Growing up as a kid, Nabokov, Khabibulin and yes, Jose Theodore were some of my favourite goalies. Nabokov was an absolute legend for SJ. Best goalie of their franchise that I can think of. At least for the longest amount of time.
One of my first memories as a kid in the HP Pavilion was the crowd chanting "NABBY NABBY NABBY" easily my favorite hockey player growing up. Thanks for the video Shannon!
Um, he spent 10 years in Teal, demanded too much, got benched in favor of Toskala, and NEVER appeared in the Stanley Cup Final... Jones did that in just 1 year. Sure he fell off badly post 2018, but... Jones still got the Sharks to within 2 wins of a Cup. Had it been Nabokov, Sharks would have been swept.
Goalie with a power play goal 🥅. 😂 Legend. What’s wrong with these kids hating on Nabokov. Win win win go play a video game. Jesus Fock the man gave his time and energy show some respect.
As a longtime Sharks fan we had our Sharks season tickets from 1997 to 2004 so I had the pleasure of watching Nabby play with several other of my all time favorite Sharks like Owen Nolan, Brian Marchment and Vincent Damphouse etc. I know its been a longtime but if I remember right Nabby's first career start was a 0-0 tie against the great Patrick Roy. Evgeny Nabokov is definitely one of my top 10 Sharks players of all time!
Nabby was my favorite player on the Sharks for his entire career, and still is to this day. Interesting elements of note: his first start in the NHL ended in a 0-0 tie against the Colorado Avs and Patrick Roy. He also scored a goal in 2002, which was the first goalie PPG in NHL history. His 353 career wins ranks 4th for non North American goalies just behind Pekka Rinne's 369, and just ahead of Bobrovsky's 336 wins. His time in the KHL was not a pleasant experience as his wife and young son were not taking to Russia very well so they returned home to San Jose just 3 weeks into the season. Within a month of their departure from Russia, Nabokov missed them too much and left the KHL to return to the US and the NHL. Currently he is the goaltending coach for the Sharks organization working with the goalies in both the NHL & AHL. He's also been a key contributor regarding what young goalies to go after.
Thanks for doing this video- Nabby is my all time favorite goaltender and I have three different jerseys with his name. I went to many Sharks games while he played in San Jose and they won every game I attended when he started. Those games will always be a happy memory for me. I'm glad Nabokov is still with the organization as a goalie coach.
Thanks for the video. I live in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, where Nabokov was born and started his career. Anton Khudobin was born here too, as well as Nikolay Antropov and Konstantin Pushkarev who spent some time in the NHL, but without much success, as I recall.
As a Wings fan, I was so happy when we signed him, and absolutely devastated when the Isles claimed him off waivers. One of my all-time favorite goalies, and I honestly think we had a real shot at the Cup with him in net.
I have doubt that we would have won the Cup with Nabby as he never made it to the finals even with a powerhouse team with the Sharks in the 00's. I was a nice 48 hours to think of the possibilities.
This player was the reason why I played goalie. His style of play was very unique. Man I miss him playing, but I am glad he is getting involved with the Sharks.
@@oscarmurillo4067 I'm a pleb, I dont see any difference between anyone, except for maybe Hasek, he laid on the ice more. So I thought I'd ask, since he's the reason you started playing goalie, I thought you might know, or you could explain. I guess not...
What people also may not know or may have forgotten is that Nabokov is the first goalie ever to score a power play goal, Marty Brodeur is the the second and the only other goalie to have a power play goal to his name
Nabby was one of my top 3 favorite goalies in his era. He was fantastic for so long, and I’ll never forget his incredible glove save on Brad Richards in OT back in ‘08…though they lost that game.
This is one I've been waiting for! Nabby is the best goaltender the Sharks have ever had, and has a great story behind him. Apart of some of our best teams, but we could never give him the performances that he gave us.
I went to the Canucks-Sharks game where he scored that goal. Although Canucks lost it was special seeing a goalie goal in person. Also that glove save in Game 6 OT vs Dallas was unreal. Guy was an unbelievable goalie and shame he didn’t get to play in the finals.
@@kevinstull8552 thank you for the laugh. My sides are hurting from how hard I just laughed at your statement. Nabokov "in his prime" couldn't even REACH the Final, let alone win the Sharks a Cup. Look at 2004 and 2010 for those results of Nabokov "in his prime".
I got to see Nabokov play in Cleveland prior to getting called up, and it was startling to see his lateral movement from pipe to pipe. Nobody we had seen could cover his crease like he could. That Sharks goalie pipeline was loaded in the early 00's!
As a Coyotes fan, I always loved watching Nabokov play. I respect the heck out of him. We probably lost most of the time but I never hated him because of it. He is one of my favorite goalies.
Nabby getting snubbed for the Vezina after putting up much better numbers than Brodeur has to be one of the biggest trophy blunders in the history of the league
I've been waiting for this career video. One of my fav saves ever was his glove save on Brad Richards in OT in game 6 of the semi's in 2008. I watched this whole game from start to finish and I'll never forget it. "In front Richards, Ohhh a miraculous stop by Nabokov! Game Saver!"
I was about to go to sleep after reading all my Sharks news for the day, and saw this pop up on my recommended. Thank you for everything you do Shannon, love the attention to detail in your work especially during the off season. Nabby is my favorite goalie of all time. He was the best in net to play in San Jose, one of the best glove hands of his era, and was one of the last (along with Broduer) to still have the stand up style as part of his game mixed with butterfly. Nabby is a legend in San Jose, and we haven't had a goalie like him since..Can't believe at one point we had Nabokov/Kiprusoff/Toskala considering my Sharks have not drafted a starting goalie since the 90's...Except Thomas Greiss must be mentioned as he has made a very good career for himself still playing with over 300 games to his name and being kind of a 1B/Tandem goalie who has always put up good numbers. Thank you for bringing me back to the golden era of Sharks Hockey...when there was still glow in my eyes as a Sharks fan. All those "Maybe next season" years and look at us now...We're now the San Jose Cap Hell! Where we sign 8 year contracts that Anchor us in the land of too good to be bad, and too bad to be good lol
Totally agree. Although Greiss will not be remembered as one of the great NHL goalies, he's a solid netminder who has had a nice career as a reliable back-up/1B. He's the latest good goaltender drafted by the Sharks, which is unfortunate considering (as you mentioned) they drafted Nabokov/Kiprusoff/Toskala not too long before him. Glad to see someone else who recognizes his value.
@@kennyr2744 He is still playing! I think last with Detroit this past season. His days with the Islanders were better numbers than DiPietro ever could put up so RESPECT! Good to hear another like minded fan =)
@@uncledamfee2347 Oh yeah, I know he's still playing; I'm just saying that he was the last 'good' goalie drafted by the Sharks (Stalock & Dell are the next best, and neither of them are very good- although the current Sharks goaltender prospects are still TBD). Greiss just left Detroit and signed with the Blues this summer, so great for him. Haha, both Nabby and Greiss positively impacted the Islanders more than DiPietro ever did. I met Nabokov when he was playing for the Islanders and he signed my #20 jersey. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. *Edit* Oh, and I got a Greiss autographed mystery puck at a Sharks game when he was still playing for SJ... Pretty cool.
Thanks for doing this! My favorite player. While I was going through a rough patch, he helped rekindled my love of hockey that I was able to sink into which continues to this day. I named one of my cats after him.
I’ll never forget when after a wings broadcast game they announced the signing of Nabokov and then the islanders came in and decided to grab him. I was so mad lol he didn’t even wanna go there.
I remember his first game going up against Roy and one would think he’d be intimidated but it was a goaltender’s duel that ended in a draw. I knew from that game he was going to be something special.
Yep, Nabby's best moments were mostly, if not, all before April/May, then he just became swiss cheese. Other Sharks fans have memories of him stealing games and making epic saves.... I remember the own-goals, I remember the heartbreaks, I remember celebrating when he was let go. Nabby held the Sharks back during those division-winning years.
Legend, shame he didn't win a cup his stats were on par with Marty just played less games, nabby set many records with the sharks too and even scored a goal
Sharks made the playoffs those years because their regular season offense was very solid. Nabokov was a liability in the playoffs more often than he "carried" the Sharks. 2004, 2007, 2008 (lost that game anyways, the save didn't matter), 2009, 2010, ALL those runs ruined by "NaBackup"' choking away easy goals.
Man, as a young Red Wings fan who knew of his success with the Sharks, I was so happy when I saw he signed with Detroit. And I was equally as gutted when I saw he was claimed.
Shannon, you should do a Devan Dubnyk career video! Had a pretty interesting career. I work in Edina, MN and have ran into him 3-4 times, he still lives in Edina from my current knowledge.
I really got into hockey during the lockout shortened year and he was one of my favorite players. I didn’t realize that’s how the islanders got him though
In San Jose, we always thought Nabby got overlooked for the Vezina because most of the voters were in the Eastern time zone and didn't see the Sharks play as much.
Man the good ol days of the Sharks being stacked with goaltenders. He was a beast there for San Jose for a while, too bad they couldn't get over the hump.
@@gregarious1 I was referring to the fact that the goaltenders coming out of the Sharks organization was top notch at the time. Largely due to the goaltending coach Warren Strelow, who coached Nabokov, Kiprusoff, Toskala, and Johan Hedburg to name a few.
You just described THE story my brother and dad (who traveled to Turin for those hockey games) share whenever hockey is brought up at family gatherings. That game is ignored by Sharks fans who treat Nabokov like he was the Patrick Roy of the Sharks despite never winning any titles.
Nabby is an all time Sharks great, even if he had his flaws. His positioning and glove were stellar, but his 5 hole, puck handling and 1 on 1 entering the shoot out era were liabilities. He had heart and we loved him more than any other goalie we've ever had (even Irbe, and that's saying something). Not mentioned here was his great relationship with goaltender coach Warren Strelow. When Warren passed you could sense it in Nabby, his happy go lucky personality seemed to be cast with a bit of sorrow. Thank you for this video Shannon!
Good old John Nabokov great efforts never quite enough. Sharks depth then was incredible, even Johan "Moose" Hedberg was in there system prior to a trade to Pittsburgh.
One thing I remember about Nabby was that he had a shutout I think his first two games or so and the first goal he allowed in the NHL was an empty net goal as he was skating off the ice that one of his own players put in during a delayed penalty.
As an Isles fan, I started watching after the whole ordeal. Had no idea that even happened. We seem to love to get good goalies at the end of their prime
Hey Shannon, it’s not like me to contradict you, but Nabby signed a one day contract w the Sharks and retired as a Shark. Doug Wilson did him right. He even dropped the puck that night.
Can we get a Nikolai Khabibulin career video? Never knew much about him when I started watching, but I remember being told he was good when I first saw him play for the Hawks in 2014 I think it was.
First game he played, he went against Roy, 0-0 tie. Also the first (potentially only) goalie with a PPG. Only goalie to get a shutout in the all-star game cause he's just that way. I am so thankful the relationship with SJ was mended and he forgave the fans.
Interesting video. If I can suggest you to add one or two more stat when you make videos about goalies, #of saves and goal average per game. I know it's not considered the most relevant stat, but imo it stills provide some context on the quality of the team he played for.
GAA is really unreliable to measure a goalie's season. I have seen goalies with a GAA under 2.25 who didn't have a great season and goalies who posted a 3.5+ GAA who had a great year. Save percentage is a very good measure of which goalies had a good season. Quality starts are a good one as well.
funny how the years he had down years were years he had guys coming for his job and making a name for them selves 03 klippersoff before he was traded and the 06 was toskala who then was traded to Toronto once it was solely his he had great numbers clearly didnt like competition
Sometimes it feels like the Sharks are trying to find another Nabokov. Someone who can play 70+ Games in a season in an era where tandems are becoming more common and goalies are more prone to injury due to the skill creep across all positions. I'm not sure if they'll ever find their star goalie, as it seems like they keep overplaying the ones they have had.
Nabby's self-interest in starting 70+ games damaged the Sharks org's perceptions of a "starting goaltender". That was how they overworked Niemi, then overworked Jones, and clearly overworked Reimer this past season (or last season?).
Growing up as a kid, Nabokov, Khabibulin and yes, Jose Theodore were some of my favourite goalies. Nabokov was an absolute legend for SJ. Best goalie of their franchise that I can think of. At least for the longest amount of time.
One of my first memories as a kid in the HP Pavilion was the crowd chanting "NABBY NABBY NABBY" easily my favorite hockey player growing up. Thanks for the video Shannon!
Hands down best goaltender, by a long shot, in San Jose history. Also with a power play goal to his name as well.
Um, he spent 10 years in Teal, demanded too much, got benched in favor of Toskala, and NEVER appeared in the Stanley Cup Final... Jones did that in just 1 year. Sure he fell off badly post 2018, but... Jones still got the Sharks to within 2 wins of a Cup. Had it been Nabokov, Sharks would have been swept.
Jones is better…..he took us to the cup!!
Based off of one season with a different team in a different Era? Come on guys..
@@moonglow630 With Nabby we would have won the cup that year you absolute buffoon
Goalie with a power play goal 🥅. 😂 Legend. What’s wrong with these kids hating on Nabokov. Win win win go play a video game. Jesus Fock the man gave his time and energy show some respect.
As a longtime Sharks fan we had our Sharks season tickets from 1997 to 2004 so I had the pleasure of watching Nabby play with several other of my all time favorite Sharks like Owen Nolan, Brian Marchment and Vincent Damphouse etc. I know its been a longtime but if I remember right Nabby's first career start was a 0-0 tie against the great Patrick Roy. Evgeny Nabokov is definitely one of my top 10 Sharks players of all time!
Nabby was my favorite player on the Sharks for his entire career, and still is to this day. Interesting elements of note: his first start in the NHL ended in a 0-0 tie against the Colorado Avs and Patrick Roy. He also scored a goal in 2002, which was the first goalie PPG in NHL history. His 353 career wins ranks 4th for non North American goalies just behind Pekka Rinne's 369, and just ahead of Bobrovsky's 336 wins. His time in the KHL was not a pleasant experience as his wife and young son were not taking to Russia very well so they returned home to San Jose just 3 weeks into the season. Within a month of their departure from Russia, Nabokov missed them too much and left the KHL to return to the US and the NHL. Currently he is the goaltending coach for the Sharks organization working with the goalies in both the NHL & AHL. He's also been a key contributor regarding what young goalies to go after.
Thanks for doing this video- Nabby is my all time favorite goaltender and I have three different jerseys with his name. I went to many Sharks games while he played in San Jose and they won every game I attended when he started. Those games will always be a happy memory for me. I'm glad Nabokov is still with the organization as a goalie coach.
Thanks for the video. I live in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, where Nabokov was born and started his career. Anton Khudobin was born here too, as well as Nikolay Antropov and Konstantin Pushkarev who spent some time in the NHL, but without much success, as I recall.
Nabby!!! Love having him as our goal coach.
One of my all time favorite goaltenders! he's the reason the Sharks are my second favorite team!
NABBY!! My favorite player, of all time! Being a Sharks fan he is, by far, one of the greatest players in team history. 🦈🦈
As a Wings fan, I was so happy when we signed him, and absolutely devastated when the Isles claimed him off waivers. One of my all-time favorite goalies, and I honestly think we had a real shot at the Cup with him in net.
Yeah me too, was always a natural fit for the red wings
I have doubt that we would have won the Cup with Nabby as he never made it to the finals even with a powerhouse team with the Sharks in the 00's. I was a nice 48 hours to think of the possibilities.
NABBY IS THE GOAT, favourite nhl player of all time.
This player was the reason why I played goalie. His style of play was very unique. Man I miss him playing, but I am glad he is getting involved with the Sharks.
how was he unique to other goalies? what did he do differently than others?
@@csanadhorvath Watch his highlights, you'll see.
@@oscarmurillo4067 I'm a pleb, I dont see any difference between anyone, except for maybe Hasek, he laid on the ice more.
So I thought I'd ask, since he's the reason you started playing goalie, I thought you might know, or you could explain. I guess not...
I remember when I became a ranger fan and he was on the isles I had no idea how much of a legend he was in SJ
One of the best goalies of the 2000s! So happy to have Nabokov get featured! Perhaps a Scott Hannan career video?
One of my all-time favorite Sharks. Still remember the Shark Tank rocking with the chant, "Nabby, Nabby, Nabby!"
Thank you so much!!! One of my all time faves. Great work, Shannon and you look best in teal;) - Tracey
What people also may not know or may have forgotten is that Nabokov is the first goalie ever to score a power play goal, Marty Brodeur is the the second and the only other goalie to have a power play goal to his name
Nabby was one of my top 3 favorite goalies in his era. He was fantastic for so long, and I’ll never forget his incredible glove save on Brad Richards in OT back in ‘08…though they lost that game.
This is one I've been waiting for!
Nabby is the best goaltender the Sharks have ever had, and has a great story behind him. Apart of some of our best teams, but we could never give him the performances that he gave us.
Loved him in the AHL. We were spoiled in Kentucky seeing all of those goalies+Chara and Boyle.
I’ve been waiting so long for this one. My favorite player of all time!
I went to the Canucks-Sharks game where he scored that goal. Although Canucks lost it was special seeing a goalie goal in person. Also that glove save in Game 6 OT vs Dallas was unreal. Guy was an unbelievable goalie and shame he didn’t get to play in the finals.
I remember staying up for that Dallas game, what a time
If the Sharks had Nabokov in his prime for the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals it's quite possible that they would have won the Cup that year.
@@kevinstull8552 thank you for the laugh. My sides are hurting from how hard I just laughed at your statement. Nabokov "in his prime" couldn't even REACH the Final, let alone win the Sharks a Cup. Look at 2004 and 2010 for those results of Nabokov "in his prime".
I got to see Nabokov play in Cleveland prior to getting called up, and it was startling to see his lateral movement from pipe to pipe. Nobody we had seen could cover his crease like he could. That Sharks goalie pipeline was loaded in the early 00's!
As a Coyotes fan, I always loved watching Nabokov play. I respect the heck out of him. We probably lost most of the time but I never hated him because of it. He is one of my favorite goalies.
Evgeni had that old school butterfly . Best glove hand I’ve ever seen
one of my favorite goalies ever....always remember the announcers- "BIG SAVE NABOKOV!"
Always have liked him, another goalie that I liked when I was growing up
One of my favourite goalies of all time! Also the only goalie to ever score on the powerplay.
Nabby getting snubbed for the Vezina after putting up much better numbers than Brodeur has to be one of the biggest trophy blunders in the history of the league
I remember that save he had against Dallas in the playoffs. He had one wicked glove
I've been waiting for this career video. One of my fav saves ever was his glove save on Brad Richards in OT in game 6 of the semi's in 2008. I watched this whole game from start to finish and I'll never forget it. "In front Richards, Ohhh a miraculous stop by Nabokov! Game Saver!"
I remember playing as the Sharks in NHL 07 and Nabokov was one of my favourite players on the roster.
Love the video. I think you forgot a small detail that he scored a goal :) goated times
I was about to go to sleep after reading all my Sharks news for the day, and saw this pop up on my recommended. Thank you for everything you do Shannon, love the attention to detail in your work especially during the off season. Nabby is my favorite goalie of all time. He was the best in net to play in San Jose, one of the best glove hands of his era, and was one of the last (along with Broduer) to still have the stand up style as part of his game mixed with butterfly. Nabby is a legend in San Jose, and we haven't had a goalie like him since..Can't believe at one point we had Nabokov/Kiprusoff/Toskala considering my Sharks have not drafted a starting goalie since the 90's...Except Thomas Greiss must be mentioned as he has made a very good career for himself still playing with over 300 games to his name and being kind of a 1B/Tandem goalie who has always put up good numbers.
Thank you for bringing me back to the golden era of Sharks Hockey...when there was still glow in my eyes as a Sharks fan. All those "Maybe next season" years and look at us now...We're now the San Jose Cap Hell! Where we sign 8 year contracts that Anchor us in the land of too good to be bad, and too bad to be good lol
Totally agree. Although Greiss will not be remembered as one of the great NHL goalies, he's a solid netminder who has had a nice career as a reliable back-up/1B. He's the latest good goaltender drafted by the Sharks, which is unfortunate considering (as you mentioned) they drafted Nabokov/Kiprusoff/Toskala not too long before him. Glad to see someone else who recognizes his value.
@@kennyr2744 He is still playing! I think last with Detroit this past season. His days with the Islanders were better numbers than DiPietro ever could put up so RESPECT! Good to hear another like minded fan =)
@@uncledamfee2347 Oh yeah, I know he's still playing; I'm just saying that he was the last 'good' goalie drafted by the Sharks (Stalock & Dell are the next best, and neither of them are very good- although the current Sharks goaltender prospects are still TBD). Greiss just left Detroit and signed with the Blues this summer, so great for him.
Haha, both Nabby and Greiss positively impacted the Islanders more than DiPietro ever did. I met Nabokov when he was playing for the Islanders and he signed my #20 jersey. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.
*Edit* Oh, and I got a Greiss autographed mystery puck at a Sharks game when he was still playing for SJ... Pretty cool.
Thanks for doing this! My favorite player. While I was going through a rough patch, he helped rekindled my love of hockey that I was able to sink into which continues to this day. I named one of my cats after him.
Nabby was fun to watch. Before him, Irbe was my favorite Sharks goalie, but Nabby easily won me over when it was his turn.
I’ll never forget when after a wings broadcast game they announced the signing of Nabokov and then the islanders came in and decided to grab him. I was so mad lol he didn’t even wanna go there.
Fun fact that a lot of people don't know: Nabby went as "John" Nabokov for a while in the locker room!
Nabby was my favourite player for about a decade, the reason I’m a Sharks fan
so glad you did a video on nabby! he was my one of my favorite players growing up
I remember his first game going up against Roy and one would think he’d be intimidated but it was a goaltender’s duel that ended in a draw. I knew from that game he was going to be something special.
Yep, Nabby's best moments were mostly, if not, all before April/May, then he just became swiss cheese. Other Sharks fans have memories of him stealing games and making epic saves.... I remember the own-goals, I remember the heartbreaks, I remember celebrating when he was let go. Nabby held the Sharks back during those division-winning years.
Damn my childhood in a video. Nabby was the goaltender when I think of the sharks. I wish we could have gotten him a cup.
Great video! Would love to have heard his goal mentioned though ;)
he's also one of 12 goalies in history who have scored
My favorite player ever!!
Legend, shame he didn't win a cup his stats were on par with Marty just played less games, nabby set many records with the sharks too and even scored a goal
My favorite Shark. He literally carried Sharks to soo many playoffs.
Sharks made the playoffs those years because their regular season offense was very solid. Nabokov was a liability in the playoffs more often than he "carried" the Sharks. 2004, 2007, 2008 (lost that game anyways, the save didn't matter), 2009, 2010, ALL those runs ruined by "NaBackup"' choking away easy goals.
One of my favorite hockey names
Always kind of liked the sharks so a lot of respect for him. Very solid goalie
Nabby and Niemi the two most underrated goalies of all time
Man, as a young Red Wings fan who knew of his success with the Sharks, I was so happy when I saw he signed with Detroit. And I was equally as gutted when I saw he was claimed.
I'm playing as the Sharks in NHL 2k2 for Dreamcast. Nabokov 90 and Kiprusoff 87... lights out duo.
I'll never love another team as much as I loved those sharks teams as a kid
YES
NABBY
Thank you, worth the wait
Yeah, this was worth the superchat. I'll have to join streams more often
Shannon, you should do a Devan Dubnyk career video! Had a pretty interesting career. I work in Edina, MN and have ran into him 3-4 times, he still lives in Edina from my current knowledge.
I really got into hockey during the lockout shortened year and he was one of my favorite players. I didn’t realize that’s how the islanders got him though
In San Jose, we always thought Nabby got overlooked for the Vezina because most of the voters were in the Eastern time zone and didn't see the Sharks play as much.
Favorite goalie
Man the good ol days of the Sharks being stacked with goaltenders. He was a beast there for San Jose for a while, too bad they couldn't get over the hump.
"stacked with goaltenders", do you mean as in they had many goaltenders on the roster? or do you mean of their talents as goaltenders?
@@gregarious1 I was referring to the fact that the goaltenders coming out of the Sharks organization was top notch at the time. Largely due to the goaltending coach Warren Strelow, who coached Nabokov, Kiprusoff, Toskala, and Johan Hedburg to name a few.
This video is a suprise to be a sure, but a pleasant one nonetheless. Dude was one heck of a goalie
Never heard of this guy and didn’t know I needed this information but thank you hockey guy.
I still remember the time he scored a goal!
Well, my most memorable thing with Nabokov is his performance in Turin quarterfinals against Canada.
You just described THE story my brother and dad (who traveled to Turin for those hockey games) share whenever hockey is brought up at family gatherings. That game is ignored by Sharks fans who treat Nabokov like he was the Patrick Roy of the Sharks despite never winning any titles.
He was also a big part of first win for Russia in 20 years at '08 world championship. What a final it was
He was voted best goaltender in the tournament
Nabby is an all time Sharks great, even if he had his flaws. His positioning and glove were stellar, but his 5 hole, puck handling and 1 on 1 entering the shoot out era were liabilities. He had heart and we loved him more than any other goalie we've ever had (even Irbe, and that's saying something). Not mentioned here was his great relationship with goaltender coach Warren Strelow. When Warren passed you could sense it in Nabby, his happy go lucky personality seemed to be cast with a bit of sorrow. Thank you for this video Shannon!
all the leafs need is a nabokov...solid every season, gives you a chance, prolly won't cost a fortune.
He, Marleau, and Thornton were the reason I became a sharks fan in 2006!
The way he'd meet the skaters halfway in a shootout was legendary. The goalie of my youth
Good old John Nabokov great efforts never quite enough. Sharks depth then was incredible, even Johan "Moose" Hedberg was in there system prior to a trade to Pittsburgh.
Nabokov really helped Vasilevskiy became what he is now. Great guy.
One thing I remember about Nabby was that he had a shutout I think his first two games or so and the first goal he allowed in the NHL was an empty net goal as he was skating off the ice that one of his own players put in during a delayed penalty.
NABBY!!! I will forever remember the day he was traded from the Sharks…..June 21,2010. Was the day my ex moved out. Not a good day.
As an Isles fan, I started watching after the whole ordeal. Had no idea that even happened. We seem to love to get good goalies at the end of their prime
Another that should be in the HOF
Hey Shannon, it’s not like me to contradict you, but Nabby signed a one day contract w the Sharks and retired as a Shark. Doug Wilson did him right. He even dropped the puck that night.
Nabby! Fun goalie to watch in his prime
Love you Shannon
Guys a legend lol
Can we get a Nikolai Khabibulin career video? Never knew much about him when I started watching, but I remember being told he was good when I first saw him play for the Hawks in 2014 I think it was.
First game he played, he went against Roy, 0-0 tie.
Also the first (potentially only) goalie with a PPG.
Only goalie to get a shutout in the all-star game cause he's just that way.
I am so thankful the relationship with SJ was mended and he forgave the fans.
Interesting video. If I can suggest you to add one or two more stat when you make videos about goalies, #of saves and goal average per game. I know it's not considered the most relevant stat, but imo it stills provide some context on the quality of the team he played for.
GAA is really unreliable to measure a goalie's season. I have seen goalies with a GAA under 2.25 who didn't have a great season and goalies who posted a 3.5+ GAA who had a great year. Save percentage is a very good measure of which goalies had a good season. Quality starts are a good one as well.
My favorite! Best mask ever!
Not to pile on on the bad Vancouver teams of the early 2000's, but Nabokov had a goal against the Canucks in 2002. ;-)
I’d love to see an irbe video he’s always intrigued me
He alreaday did a Irbe one
Have you done a Clint malarchuk video yet that’d be a good one
The crazy good goalie stats early in this era, would like to acknowledge, the left wing lock..
"they're a contender, but they just can't get over the hump" describes the sharks for the first 15 years of my life (born in 2001)
Good goalie on some good teams in San Jose after they started getting good, but never quite got over the hump in the playoffs.
GAA would be nice to see along with the save percentage
Well he played 39 save shutout on his first game as starting goalie, so there was some indication
My favourite goalie behind Arturs Irbe
funny how the years he had down years were years he had guys coming for his job and making a name for them selves 03 klippersoff before he was traded and the 06 was toskala who then was traded to Toronto once it was solely his he had great numbers clearly didnt like competition
Joel Ward career video please
Sometimes it feels like the Sharks are trying to find another Nabokov. Someone who can play 70+ Games in a season in an era where tandems are becoming more common and goalies are more prone to injury due to the skill creep across all positions. I'm not sure if they'll ever find their star goalie, as it seems like they keep overplaying the ones they have had.
Nabby's self-interest in starting 70+ games damaged the Sharks org's perceptions of a "starting goaltender". That was how they overworked Niemi, then overworked Jones, and clearly overworked Reimer this past season (or last season?).
You should have also added the stat of 1 goal because he did score an empty netter
👏 what a great video! 👏
You said kaprizov no kiprusoff at the beginning LMFAO
Best Kazakh hockey player.
A career of Ed Belfour video would be really cool 😎