From the Rocky Mountain News:

The Avalanche also hired ex-NHL goalie Jeff Hackett as goaltending coach
and Terry Martin as a pro scout. Hackett, 38, posted a 166-244-56 record with a
2.90 goals-against average and .902 saves percentage in 15 NHL seasons and was a
teammate of Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore in Montreal.

???????????????

I can hear you now. “What’s the big deal?” “What’s the problem?”

Remember how Couldn’t Hackett retired? Remember why? Vertigo. Not the Hitchcock movie, which is ironic that his last coach was Hitchcock, but the aliment. He couldn’t be in a game without being dizzy. Add to that some discouraging numbers, and what are we trying to gain from this? 2.90 isn’t bad, but that was the “old” NHL, not the “new.” But really, who cares that he had only 3 winning seasons out of 15.

What worries me is that last line. Is this a Jose request? Are they great buds? Is this beneficial to Jose, or even Budaj? Or is this the goalie equivalent to the Big Dig? Loose bolts? Contracts for friends? Just saying…

As a P.S.: Budaj signed a three year contract with the Avs. For the Avs to do anything else would have been to admit to doubt. Will it last? Or will Mr. Can’t Hackett be able to do something with the rebound control issue? Stay tuned, true believers…