With all of the Olympic hockey betting going the NHL news is getting a little lost in the shuffle. It seems that goalies are all the rage this week in the NHL as one goalie is being handed a torch and another is being given a second chance.

Some hockey insiders were a bit surprised to see Roberto Luongo in net against Team Germany in the last game of the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament. For the past decade or more Martin Brodeur has been the default answer to any goaltending question asked in Canada. Once Patrick Roy faded from the public eye,  Brodeur stepped in and became the top goalie in the league surpassing the records for career wins and career shutouts. But at 38 years old Brodeur may be coming to the end of his reign. There is a feeling that Canada coach Mike Babcock ripped the torch out of the hands of Broduer and handed it to Luongo. Right now the Canucks are battling with the Colorado Avalanche for first place in the Northwest Division. All eyes will be on Luongo to see if he uses his new torch to put a flame under his team and drive them to a Stanley Cup, or if he burns down GM Place.

The Dallas Stars have finally ended their goalie question by waving Alex Auld. That leaves Marty Turco as the number one and Kari Lehtonen as the backup. So the tense relationship between Turco, the Stars and the fans continues. Prior to the Olympic break Turco had won 4 of his 6 starts. That was enough to have the Stars stand behind their all-star goalie and wave Auld. The Stars are within reaching distance of the playoffs as they sit one point out of a playoff spot in ninth place when the NHL stopped for the Olympics. The Stars may rotate Turco and Lehtonen for the rest of the season, but if the Stars make the playoffs then look for Turco to be the man again.