Wedgewood’s Unexpected Rise: Is He the Key to Unlocking the Team’s Future?
He eventually returned to the Red Wings in 2005, and three years later delivered one of the finest seasons of his career. In 2008, at 35 years old, Osgood posted a career-low 2.09 goals against average and backstopped Detroit to its most recent Stanley Cup championship. Meanwhile, the aging Hasek, though no longer the dominant force he once was, concluded his Red Wings tenure as the backup — but still as a champion.
Another example is Tim Thomas, who didn’t find his footing in the NHL until his mid-30s. But then everything changed. He won the Vezina at 34, the Conn Smythe and Stanley Cup at 37, and posted some of the best statistical seasons of his career well after most goalies begin to fall off the cliff.
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