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Cap Of The Day: Rick Tabaracci

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GP MIN GA SO GAA W L T
Caps Career Stats (1993-95, 1998-99)
69
3700
157
6
2.55
21
31
7

Acquired from Winnipeg for Jim Hrivnak, March 22, 1993.

Traded to Calgary for the Flames' 5th choice in the 1995 Entry Draft (Joel Cort), April 7, 1995.

Re-acquired from Calgary for future considerations, Aug. 7, 1998.

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[Cap of the Day is a shameless rip of a regular FanPost feature over at Pension Plan Puppets, but that doesn't make it any less fun to remember some of the greats - and not-so-greats - in Caps history]

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He was never the same after Vancouver destroyed him in the playoffs in 92-93

Bob Essensa FTW

by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 2, 2009 7:21 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

i’ll always remember Tabby as the guy who made ridiculous saves, and then let in a routine shot.

by Sombrero Guy on Jan 2, 2009 9:24 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

When Tabby was on, he was unbeatable. When he was off, he was atrocious. Never seen a more Jekyll and Hyde goaltender in my life.
 
Sidebar: he registered a shutout in two of the first three games he played as a Capital.

I have as many wins in a Capitals uniform as Michael Belhumeur does.

by marky narc on Jan 2, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Six shutouts in 21 wins is a ridiculously high percentage and speaks to that “When he was on…” point.

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by J.P. on Jan 2, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Tabby

My one and, so far, only visit to Montreal saw the Caps beat the Canadiens courtesy of a Zednik (or was it Zubrus?) goal and a Tabaracci shutout.

As you can see, it was highly memorable.

by HockeyJoe on Jan 2, 2009 5:33 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Tabby-cat ruled. I remember my dad using the paint markers to make my first plain white Mylec mask to be like his back in…I suppose 93. I remember playing NHL 95, and taking Beaupre out and putting in Tabaracci.

I was 7, so I didn’t really know him as inconsistent. I just knew him as the bad ass goalie who I wanted to play like.

by Whiter Mage on Jan 3, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs


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