Close but not there
- John Jaeckel

He's as good, or better than Niemi.

Edit: But IMO that's more indicative of the fact that I don't think Niemi belongs in the top 10, more so than me thinking Crawford should be somewhere on your list.

Brian Elliott will sneak onto this top ten after this year.

Brian Elliott will sneak onto this top ten after this year.
- Yeah Boyes

Dont think he will.

Brian Elliott will sneak onto this top ten after this year.
- Yeah Boyes

Brian Elliott will sneak onto this top ten after this year.
- Yeah Boyes

Not after the Blues melt down and miss the playoffs this year he won't.

Yeah sure...I like being a utensil.....I like your blogs John. Especially these blogs where you give your perspective. I much rather that then getting scoup's from the sources...Ha.

What's debatable about Brodeur owning the records. That's fact..

No mention of Hardy Åström??
- _diatribe_

Brodeur also played on a great New Jersey team. His save percentage was good but not top quality. He won so many games because of New Jersey's system and the low scoring era he played in is why he has so many shutouts. Nice to have Niedermeyer, Stevens, Rafalski, etc. in front of you too, especially with a high scoring offence. I think Brodeur is behind both Roy (2) and Hasek (1). I haven't had the luxury to see any of the others play so he would be third on my list.

Dont think he will.
- jake24242

Blues don't allow a lot of goals his numbers are going to be good. He already has 16 SO's in the last three years starting like 30 games per year.

As an unbiased fan who had Devin Dubnyk between the pipes for the last while (why isn't he on this list ), I'd take Carey Price as my goaltender over everyone on that list. Put him in Boston, Nashville, LA, etc, I think you see his numbers become even better.

Not that this list is out to lunch or anything, definitely a legitimate way to rank the goalies now.

I also bet you see Bernier creep into this list next year.
- ystoil

You think Nashville is an easy place to play for a goalie?

Not after the Blues melt down and miss the playoffs this year he won't.
- Ogilthorpe2

Well the Blues during their spring time meltdown and Elliott's goaltending are (hopefully) independent variables.

Henrik is no doubt a stud

that being said, my take on him is he will always be a goalie that will steal games here and there and will keep his team in every series with a chance to win

BUT, he has never had the killer instinct where he just went off and robbed the other team blind and won a championship nearly by himself, a-la a JS Giguere, Jonathan Quick, Cam Ward, or Patrick Roy
- FourFeathers773

Tell Pittsburgh he never had that killer instinct. Kings were just a far better team.

Henrik is no doubt a stud

that being said, my take on him is he will always be a goalie that will steal games here and there and will keep his team in every series with a chance to win

BUT, he has never had the killer instinct where he just went off and robbed the other team blind and won a championship nearly by himself, a-la a JS Giguere, Jonathan Quick, Cam Ward, or Patrick Roy
- FourFeathers773

Not sure I would agree with that. He definitely has that killer instinct as basically every playoff series we've won the past few years can be attributed him to just raising his game to a level where he wouldn't let the team lose. He just couldn't do it in the SCF series, but that doesn't mean he hasn't done it before or isn't capable of doing it in the future.

Dont think he will.
- jake24242

Plus he has better career numbers than Bishop.

EDIT: Since he has been with the Blues.

Tell Pittsburgh he never had that killer instinct. Kings were just a far better team.
- Peterg

Eaxctly. Thank you.

Lehtonen

Glad people recognize his talent.

You think Nashville is an easy place to play for a goalie?
- Peterg

i would definitely say it's one of hte "easier" systems/team for a goalie to play in. everything about how the team is built, and the system they play, is about not giving up goals. they have one of the better and bigger group of d-men in the leauge.

the goalie doens't get a lot of run support, which will hurt his win total, but in terms of actually stopping the puck, i would say nashville is one of the best places for a goalie to play and enjoy personal success.

Tell Pittsburgh he never had that killer instinct. Kings were just a far better team.
- Peterg

Well thats the thing about "stealing" a series, that usually implies the other team was the better team

I wouldnt say PIT was a better team than NYR last year, even though Lundqvist played really well. A lot of people were divided on who was going to win that series. NYR played well and PIT played like shxt, led by their braindead coach

Is it training camp yet?

Not sure I would agree with that. He definitely has that killer instinct as basically every playoff series we've won the past few years can be attributed him to just raising his game to a level where he wouldn't let the team lose. He just couldn't do it in the SCF series, but that doesn't mean he hasn't done it before or isn't capable of doing it in the future.
- rangerdanger94

Listen, im not saying Lundqvist doesnt play well, he does

BUT, name the last team that NYR went into as big underdogs against that Lundqvist led them past?

LAK this year, BOS last year were heavy favorites and NYR didnt get past them. NJD 3 years ago were actually the underdogs against NYR when they beat them, and they lost in the first round to WSH the year before that, which might have been WSH's best shot to go deep

You think Nashville is an easy place to play for a goalie?
- Peterg

Under Trotz's system and when Suter, Josi, Weber were in front of him, yes a bit easier than most teams which is when he put up his best numbers. Now, maybe not as easy but they still had Trotz last year and Weber/Josi

Brian Elliott will sneak onto this top ten after this year.
- Yeah Boyes

Really?

Actually after looking closer I wouldn't say more than a few... But at this point I don't put Niemi in the Top 10

Off the cuff something like this for me:

Lundquist
Quick
Rask
Price
Rinne
Bobrovsky
Schneider
Lethonen
Miller
Howard

I didn't include guys like Bishop & varly (although I think they are going to be) as they haven't had the string of seasons together to include them.
- MrBeanTown

No way does he belong in the top 10

Not after the Blues melt down and miss the playoffs this year he won't.
- Ogilthorpe2

If the Blues finish ahead of Chicago again will it lead to a meltdown on your part?

Really?
- carcus

If Bishop can make it after playing most of 1 year then yes.

Blues don't allow a lot of goals his numbers are going to be good. He already has 16 SO's in the last three years starting like 30 games per year.
- Yeah Boyes

Blues don't give up high quality shots. Elliot is a good backup/1B. If he thought he was a starter himself, I'm pretty sure he would have asked for more than 2.5M per

i would definitely say it's one of hte "easier" systems/team for a goalie to play in. everything about how the team is built, and the system they play, is about not giving up goals. they have one of the better and bigger group of d-men in the leauge.

the goalie doens't get a lot of run support, which will hurt his win total, but in terms of actually stopping the puck, i would say nashville is one of the best places for a goalie to play and enjoy personal success.
- sensarmy_11