Posts About "Best Goaltenders"
Top 5 Goaltenders of the 1960s
June 5th, 2020 The last line of defence. In a nutshell, that is what a goaltender has, is and will always be. No matter the era they played in, the job has always remained the same. See shot, stop shot...rinse and repeat. Sounds simple enough, now if only it were that easy. Off we go to the 1960's and the days of when the 30-something netminder ruled...
Top 3 All-Time Canucks Goalies
April 28th, 2020 During the 2018-19 regular season, Jacob Markstrom’s strong play surprised many fans and hockey experts, and he helps provide the Vancouver Canucks goalie depth for the next few years. Now, with goalies Thatcher Demko, Louis Domingue and prospect Michael DiPietro waiting in the wings, it looks as though the Canucks' goalie depth might...
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies
April 5th, 2020 Goaltending: hockey's most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses, and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 mph slap shots, and 200 pound players barreling into them. They're quirky, and unique, but no team can get by without a good one. The Edmonton Oilers had the...
Top 3 All-Time Flyers Goalies
April 3rd, 2020 While most jokes about the Philadelphia Flyers are aimed at the guys who play between the pipes, the Flyers actually have a rich history of goalies. Unfortunately, for recent teams -- or even the teams of the '90s -- those goalies played, for the most part, in the '70s and '80s. The three best goalies to play in Philadelphia all...
Top 3 All-Time Capitals Goalies
March 4th, 2020 In the game of hockey, there is one player that sits on the last line of defense, patiently waiting to do his job: make big saves and keep the puck out of the net. For the Washington Capitals, they have been fortunate to have an excellent line of goalies throughout their tenure in the NHL. Olaf Kolzig The South African-born...
Top 3 All-Time Jets Goalies
February 23rd, 2020 The Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise is a fairly young organization, having been in existence since just the 1999-00 season when the team underwent its inception into the NHL. As a result, you can probably guess that not many goaltenders have found their way passing through Atlanta or Winnipeg during those years and that their...
Top 3 All-Time Canadiens Goalies
February 16th, 2020 While the adage goes that defense wins championships, 16 goalies have won the Conn Smythe Trophy in NHL history compared to just 10 defensemen. Considering the Montreal Canadiens have won a league-high 24 Stanley Cups, that’s a lot of good goalies from which to choose when selecting the best in team history. Granted, championships...
Top 3 All-Time San Jose Sharks Goalies
February 11th, 2020 The top three all-time San Jose Sharks goalies is a tough list to come up with. While there have been many goaltenders who have prowled the blue paint at the SAP Center, only a handful can be considered the best in franchise history. The Hockey Writers boiled down the list and ranked the trio of Sharks goalies who are the best of Team...
Top 3 All-Time Flames Goalies
February 10th, 2020 The goaltending history of the Calgary Flames franchise has been punctuated by a handful of excellent performances in a desert of otherwise unremarkable ones. In an effort to separate the wheat from the chaff, here are the three best goaltenders in the history of the Flames franchise. 3. Dan Bouchard Dan Bouchard (Hockey Hall of...
Top 3 All-Time Maple Leafs Goalies
January 25th, 2020 From A-to-Z, or rather from Frederik Andersen to Ken Wregget, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had nearly a hundred goaltenders take the ice. As one of the NHL’s original six franchises, founded in 1917, they’ve had their fair share of great goalies. This article looks at the best of the best. The Maple Leafs, one of the oldest and...
Top 3 All-Time Stars Goalies
January 5th, 2020 Arguably the most important position in sports, a goalie can steal a game or playoff series. A goalie can also break the hearts of loyal fans and cost a coach their job. An NHL goalie is the ultimate last line of defense. There has been a lot of talk about the Dallas Stars goaltending over the past few seasons. And today we review...
Top 3 All-Time Bruins Goalies
October 20th, 2019 The Boston Bruins have a rich history in the world of hockey as an Original Six franchise, but their history of goaltenders has not always been strong. According to hockeyreference.com, 106 goalies have pulled the Bruins jersey over their pads and guarded the net. In my 26 years as a Bruins observer, I have witnessed what we will...
Top 3 All-Time Penguins Goalies
September 30th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins — at least for the past few decades — have been a franchise known for their offense. When an organization is lucky enough to have multiple generational talents like Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin it isn't surprising to see that portion of the game demand the most...
