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Is Rolie The Goalie Done?
by Paul on 10/23/11 at 11:51 AM ET
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from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,
It’s probably too early to say that Dwayne Roloson has been struck by the cudgel of Father Time, but Tampa’s 42-year-old goalie looks ready to start leafing through AARP Monthly for comfy retirement spots. He was scorched for seven goals on home ice in a 7-4 loss to Florida, leaving the former ULowell star with 17 goals allowed in his last three starts. It has been a heck of a run for Rollie the Goalie, who didn’t become a full-time starter until age 32, playing for his third NHL team (Minnesota). He was excellent in last year’s playoffs (10-6, 2.51), but he started leaking like a junkyard 1962 Studebaker in the Cup semis vs. the Bruins.
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It seems way too early to make this kind of determination, especially when the team as a whole is playing a notch below what they did last year.
That said, I think they’d be well served if they had a 1A/1B situation where they could platoon Roloson with someone else. Maybe the Isles would trade Nabokov, haha.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 10/24/11 at 11:04 AM ET
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Yes, he looks done. He positioning and anticipation are terrible, he just seems to have flat-out lost it. I’m glad I skipped him in my fantasy drafts….
Posted by Primis on 10/23/11 at 01:34 PM ET