HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Top-5 goaltenders in the Western Conference?

Fist!

Talbots's season while great to me is not sustainable this yr - not with that D in front of him -
Crawford - 1
Doobie - 2
Quick - 3
Gibby - 4
Allen - 5

Bishop
Quick
Allen
Crawford
Dubnyk

Fleury!!!

1. Cam Talbot
2. Devan Dubnyk
3. Pekka Rinne
4. Martin Jones
5. Jake Allen

Honorable Mention: Corey Crawford

Dishonorable Mention: Peter Tessier

Talbots's season while great to me is not sustainable this yr - not with that D in front of him -
Crawford - 1
Doobie - 2
Quick - 3
Gibby - 4
Allen - 5
- dozerD10

- DARKSEID

I guess you equate the oil D to the 78 Habs D huh -

I guess you equate the oil D to the 78 Habs D huh -
- dozerD10

I guess that you have no idea what you're talking about, huh?

Fleury!!!
- Cloud

TROOF!

I guess that you have no idea what you're talking about, huh?
- DARKSEID

Could be - just can't wait to see that stellar D in action this year - hopefully for you Connor can play D -

1. Cam Talbot
2. Devan Dubnyk
3. Pekka Rinne
4. Martin Jones
5. Jake Allen

Honorable Mention: Corey Crawford

Dishonorable Mention: Peter Tessier
- DARKSEID

Funny no one else giving Rinne any love. Ask Chicago fans if the two shutouts he had on the road were any good. Has been a number one goalie for 10 plus years on a consistent playoff team. Steve Mason couldn't carry his pads to practice.

Could be - just can't wait to see that stellar D in action this year - hopefully for you Connor can play D -
- dozerD10

Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Sekera
Russell (ew) - Benning

Pretty solid defense there. I would've figured that an Anaheim fan, with the D-corps that they have (and had Pronger/Niedermayer before), would know a thing or two about good defense. I guess not.

Funny no one else giving Rinne any love. Ask Chicago fans if the two shutouts he had on the road were any good. Has been a number one goalie for 10 plus years on a consistent playoff team. Steve Mason couldn't carry his pads to practice.
- VopatsRash

literally cannot fathom how no one has mentioned Rinne

for some reason Steve Mason is the Corsi lovers goalie, just dont get it

literally cannot fathom how no one has mentioned Rinne

for some reason Steve Mason is the Corsi lovers goalie, just dont get it
- jimbro83

If you looked at my list you would've seen Rinne mentioned (#3)!

Funny no one else giving Rinne any love. Ask Chicago fans if the two shutouts he had on the road were any good. Has been a number one goalie for 10 plus years on a consistent playoff team. Steve Mason couldn't carry his pads to practice.
- VopatsRash

Sorry, but it has only been 9 years.

Crawford, Jones, Dube, Quick (he hasn't regressed that much or possibly not permanently), Talbot

Overall, slim pickings.

Gotta go with CC as the best because he has the skins on the wall and did it in 2015 with only 4 d-men in front of him.

Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Sekera
Russell (ew) - Benning

Pretty solid defense there. I would've figured that an Anaheim fan, with the D-corps that they have (and had Pronger/Niedermayer before), would know a thing or two about good defense. I guess not.
- DARKSEID

I love Larsson. Period.

Crawford, Jones, Dube, Quick (he hasn't regressed that much or possibly not permanently), Talbot

Overall, slim pickings.

Gotta go with CC as the best because he has the skins on the wall and did it in 2015 with only 4 d-men in front of him.
- John Jaeckel

how could you not give Rinne some respect after last April?

how could you not give Rinne some respect after last April?
- jimbro83

Better question: how the hell isn't Brady Skjei on this list?!

Better question: how the hell isn't Brady Skjei on this list?!
- MaximumBone

y'all complain when I talk about the Rangers, but the truth is, y'all can't get enough of it

Bernier

y'all complain when I talk about the Rangers, but the truth is, y'all can't get enough of it
- jimbro83

tell those uneducated baztards, Jimbo

Funny no one else giving Rinne any love. Ask Chicago fans if the two shutouts he had on the road were any good. Has been a number one goalie for 10 plus years on a consistent playoff team. Steve Mason couldn't carry his pads to practice.
- VopatsRash

Maybe a reason is because in my view Rinne was the best goalie in the game 4-5 years ago but his play declined after his hip problems. Last year he turned out to be close to the old Rinne for awhile... But still not what he was a few years ago when the team in front of him wasn't as good.

The comment about a consistent playoff team is a bit of stretch until last season as there wasn't a great deal of playoff success. That said, if I wanted to win one game before Rinne's hip issues came about I would have picked him to be in the net.

On the other hand, in my opinion since 2013 no goalie has been better than Crawford if you factor in regular season and playoffs.

Maybe a reason is because in my view Rinne was the best goalie in the game 4-5 years ago but his play declined after his hip problems. Last year he turned out to be close to the old Rinne for awhile... But still not what he was a few years ago when the team in front of him wasn't as good.

The comment about a consistent playoff team is a bit of stretch until last season as there wasn't a great deal of playoff success. That said, if I wanted to win one game before Rinne's hip issues came about I would have picked him to be in the net.

On the other hand, in my opinion since 2013 no goalie has been better than Crawford if you factor in regular season and playoffs.
- Al

you probably agree that Pekka Rinne is better than Steve Mason though right?