It's Now or Never for Turco

Many hockey fans and pundits alike were quite surprised that the Chicago Blackhawks walked away from their Stanley Cup champion goaltender Antti Niemi.Here was a guy that just won the Cup for a team that had failed to do so in 49 years; and yet, they did not want to sign him for $2.75 million. Instead, they signed free agent goaltender Marty Turco to a one-year deal; and for Turco, this year could mean everything.Turco has been an NHL goaltender for the last nine seasons, compiling 262 wins, a 2.31 GAA, 40 shutouts and a .911 save percentage. Certainly not terrible numbers for the 34 year-old (will be 35 on August 13) netminder.However, one thing that has eluded him in his career is Lord Stanley. He helped get his team to the Western Conference Finals back in the 2007-08 season, only to be knocked out by the eventual champion Detroit Red Wings.In other postseasons, he was fairly inconsistent and got the label of being a solid regular season netminder who could not step it up in the ...