From "Seive"iour to Saviour

Overpowering the Giant...Almost

• No matter what happens after this, G Anton Khudobin has already made it a season of wonder for the Saskatoon Blades with an 80 save performance...making a soon to be route into a frustrating marathon.

Looking into the drafting ranks of last years Euro draft, one would think that while the blades did indeed get to pick in the 1st round, their selection wouldn't amount to much more than a healthy scratch, a player not used for much more than wearing a suit and tie and looking extra splendid in the C.U.C bleachers while the rest of his team sweated it out ont he ice.

While other years it would be so predictable, we are more than happy this year to say we are dead wrong.

Anton Khudobins 80 save performance was somethng more than spectacular, almost too good for the NHL, a record breaking performance, it seemed as though this was a #1 selection rather than the 52nd selection that was taken by Lorne Molleken 6 months prior. Being called a COMMIE SIEVE or Anton the Leaky was the usual for the Russian goalie who faced scrutiny for his lacklustre performance in the Worl Junior Final and throughout the junior season. In Game 1, you'd have to cover your ears AND yell loudly to not here the rants at the tempered goalie, who then after this inhumanlike performance received the opposite, a standing ovation from the 4,006 faithful of the team he stymied all night. Save after save, minute afer minute went by as people began to wonder whether this could go on all night. Minnesota Wild scouts watched in disbelief as they were then unveiled the possible next marc andre fleury
Shots on Goal
Medicine Hat Way too many
Saskatoon Way too much

"I just focus and try to stop puck, and it was a good for me, i was stopping everything shot, you understand" said Khudobin in his brusque Russian accent, not knowing whether we get it or not.

it was a night where he could not be stopped but was, it was a night where he seemed unbeatable yet was beaten, but not as a goalie.On Saturday night he won the season, the hearts, and the respect from hockey fans all over, we understood Anton, more than you'll ever know.