‘An absolute rock’: Little-used Halak comes up big for Canucks - Sportsnet.ca

Talk about an unlikely hero. Awful in his only two starts in the seven weeks that preceded the trade deadline, Vancouver Canucks goalie Jaroslav Halak stood tall in a 3-1 win over the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.

The Vancouver Canucks never had a problem with Jaroslav Halak. It is the bonus in his contract they couldnt stand. They tried for weeks to generate a trade market, ready to dump the goaltender in or… [+5379 chars]

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