Best Canadian Goalie Right Now

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Who is the best Canadian goalie right now? If you picked other, please specify who.

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[EdJovanovski]

Kuemper

 

[CatchyTune]

Darcy

 

[Bleeker]

Nearly 600 NHL players were surveyed on more than 20 hockey-related questions and for the second or third year in a row. Carey Price is by far the #1 when it comes to chose the best goalie in the league. (42% this season, Vasilevskyi 2nd with 17%, Fleury 3rd with 8%)
I think it's safe to trust the opinion of the players that actually play against him.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Nearly 600 NHL players were surveyed on more than 20 hockey-related questions and for the second or third year in a row. Carey Price is by far the #1 when it comes to chose the best goalie in the league. (42% this season, Vasilevskyi 2nd with 17%, Fleury 3rd with 8%)
I think it's safe to trust the opinion of the players that actually play against him.

if the players are such experts at assessing goaltending, then why did they pick Price at #1?

 

[Rude Dog]

Nearly 600 NHL players were surveyed on more than 20 hockey-related questions and for the second or third year in a row. Carey Price is by far the #1 when it comes to chose the best goalie in the league. (42% this season, Vasilevskyi 2nd with 17%, Fleury 3rd with 8%)
I think it's safe to trust the opinion of the players that actually play against him.

I think it’s past rep. How can the best goalie not be top 20 in gaa or save percentage and make the playoffs in 1 out of last 4 or 5? So over rated it’s crazy. If other GMs believe that MB would be crazy not to make a trade get assets and free up cap room the Habs will never use.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Price

 

[Just Linda]

I think it’s past rep. How can the best goalie not be top 20 in gaa or save percentage and make the playoffs in 1 out of last 4 or 5? So over rated it’s crazy. If other GMs believe that MB would be crazy not to make a trade get assets and free up cap room the Habs will never use.

Because his d has been beyond awful

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

If Canada was in a Gold Medal game tonight, I would want Carey Price to start. And I’d want Fleury to back him up.

 

[CatchyTune]

Nearly 600 NHL players were surveyed on more than 20 hockey-related questions and for the second or third year in a row. Carey Price is by far the #1 when it comes to chose the best goalie in the league. (42% this season, Vasilevskyi 2nd with 17%, Fleury 3rd with 8%)
I think it's safe to trust the opinion of the players that actually play against him.

I think thats just off of past reputation. Players have respect for their peers.

But no, Price is not the best in this case. He was 32nd in both GAA and SV%, the 2 major goalie stats. I dont believe for a second he is the best option on this poll.

 

[bobholly39]

if the players are such experts at assessing goaltending, then why did they pick Price at #1?

Because they're smart. And unlike a potential random Leaf fan on an internet message board - they also aren't biased.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I'll go with Binner.

I've haven't watched every Habs game but every time the Rangers play them Price is a sure bet to let up one or two absolute stinkers per game.

 

[Addison Rae]

Carey Price is the Drew Doughty of skaters, he’s nowhere near as good as people think but his name value saves the day.

 

[Gravity]

if the players are such experts at assessing goaltending, then why did they pick Price at #1?

because they're such experts at assessing goaltending.

 

[Voight]

If Canada was in a Gold Medal game tonight, I would want Carey Price to start. And I’d want Fleury to back him up.

Definitely not

 

[amnesiac]

Kuemper has the best numbers in the past 2 seasons on a pretty crappy team.

 

[JackSlater]

I'd still go with Price I guess but assessing goaltenders from year to year almost seems like a crapshoot.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I’m going with Binnington, but it’s not a great crop, at the moment, for Canada.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

This is the first time in a while I had to think about who the best Canadian Goalie is. Right now, I would go with Binnington.

 

[Gains]

I think it’s past rep. How can the best goalie not be top 20 in gaa or save percentage and make the playoffs in 1 out of last 4 or 5? So over rated it’s crazy. If other GMs believe that MB would be crazy not to make a trade get assets and free up cap room the Habs will never use.

So like McDavid? They both only made the playoffs in 2017 since McDavid entered the league and Price was injured for all of 2016

 

[bobholly39]

I’m going with Binnington, but it’s not a great crop, at the moment, for Canada.

I'd pick the guy who posted better stats than Shestyorkin did in his 10 game hot streak this season, during the same dates (only - less spread out, because this Canadian goalie is an actual workhorse who plays almost every game). The fact that he has a hart, olympic gold and lindsay trophy doesn't hurt.

 

[MessierII]

Price is still the best. Not by a huge margin but he is the best.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I'd pick the guy who posted better stats than Shestyorkin did in his 10 game hot streak this season, during the same dates (only - less spread out, because this Canadian goalie is an actual workhorse who plays almost every game). The fact that he has a hart, olympic gold and lindsay trophy doesn't hurt.

And I won’t. Clearly what I said offended you. That’s not my problem. It’s yours.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Darcy right now, but I think the answer is going to be Blackwood in a few seasons. He's been really good for the Devils and is still so young.

 

[aufheben]

I love how people pretend you can’t just look up how many goals a goalie allows.

Price is probably like the 5th best goalie on this last.