Cristobal Huet News: Pro Sports Daily

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October 27

Chicago Sun-Times

"It's much too early to tell if the Blackhawks made the right decision last summer in signing Marian Hossa to a long-term contract and allowing Martin Havlat to move on to the Minnesota Wild. The decision didn't look like a bad one Monday night, though, when the Hawks shut down Havlat en route to a 3-1 victory at the United Center. Havlat was a minus-2 and got off only one shot -- that one on his first shift. ''He's a tremendous player, and a big key for them,'' said Hawks center Dave Bolland, who scored the first goal for the Hawks. ''You can't let him wander alone. You've got to finish your checks on him.'' The Hawks did that, but the difference -- for the second straight game -- was ..."

Chicago Blackhawks blank Nashville Predators 2-0

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October 25

Chicago Tribune

"Noted team jokester Patrick Sharp feigned ignorance when asked about the absences of Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook from the Blackhawks' lineup Saturday night. "Who're you talking about?" Sharp deadpanned. Gone, but not quite as forgotten as Sharp would have you believe, Toews and Seabrook missed the game with injuries but the Hawks didn't miss an opportunity to pick up two points with a 2-0 win over the Predators before a crowd of 20,272 at the United Center. The victory snapped the Hawks' two-game skid. Goaltender Cristobal Huet, who has struggled and sat out the Hawks' previous game, rebounded in a big way with a strong 27-save effort to earn his first shutout of the season. He got ..."

Cristobal Huet will have to wait for chance at redemption

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October 21

Chicago Tribune

"Cristobal Huet is eager for a chance to redeem himself after his poor performance in his last outing that extended a rough start to his season. But the veteran goaltender will have to wait a while as rookie Antti Niemi will be in goal Wednesday night when the Blackhawks face the Canucks at the United Center. "I wish I could go back out there," Huet told the Tribune after Tuesday's practice. "(Niemi has) been playing well for us and he deserves a shot. I see it this way: As soon as I knew I wasn't playing it gave me a few more days to get ready." Huet was shaky Saturday during the Hawks' 4-3 loss to the Stars, allowing an unobstructed shot from outside the right circle past him and later ..."

Huet: 'I feel like I let the team down'

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October 18

Chicago Sun-Times

"The only one in the Blackhawks locker room who had anything bad to say about goalie Cristobal Huet after the team's first United Center loss was ... Cristobal Huet. ''I can blame only myself,'' Huet said Saturday night following a 4-3 defeat to the Dallas Stars. ''Right now, I feel like I let the team down. I have to see this as just a bump in the road. There were times I really looked bad tonight. I didn't have it.'' But none of the other Hawks had anything negative to say about Huet, who did hear some booing from the fans. ''You have to give credit to Dallas,'' Kris Versteeg said. ''They came in here and played a real good game. That was not how we want to play. We don't want to get ..."

Heat's still on Huet

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October 18

Chicago Sun-Times

"The United Center boo birds came after Cristobal Huet again Saturday night, and with some reason. The Blackhawks' goaltender let in two bad goals, and they led to a 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars and the end of the Hawks' four-game winning streak before a sellout crowd of 20,424. This was a game that defied logic, as the Hawks had dominated the Stars last year in winning all four meetings and Dallas arrived in Chicago at 2 a.m. after a deflating 3-0 home loss to Boston. The Stars even went with their backup goaltender, Alex Auld, rather than Marty Turco, a Hawks' nemesis for years. None of that mattered after Huet was victimized by a weird bounce off the board that resulted in the ..."

Huet solid as Blackhawks top Predators 3-1 for 4th straight

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October 16

Chicago Sun-Times

"There's no need for any goaltender controversy on these red-hot Blackhawks, not after Cristobal Huet's play in a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. It may have lacked the dramatics of the last three games at the United Center, but the Hawks were delighted to go home with their fourth straight win -- which left them at 5-1-1 for their best start since 1971-72, when they opened 7-1. ''There wasn't much to do,'' Huet said. ''The team played very well, a very complete game.'' Huet made a big save in the first minute on Nashville's Jason Arnott, then faced only 12 more shots the rest of the way. The only goal he allowed was a bit of a fluke, the puck going in off the ..."

Khabibulin, Huet trying to find their grooves

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October 14

Chicago Sun-Times

"Nikolai Khabibulin and Cristobal Huet each played in 41 games for the Blackhawks last season, and neither was happy about it. The Hawks had the NHL's best-paid goaltending tandem, and that led to both goalies being relegated to part-time players. Well, now Khabibulin is with the Edmonton Oilers, who visit the United Center tonight, and Huet has been designated as the Hawks' top goalie. While both are getting their desired ice time, their new situations aren't exactly working out. Both have played in four of their teams' five games and neither has impressive statistics. Neither even has a save percentage above the .900 generally considered acceptable, and neither has a goals-against average ..."

Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie off to good start

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October 14

Chicago Tribune

"You have to wonder if the normally stoic Nikolai Khabibulin is allowing himself a slight smirk at the sight of the Blackhawks' current goaltending situation. Heck, maybe the former Hawk and current Edmonton Oiler is guffawing behind his goalie mask as he hits town in the midst of what could be turning into a dilemma between the pipes in his old locale. Khabibulin and his Oilers teammates will take on the Hawks Wednesday at the United Center. What the Oilers missed Monday night as they were handing the Predators a 6-1 loss in Nashville was the Hawks' amazing rally from a 5-0, first-period deficit to stun the Flames 6-5 in overtime. Not quite lost in the euphoria of the comeback was how it ..."

Hawks haven't settled contest to back up Huet

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October 1

Chicago Sun-Times

"The battle for the Blackhawks' backup goaltender job rages on. The first season-opening roster assembled by new general manager Stan Bowman will feature three goaltenders. Antti Niemi and Corey Crawford will continue to vie for the right to back up Cristobal Huet, at least through this weekend's games at spiffy Hartwall Arena. Although the NHL limits rosters to 23 players when the season starts, the four teams opening in Europe as part of its NHL Premiere event are allowed an extra player. The Hawks, who survived a training camp that started with 59 players, will get their first look at Hartwall today during a morning practice, then participate in a fan rally later in the day. They ..."