Foppa2118
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- Oct 3, 2003
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I think we're seeing a lull in terms of goaltending talent. Most of us spent our formative years watching three generational talents in Roy, Brodeur, and Hasek rule the roost, and even then the next-tier-down guys were Eddie Belfour and Curtis Joseph. The current crop doesn't even come close IMO. It's kinda like what we're seeing in the NFL after my generation grew up seeing all kinds of astounding talents at QB.
I think it's actually the opposite leading to goaltenders not being as consistently dominant as they once were. I think as a whole, goaltending in the NHL is way better than it used to be. So are teams and coaching though. There's very few bad teams and very few bad coaches anymore.
Goaltenders face a tougher challenge than they did in the past, when there were a lot more soft games, and soft opponents. Every team has some level of a good system in place, and every team has good shooters. Goaltenders can't afford to have off nights and win anymore. They could in the past.