Backup goalies have been a pertinent key to success, especially in playoff runs. However, is there enough attention paid to them during the course of a season? Right now there are a few frontrunners who could take the title of most valuable backup for the 2008-2009 season. Hailing from Syracuse, it would be criminal for me to leave out the recently called up Steve Mason to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He had a brief stint in the AHL on the Syracuse Crunch but was able to rack up stats of .937 save percentage and a 1.37 GAA during his tenure. Now having already played six games in the NHL, th...
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