Quick wasn’t considered the top goaltending prospect when he entered the organization in 2005, but he’ll leave as the best in the franchise’s history
It’s worth remembering that Jonathan Quick wasn’tHe was a third-round pick in 2005 out of UMass Amherst, the 72nd player selected in what was otherwise known as the Sidney Crosby draft following a yearlong lockout. But a Kings organization that had struggled to develop goaltenders for much of its history seemed to stake its future on another youngster, Jonathan Bernier, the 11th player picked overall in the 2006 draft.
“We are so thankful for what he’s been able to do for this organization as a player, as a person, him and his family and his kids. We’re indebted what he’s been able to do for us.”Start with those two Cups, in 2012 and 2014. Add a Conn Smythe Trophy as the outstanding performer of the playoffs in 2012, when he was 16-4 with a save percentage of .946 as the Kings ended their fans’ 44 seasons of frustration and finally lifted the Cup on home ice.
Beyond the numbers, Quick was stubbornly, ferociously competitive, setting an example for his teammates and performing his best when the lights were brightest. He was, in those years when the Kings were considered an elite team, the best money goalie in the world. With all of that said, you could reasonably make the case that Quick was unceremoniously and unfairly dumped, exiled to a Columbus team with the league’s worst record. But you also have to recognize that this was coming, if not now, then at season’s end when Quick will be an unrestricted free agent.
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