Who's the best NHL Goaltender?
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Aren't you glad Bettman is in charge of the NHL? How many times have you seen Sidney Crosby play? I couldn't watch the Calgary/Pittsburgh game last night because I was out but that may be the only chance we will get this year. Luongo was chosen as the NHL's "star of the week" for those three shut-outs but he still didn't get higher than #5?
Next years schedule is supposed to be more balanced. Apparently every team will play each at least once, which is better then nothing I guess.
What I find to be extremely silly is the fact that Detroit is in the west yet it's only 6 hours from Toronto.
I think the NHL wants a Toronto - Detroit Stanley Cup opportunity.
As for Vancouver, remember it was a "goalie graveyard"? Vancouver is now a goaltenders paradise. The Canucks can't score, making guys like Sabourin look like Tretiak, and of course Luongo playing strong.
As for Vancouver, remember it was a "goalie graveyard"? Vancouver is now a goaltenders paradise. The Canucks can't score, making guys like Sabourin look like Tretiak, and of course Luongo playing strong.
Can't be all-time because Johnny Bower, Terry Sawchuck, Gump Worsley, and Patrick Roy aren't there
I've heard others say that and I tend to agree. There is more science today and almost every team, even minor teams, have a goaltending coach. In the "good old days" the goaltender padded up and stood in the net while everyone blasted pucks at him. Today's goalies get better drills and video feedback on why particular shots got past them and advice on how to improve their game.
And if you watch some replays of 20-30 years ago the shooting is nowhere near what it is today. Someone playing goal without a mask or using an old flimsy version would be carried away in a coffin in short order.
I don't follow NHL anymore and cannot give an informed answer about the current players.
But in the old days I thought Ken Dryden, Jacques Plante, Glenn Hall, and Billy Smith were the best.
As a former NY'er, Smith gets my nod as he had a knack for winning the tough games.
But in the old days I thought Ken Dryden, Jacques Plante, Glenn Hall, and Billy Smith were the best.
As a former NY'er, Smith gets my nod as he had a knack for winning the tough games.
Dryden was remarkable in the 71 Stanley Cup win, but after that he was lucky to have the team he had in front of him.
Smith was a money player, and a **** disturber. I saw him win a cup in Vancouver. Tiger Williams tried to impale him. It didn't work, he just played better.
Leclair with 6 shutouts, that's quite a season already.
Smith was a money player, and a **** disturber. I saw him win a cup in Vancouver. Tiger Williams tried to impale him. It didn't work, he just played better.
Leclair with 6 shutouts, that's quite a season already.
I liked many of the oldtime goaltenders too, but they did play in that era, and now e very aspect of the game is 'better'. Players are faster, and much bigger and the shots are harder.
I will have to go with Martin Brodeur, as noone has passed him in stat department yet in the modern day game, guess Patrick Roy is close by him in stats too.
Would like to vote for Luongo, but he will have to put up the stats over the next few years to get into that catagorie.
Chris Osgood is playing great this year, just as good as Hasek, who is also one of the greats, even if he is a 'flake' and has a different sort of style, but he has been responsible for loosening up the goaltending and allowing them to be more acrabatic as well as using the
butterfly style. Luongo is great at both styles, with third and fourth efforts and he
never quits.
Most of our present goalies are better than the old ones, but that is just the way the
whole game has improved, same in all other sports, that's life, better minor hockey, better hockey schools, better goaltending schools, better equipment and better coaching.
I will have to go with Martin Brodeur, as noone has passed him in stat department yet in the modern day game, guess Patrick Roy is close by him in stats too.
Would like to vote for Luongo, but he will have to put up the stats over the next few years to get into that catagorie.
Chris Osgood is playing great this year, just as good as Hasek, who is also one of the greats, even if he is a 'flake' and has a different sort of style, but he has been responsible for loosening up the goaltending and allowing them to be more acrabatic as well as using the
butterfly style. Luongo is great at both styles, with third and fourth efforts and he
never quits.
Most of our present goalies are better than the old ones, but that is just the way the
whole game has improved, same in all other sports, that's life, better minor hockey, better hockey schools, better goaltending schools, better equipment and better coaching.
