Blues acquire goalie Mason: The St. Louis Blues acquired goaltender Chris Mason from the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick in Friday's draft. The 32-year-old Mason played in a career-high 51 games for the Predators last season, posting a 2.90 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage. "Acquiring Chris really solidifies our goaltending position which was one of our goals going into this weekend," Blues president John Davidson said in a statement. "We are looking forward to a big day today at the draft." (Updated 06/20/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Mason compiled a 58-43-12 record in 135 appearances for Nashville during two stints with the team (1998-01 and 2003-08), mostly serving as a backup behind former goalie Tomas Vokoun and Dan Ellis. Mason performed above expectations in 2006-07 when Vokoun was dealing with injury, and he was the primary reason Nashville dealt Vokoun to the Panthers before the 2007-08 season. However, Mason struggled in net and that opened the door for Ellis. The move to St. Louis isn't great for Mason's Fantasy value since he will serve as the backup to Manny Legace. Mason will be at best a No. 3 Fantasy goalie heading into 2008-09 season. (Updated 06/20/2008).
No information available at this time.
Blues acquire goalie Mason: The St. Louis Blues acquired goaltender Chris Mason from the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick in Friday's draft. The 32-year-old Mason played in a career-high 51 games for the Predators last season, posting a 2.90 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage. "Acquiring Chris really solidifies our goaltending position which was one of our goals going into this weekend," Blues president John Davidson said in a statement. "We are looking forward to a big day today at the draft." (Updated 06/20/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Mason compiled a 58-43-12 record in 135 appearances for Nashville during two stints with the team (1998-01 and 2003-08), mostly serving as a backup behind former goalie Tomas Vokoun and Dan Ellis. Mason performed above expectations in 2006-07 when Vokoun was dealing with injury, and he was the primary reason Nashville dealt Vokoun to the Panthers before the 2007-08 season. However, Mason struggled in net and that opened the door for Ellis. The move to St. Louis isn't great for Mason's Fantasy value since he will serve as the backup to Manny Legace. Mason will be at best a No. 3 Fantasy goalie heading into 2008-09 season. (Updated 06/20/2008).
