I feel kinda bad for writing this after last nights 3-1 victory over the Flames, but I still think that Khabibulin needs to find a new home. I was surprised about how solid he was last night, but it is that false sense of security, that will cause this team to continue to struggle. Sure Khabby makes some unbelievable stops. Yeah and some of those even come at very crucial times. However, he lets in more softies then I ever could have imagined. And once he lets one of those in, the flood gates open and he falls into bad slumps. My main problem is that when the team struggles and has a bad night so does he. When they are taking bad penalties and can’t clear the zone, Khabby looks lost. But when things are good, he plays at a high level. This is the true sign of a role player and not a leader. That goaltender needs to be able to put the team on his back every so often and pitch a shut out. Or at least stop the bleeding when things are bad, not open the cut more.

So to the other 29 NHL teams, make an offer and he is yours. I’d call up Corey Crawford from Rockford and have him at Patty Lalime split the final 2 months and then decide what you have for next season.