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shawn
June 9th, 2008, 12:32:30 AM
Dominik Hasek is expected to announce his retirement on Monday.

The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a news conference for 11am EST on Monday. Hasek has had a long and successful career, but the Red Wings appear to be moving on. Osgood is expected to be Detroit's starting goaltender next season with Jimmy Howard serving as the team's backup. Jun. 8 - 10:35 pm et
Source: TSN.ca
D34dm4n
June 9th, 2008, 1:37:47 AM
man i was just about to post this lol. there is a poll on WGR's site asking if the sabres should retire his #39, what are everyone's thoughts on this?
matthew94
June 9th, 2008, 1:42:23 AM
I think he was the most dominant player the Sabres ever had so for me it's a no brainer. I don't care how he left, he was an MVP.
sabredan17
June 9th, 2008, 1:54:43 AM
I'm not a fan of Hasek as a person. But I have NEVER seen anyone consistently dominate hockey games the way he did in the mid to late 90s. I'm not quite sure anyone has ever played at as high of a level as Hasek in his prime, at any position. There is no doubt that his number gets retired.
SabresFan220
June 9th, 2008, 2:34:07 AM
We will retire his number eventually, it took us almost 10 years to retire Lafontaine's and even longer for Gare.
DropTheGloves
June 9th, 2008, 3:52:19 AM
He certainly gave us a hell of a show when he was here in Buffalo. I hope they retire it, but you never know.
bduff54
June 9th, 2008, 9:03:01 AM
it should be retired for sure, he made an average sabre team a contender for years.
IlluminatusUIUC
June 9th, 2008, 9:27:17 AM
He almost single-handedly won us a Stanley Cup. And he might have if the refs knew what the crease meant. I think its a good idea.
TheAnswer74
June 9th, 2008, 10:53:12 AM
I think there is no question, Hasek was the best goalie all-time.
pigpen65
June 9th, 2008, 11:58:27 AM
I think there is no question, Hasek was the best goalie all-time.

Definitely agree. There hasn't been another goalie in my life time that instilled more fear in the opponent. There was a sense of invincibility with Hasek. There was definitely the same sense of hopelessness when playing Brodeur and the Devils, but that was always half attributed to the Devils defense and their trap. Nobody playing Hasek's Sabres was worried about the Sabres defense or their system, it was all Hasek. And don't even bring up Roy. He was good, but Roy never instilled that feeling for me even a little bit.
Iggy72
June 9th, 2008, 12:08:16 PM
He was a headscratcher at times, but he's likely a future HOF. I loved watching him play, and I still have a poster of him in my classroom.

Pax.
Iggy72
bduff54
June 9th, 2008, 1:00:56 PM
I think there is no question, Hasek was the best goalie all-time.

it's close, but i would go with Patrick Roy as the greatest of all time
TheAnswer74
June 9th, 2008, 1:45:17 PM
it's close, but i would go with Patrick Roy as the greatest of all time

It's not close. Roy had scoring help.

Brodeur had the boring trap.

Lets not forget equipment also. Hasek was always the smallest goalie in equipment.

Roy and Broduer looked twice their size.
GoBillsTom
June 9th, 2008, 2:37:10 PM
hasek is probably the most talented sabre ever. but i'd only retire his number if he wants to retire as a sabre and go to the hall as a sabre.
TheAnswer74
June 9th, 2008, 2:41:29 PM
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GoBillsTom
June 9th, 2008, 2:58:13 PM
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great stuff. did you see the lapels on that tux? one wild and crazy guy!
bduff54
June 9th, 2008, 3:21:31 PM
It's not close. Roy had scoring help.

Brodeur had the boring trap.

Lets not forget equipment also. Hasek was always the smallest goalie in equipment.

Roy and Broduer looked twice their size.

lol, sorry buddy but it is close. and hasek probably loses out in most peoples minds.
pigpen65
June 9th, 2008, 3:45:02 PM
lol, sorry buddy but it is close. and hasek probably loses out in most peoples minds.

Only in Canadian minds. If Hasek had been Canadian it wouldn't even be a conversation.
sabredan17
June 9th, 2008, 4:30:30 PM
Honestly, I don't think its close at all. You could certainly argue that Roy had a better overall career with his longevity and success. But anyone who has watched both play...Hasek was just out of everyone's league at his best. He was undeniably the leagues best player in his prime, by a LONG shot. Although Roy played much of his career during Lemieux and Gretzky, he was never the best player in the league. Roy was great, solid, a championship goalie. Hasek was ridiculous, there won't be another like him.
Riley_Mason
June 9th, 2008, 4:44:48 PM
it should be retired for sure, he made an average sabre team a contender for years.
People were always saying that. But if he was on the team, how could it only be average? I mean, he was so great, some made it seem as if it were cheating to have him playing. But Gerry Meehan plucked him out of the dumper. John Muckler was too stupid to play him over an injured Fuhr against Montreal in '93 (I think) when the Stanley Cup was up for grabs. He led us to the '99 Final, I used to hate it when people said we only got there because of Hasek. He was part of the team !! His number should be retired, but they better wait, because he'd probably get booed now.
Bay Side
June 9th, 2008, 7:20:56 PM
He made the Sabres a team in the '90's!! So long Dominator!!
Bay Side
June 9th, 2008, 7:36:51 PM
it's close, but i would go with Patrick Roy as the greatest of all time

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Bay Side
June 9th, 2008, 7:41:28 PM
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DropTheGloves
June 9th, 2008, 11:47:45 PM
People were always saying that. But if he was on the team, how could it only be average? I mean, he was so great, some made it seem as if it were cheating to have him playing. But Gerry Meehan plucked him out of the dumper. John Muckler was too stupid to play him over an injured Fuhr against Montreal in '93 (I think) when the Stanley Cup was up for grabs. He led us to the '99 Final, I used to hate it when people said we only got there because of Hasek. He was part of the team !! His number should be retired, but they better wait, because he'd probably get booed now.

The team he played on was nothing but average. True he was on said team, but without him the team would have floundered and lord knows if the Sabres would have lasted.

It's true, without Hasek we don't make the Finals. Case closed.