Blues Sign Manny Legace

It was announced today that the Blues have signed goaltender Manny Legace (seen here winning the 2002 Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings). With the inconsistent play the Blues have had in goal lately, this makes sense to sign an established veteran who had a stellar record of 37-8 last year with the Red Wings. Legace, who was upset that the Red Wings brought back Dominik Hasek again to play in the net, signed with the Blues because he knows he can be the #1 goaltender on a team that's rebuilding. With Keith Tkachuk coming back for another season, this could be the 1-2 punch that puts the Blues back in the playoffs. While we lost our #1 draft pick (see the earlier post), the Blues now have an established goaltender for the first time since having Curtis Joseph in the mid-late 90's. It is also important to have a goalie with postseason experience, because in the President's Trophy season of 1999-2000, Roman Turek was an effective keeper, but his ineptitude in the postseason was well exploited by the Blues' first round loss to the San Jose Sharks. May I also point out that Legace (pronounced "legacy") might have the coolest name in the NHL behind Jeff Beukeboom.