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Avs need to switch sieves for stopper

By Robert Vollman and E.J. Hradek
Puck Prospectus/ESPN The Magazine

Monday, June 22, 2009

Plugging Holes - Colorado Avalanche The Hole: Goaltender Of all the money spent on salary, the Colorado Avalanche spent the lowest percentage in the league on goaltending, and it showed. Since stopping 92.6 percent of shots in a remarkable 2003-04 rookie season, Andrew Raycroft has failed to stop even 90 percent. In that same timeframe, Peter Budaj's best is the 90.5 percent he stopped 2006-07. Together, they formed the third worst goaltending tandem in the NHL last season, with a -18.8 GVT. P ...

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