (even before the last sentence). Do you have any data to support your contention that Kolzig and the team were both shaky the first half-to-two-thirds of the season? Because I seem to remember the team playing pretty well after Nov. 22. Olie's play did not turn around at the same time. As sentiment it's lovely, but as recollection of fact it seems shaky.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-37100410208962221062008-05-14T08:29:00.000-04:002008-05-14T08:29:00.000-04:00I don't think the problem was too many minutes. I...I don't think the problem was too many minutes. I think the problem was too few shots. <BR/><BR/>Kolzig's always been at his best when he's been very busy in a game. But this year the Caps' D morphed into a unit that gives up a relatively small number of shots -- but the ones they do give up are killers. Odd-man rushes, bad turnovers, etc. In short, this is a team designed to kill a goalie'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-19005984964267968682008-05-14T07:54:00.000-04:002008-05-14T07:54:00.000-04:00He had a bad few months during the time the whole ...He had a bad few months during the time the whole team did terrible, and suddenly he's the "worst goalie in the league." Scapegoating went beyond the fans, this go around, and it's cost everyone.<BR/><BR/>Olie did not have as bad a season as everyone is making out. Yes, he played shaky during the first half-2/3 of the season, but so did most everyone else on the team. When things were looking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-49183913350300762822008-05-14T07:45:00.001-04:002008-05-14T07:45:00.001-04:00A lot of fives early in the voting. Did this many...A lot of fives early in the voting. Did this many people really "expect" a 2.91 GAA, a .892 SV% and a 25-21-6 record from Kolzig this season? That was Olie's potential for 2007-2008, with the team confidently aiming for a playoff birth?<BR/><BR/>I don't think everyone's following JP's voting scale instructions.Natty Bumpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579518028499926810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-32941120430964395652008-05-14T07:45:00.000-04:002008-05-14T07:45:00.000-04:001) An uneven season for the big guy. He looked hi...1) An uneven season for the big guy. He looked his age at times, but brilliant in others. Have to say that the 'wins' stat is the bottom line most important for a goalie. Still despite his win total he did seem to give up too many soft goals which is probably why GMGM went out and got Huet, and is why we gave Olie a 5.<BR/>2) Would have to believe based on his statements that he'll be back. FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-47799211234391569582008-05-14T07:36:00.000-04:002008-05-14T07:36:00.000-04:00I chipped in with a 3. Not the worst season I cou...I chipped in with a 3. Not the worst season I could've imagined, and had some big moments (putting up a 12-for-12 against the Oilers in the January 17th shootout!). But by all accounts...even Olie's...this was not the performance fans and management expected.<BR/><BR/>JP makes a convincing case that Kolzig would've been a valuable back-up goaltender this season (or next). Had GMGM known to Natty Bumpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579518028499926810noreply@blogger.com