I'm not sure about that. I think Hasek could take them just because in the NHL if a team's goalie can get hot at the right time they can ride him all the way to the Finals. Carolina did it recently with Cam Ward, other teams have done it in the past. Can Hasek get the Wings to the Finals? Yes. Will he? Doubtful.
Are you kidding me? A 1.79 GAA in the last playoff stretch and no reason he can't do it again. Of course he can take them all the way. He wasn't the main problem. When he was giving up under 2 a game and that roster around him couldn't scrape up enough offense to win out, I find it hard to place much blame on him. When the rest of the team struggled, he pretty much had their backs. They didn't return the favor. If the team gets their collective poop in a group during the next playoff stretch, they can most certainly win with Hasek. Notice, I said CAN, not WILL, so don't bust my chops if they fail to get it together. I'm just saying that the team showed long stretches of dominance on both offense and defense during the season, but consistency was a critical problem. If they can overcome that issue, they can roll.
Carolina did it recently with Cam Ward, other teams have done it in the past. As did Anaheim in 2002-2003 with Giguere. He was a brick wall during the playoffs that year and damn near handed them the Cup.
