Columbus Blue Jackets sign former Penguins goalie Mathieu Garon

by Hooks Orpik on Jul 1, 2009 7:42 PM EDT in Pittsburgh Penguins free agents Comment 23 comments

Two years, $1.2 million per season for Mathie Garon. Much more then he would have gotten to stay in Pittsburgh. Garon was acquired in January 2009 for backup goalie Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone and a 4th round pick. Garon only appearance with Pittsburgh in the regular season and one game in the playoffs in the Stanley Cup finals, so he gets his name on the Cup.

Best of luck to Garon, who is just two seasons removed from winning 26 NHL games.

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You’re beating me on all of these by about two minutes. This means war Hooks…

But seriously, good job.

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by FrankD on Jul 1, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You gotta write the “Scuds resigns with Pens” article now, and have it all queued up when the story breaks. If you write it, it will come…

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by gorgalor on Jul 1, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s a great photo.

That caption really needs to be: ’Garon’s reaction to being told he was starting a game’
“Moi?”

I’ll never forget your stops on that 5 on 3 when it was 5-0 in Game 5, Matt. Good luck in Columbus, big guy.

Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.

by Malsby on Jul 1, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ll never forget your stops on that 5 on 3 when it was 5-0 in Game 5, Matt. Good luck in Columbus, big guy.

I LOL’d for realsies

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by FrankD on Jul 1, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great pic of Garon, Hooks. Good work.

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by gorgalor on Jul 1, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So… Jim Ignatowski is a hockey player. Who knew?

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by ThePeerless on Jul 2, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like this move for the Jackets more now than I did at first. I won’t bother asking your guys’ opinions since it appears you didn’t get to see much of him on the ice. ;)

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by Andy Newman on Jul 1, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gaborik to NYR

5 yrs, 28.5m…typical NYR…

Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.

by Malsby on Jul 1, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hahah, i was thinking the same thing. my first reaction was “ohhh boy” … sheesh.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are your Stanley Cup Champions!!

by jetpen89 on Jul 1, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

….and the Habs continue their spending spree as they sign Gionta to a 5 yr deal for 25m. Might have to start calling the Habs ‘Rangers North’.

Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.

by Malsby on Jul 1, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

where the hell are the Habs getting the money for these players? Apparently they’re kicking Kovelev to the curb

by ween on Jul 1, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kovalev, Lang, Koivu, Komisarek…all goners. So, the Habs had money to spend today, and spend they did. Wisely? No.

Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.

by Malsby on Jul 1, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, they are the Rangers North today. Gionta, Camallieri, Gomez, Spacek, Gill, etc etc etc. Unbelievable. They’re really going to be mad up there when they see how much that team sucks.

P is for Latrobe.

by holiday park on Jul 1, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that’s a damn shame…a damn shame!!!

by ween on Jul 1, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

um, yeah

Good luck with that, Rangers. You’re locked into paying this guy 7.5M for the next five years. How many games has Gaborik played over the past 2 or 3 seasons?

P is for Latrobe.

by holiday park on Jul 1, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’ll be down and out by week two. He will not play a full season

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by FrankD on Jul 1, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, wow…TSN orginally had this trade at 5 yr, 28.5m…it is actually 7.5m, you’re right. I didn’t think it was so tremendously awful @ 28.5….still dubious at best…but 37.5…seriously, NYR? Did you not learn your lesson with Gomez, Drury, Redden, Rozsival, etc etc etc…it just blows my mind. Have teams not noticed the symbiotic relationship between massive free-agent signings and craptastic production?

Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.

by Malsby on Jul 1, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just one more player for them to unload in three years.

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by FrankD on Jul 2, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve been saying it all day. I knew Sather would sign him. What a chump

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by FrankD on Jul 1, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As it turns out it was good the Pens got thrashed in G5, allowed Garon to get in a Finals Game and get his name on the Cup! Good Luck in Columbus Matty. He’s a good GT.

by Dutch71 on Jul 1, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Even if he didn’t actually play in the game, he was dressed for the game so that counts as an appearance so even without Game 5 he was going to get his name on the Cup.

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by Dr Tre on Jul 2, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

1.2mill… they can have him

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by lambofgad on Jul 1, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So does this mean, without a doubt, that Curry is now the number 2? If so do the Pens use him 25 games a year or is Fluery about to become the next Brodouer? By that I mean he plays 75 games a regular season, assuming he can stay healthy.

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by Dr Tre on Jul 2, 2009 8:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs