San Jose Zero to Calgary Hero: The Miikka Kiprusoff Story

<Tab/>In a span of four months, this goaltender has been likened to nimble legend Dominik Hasek, and the media has stated that he is a combination of Patrick Roy's celebrated unflappability and Martin Brodeur's supreme positioning. He has been everything to his team, and with his arrival the franchise has gone from playoff dreamers to playoff contenders. <Tab/>Miikka Kiprusoff was drafted by the San Jose …

…saying, of course, that Kiprusoff doesn't have competition. Jose Theodore has regained Vezina Trophy form of seasons past, while Ed Belfour has also been dominant between the pipes, as has his former backup, Marty Turco, who is often the difference between And who here thought that a goaltender, firmly entrenched as a struggling team's No. 3, could go from roster filler to the very representation of a playoff-bound team's championship hopes? I, for one, sure didn't.