Awww. Why so sad?
Again, I’m not a mean person so I do feel bad in calling these players ‘shitty’ but if you asked 100 leaf fans, I would be really impressed if a single one thought Raycroft was worthy of wearing a howling wolf t-shirt let alone a Leafs jersey.
There’s no question that at one point Raycroft was a solid NHL goaltender. But after that one good year in Boston (he won a nice shiny trophy, 29 / 57 games and had a good save percentage) everything went downhill pretty steadily .
Check out his cat-like reflexes here when he’s caught on camera having a nap on the bench.
Do I need to continue?
Despite having the record for most wins during a regular season by a leafs goalie (37 in 72 games), Raycroft was super frustrating to watch. Some nights you got a decent goalie. Other nights, you’d be better of heating up hot pans in the oven and seeing what temperature you could handle removing them from the oven without mitts.
How about that ‘must win’ game a few years back against Montreal where J.S Aubin had to relieve him of duties and he was basically in tears on the bench? Thanks for showing up to the big game.
Best of luck Vancouver. Robert Louis (Roberto Luongo) will probably play 80 / 82 games so if you’re looking for a really expensive practice goalie, congrats. Here’s a video of him in practice taking 6 shots from the slot (because that’s a skill all goalies need) and collapsing into a coma. Amazing.
I still throw up in my mouth every time I think about the Raycroft trade. Tuukka Rask! Dude is so tall and quick. If Allaire was working with him now…fuck.
“Towel, Roberto?”