Nikolai Khabibulin 10-11: Desolation Row

The Edmonton Oilers would have been better off without Nikolai Khabibulin this season. Rookie Devan Dubnyk outplayed him and veteran Martin Gerber looked capable of posting superior numbers if given the opportunity. The Khabibulin signing was too long by double and has backfired as expected; the only positive I can think of is that putting #35 in 47 games is an instant L and enough of those put you in the lottery. At some level, in the bowels of the Oiler offices, someone is cursing an Arizona lawyer. Surely. Nikolai Khabibulin 10-11Boxcars: 47gp, 3.40 SP: .890WLT: 10-32-4SP clear of backup: backup G was 26 points clear of NKWhat do these numbers tell us? He appears done. At 38 years of age, having played over 800 games at a high level, Nikolai Khabibulin's ability to stop pucks in the NHL has left him. One doubts he can get it back for an extended period, let alone a season. Then there's the health issue and the other thing. How do you know he's done? Plenty of indicato...