Here was a Russo tweet from after the Wild's win today over Tampa Bay where Backstrom had 37 saves:
Russostrib Michael Russo
#mnwild C John Madden on Backstrom/Theodore: "I don’t think there’s another team in the league getting quite the goaltending we’re getting."
And here was a Nov. 13th blurb from montrealgazette.com:
'Stupendous' win for Wild's Theo Jose Theodore had to be at his best for his first victory with Minnesota -35 stops in a 3-2 victory in Columbus. How good was he? A report on the game described him as "stupendous" in the second period when his team was outshot 16-3. He's 1-1 with the Wild.
From a difficult to impress columnist, no less.
ReplyDeleteRed Fisher has been covering the Canadiens for 49 years -- so he's seen a lot of hockey, including Theo's Hart/Vezina season in 2001-2002.