It's been a long time it's seems from the start of free agency and there are a lot of hockey household goaltenders that are well hockey homeless. For example, Martin Biron he has a 2.76 GAA (goals against average) and went 29-15-5 last year, but with the signing of Ray Emery by Philly I think that Marty will be finding a job elsewhere and probably as a back-up this late in the game. Someone else like Marty that will be looking at a back-up position at best will probably be Martin Gerber. Gerber had 38 wins in 2005-06 and 30 in 2007-08 but when he lost the starting job in Ottawa and is now a free agent it doesn't look to positive. Manny Fernadaz is one who hopes look to be dwindling, with Tim Thomas looking good in the starting position for Boston, Fernadaz has to look elsewhere if he thinks he is going to be a starter again. One thing that Fernadaz has against him is that he has only played more than 44 games once in his career! Two other hockey household names are Yann Danis and Joey McDonald of the New York Islanders. Both of these goaltenders had some outstanding performances with the up-and-down Islanders but now have to look for a new home. Manny Legace is a 36 year old that spent the last half of the 2008-09 season in the minors due to the rising success of Steve Mason and at his age it's gonna be one tuff task. Now onto the last but not least, well depends on how you look at it, Antero Niitttymaki, first off I love saying his last name it is just so cool, ok now to the important stuff, he really has never started he has been a pretty good and solid back-up but with Philly having their goaltending spots full Niittymaki will be moving on.
JUST IN: Yann Danis has signed with the New Jersey Devils, and Antero Niittymaki has signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, contract details have not been released for either.
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