I must say, I didn't really know a ton about Cam Ward since 2002 until I saw him playing for Red Deer again in 2003/04. I am sold on this kid. I am not going to say he's a top 5 goaltender prospect for sure, but I think this kid, potential wise, is leaps and bounds ahead of most other goaltending prospects in this league, period. Maybe two or three guys I'd have ahead of him in terms of straight-away potential to be a franchise keeper. I think Ward almost certainly will be an NHL goaltender. How good? I'm not sure, but he is really, really impressive in the Dub, which you could probobly say is the closest developmental league around to the NHL.