Best Goalies Per Franchise Since 1967

[NCoRe]

What's your picks ? Not just statwise, but nostalgic values also. Also didnt put VGK there since they just started.

= Jean Sebastian Giguere

= Ilya Bryzgalov

= Tuukka Rask

= Miikka Kiprusoff

= Cam Ward

= Tony Esposito

= Patrick Roy


= Sergei Bobrowsky

= Marty Turco

= Chris Osgood



= Grant Fuhr

= Roberto Luongo (I wanted to say JV)

= Jonathan Quick


= Niklas Bäckström

= Patrick Roy

= Pekka Rinne

= Martin Brodeur

= Billy Smith

= Henrik Lundqvist (Wanted to say Richter)


= Patrick Lalime

= Ron Hextall

= Marc Andre Fleury

= Dominik Hasek
= Evgeny Nabokov

= Mike Liut

= Nikolai Khabibulin

= Felix Potvin (could be Cujo aswell)

= Kirk Mclean (I know Luongo has better stats probably)

= Olaf Kölzig

= Ondrej Pavelec (saddens me to say that name)


how wrong ya think I went and please don't bash me to death Just opinions

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[Dr Pepper]

Belfour over Turco.

 

[Bramskii]

Anderson over Lalime for Ottawa

Belfour over Turco for Dallas

Joseph over Potvin for Leafs

Thomas over Rask for Bruins

Luongo over Mclean for Canucks

Barrasso over Fleury for Pens? I don't remember him that well I could be wrong. Havent checked stats either.

 

[Thordic]

A lot of Rangers fans who watched both eras will want to say Richter, but it's Lundqvist. Richter had some phenomenal moments with the Rangers, but just wasn't the same tier of goalie.

 

[Bramskii]

A lot of Rangers fans who watched both eras will want to say Richter, but it's Lundqvist. Richter had some phenomenal moments with the Rangers, but just wasn't the same tier of goalie.

Can't see how this is even a debate. Lundqvist is one of the better goalies of the last 25 years.

 

[The Podium]

Belfour over Turco
Joseph or Belfour over Potvin
Thomas over Rask
Luongo over Mclean

 

[KingBran]

Could go CuJo or Liut with STL.

I personally would go CuJo but have no problem with Liut.

 

[The Macho King]

I think Bishop is over Khabibulin.

 

[NCoRe]

Matter of opinions of course, but I just dont see how Thomas is better than Rask. Longevity and stats also proves me quite right. Thomas was a phenomenal goalie, but not that long I'd say.

Rask 411 Thomas 379 GP
Rask 209 Thomas 196 W's
Rask .922 Thomas .921 SV%
Rask 2.26 Thomas 2.48 GAA
Rask 39 Thomas 31 SO
Rask 884 Thomas 899 GA

Thomas have 2 vez's and Jennings I know, but Rask also have Vezina, 2 time most shotouts in the league and once best sv% too.
Like I said Thomas was a true champ, but Rask is allready IMO and still going strong.

But it's a matter of opinion and I respect every single one of them

 

[NCoRe]

Anderson over Lalime for Ottawa

Belfour over Turco for Dallas

Joseph over Potvin for Leafs

Thomas over Rask for Bruins

Luongo over Mclean for Canucks

Barrasso over Fleury for Pens? I don't remember him that well I could be wrong. Havent checked stats either.

I prefer Lalime than Anderson and not saying Anderson is bad or anything

CuJo could def be over Potvin I admit. McLean is just my all time fav

 

[The Kessel Run]

I'd take Khabibulan over Bryz for Jets/Coyotes
Kari Lehtonen for Jets/Thrashers maybe?
Timmy Thomas for Bruins (his peak was too dominant). Fan favourite vote to Andy Moog.
You could argue Belfour for a few franchises
Definitely Cujo for Leafs and Blues

 

[InfinityIggy]

Yotes best goalie was Smith, he just played in front of an awful team for years.

 

[weaponomega]

Thomas has definitely been the best goalie for the Bruins since 1967. Not only 2 Vezinas to one Vezina for Rask, but how dominate he was in his vezina season. Add to that 2 first team all-stars and a Conn Smythe.

 

[Bramskii]

I prefer Lalime than Anderson and not saying Anderson is bad or anything

CuJo could def be over Potvin I admit. McLean is just my all time fav

Lalime was awful in the big games. Had some real stinkers in the playoffs. Anderson on the other hand shines in the big games.

 

[Thordic]

Can't see how this is even a debate. Lundqvist is one of the better goalies of the last 25 years.

It's not really a debate, but Richter gets tons of credit for the cup. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but that team was also stacked. I loved Richter growing up, but its not close. But there are a lot of fans who will make the argument.

 

[tony d]

Should be a fun exercise:

Anaheim- JS Giguere
Arizona- Ilya Bryzgalov
Boston- Gerry Cheevers
Buffalo- Dominik Hasek
Calgary- Miikka Kiprusoff
Carolina- Cam Ward
Chicago- Tony Esposito
Colorado- Patrick Roy
Columbus- Sergei Bobrovsky
Dallas- Marty Turco
Detroit- Chris Osgood
Edmonton- Grant Fuhr
Florida- John Vanbiesbrouck
Los Angeles- Jonathan Quick
Minnesota- Niklas Backstrom
Montreal- Patrick Roy
Nashville- Pekka Rinne
New Jersey- Martin Brodeur
New York Islanders-Billy Smith
New York Rangers- Henrik Lundqvist
Ottawa- Craig Anderson
Philadelphia- Bernie Parent
Pittsburgh- Tom Barrasso
San Jose- Evgeni Nabokov
St.Louis-Curtis Joseph
Tampa Bay- Nikolai Khabibulin
Toronto- Felix Potvin
Vancouver- Roberto Luongo
Washington- Olaf Kolzig
Winnipeg- Ondrej Pavelec

 

[Pens x]

I’d personally rank Murray and Barrasso ahead of Fleury.

 

[Regal]

As others have said, I'd go Belfour over Turco, CuJo over Potvin, Luongo over McLean, Anderson over Lalime, Thomas over Rask and not mentioned so far, but Parent over Hextall for sure.

I think there's also a case for Barrasso over Fleury, Liut over Ward, Joseph over Liut, Lehtonen over Pavelec, and Bishop over Khabibulin.

Coyotes/Jets is an interesting one. I don't think any of Smith, Bryzgalov, Burke, Khabibulin or Essensa would be wrong really.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I’d personally rank Murray and Barrasso ahead of Fleury.

Murray is too new, but absolutely correct otherwise. Barrasso should be ahead of Fleury.

 

[ManofSteel55]

As others have said, I'd go Belfour over Turco, CuJo over Potvin, Luongo over McLean, Anderson over Lalime, Thomas over Rask and not mentioned so far, but Parent over Hextall for sure.

I think there's also a case for Barrasso over Fleury, Liut over Ward, Joseph over Liut, Lehtonen over Pavelec, and Bishop over Khabibulin.

Coyotes/Jets is an interesting one. I don't think any of Smith, Bryzgalov, Burke, Khabibulin or Essensa would be wrong really.

Essensa would be wrong. He started hot but really didn't have a great career outside of the first 3 or 4 seasons.

 

[Regal]

Essensa would be wrong. He started hot but really didn't have a great career outside of the first 3 or 4 seasons.

But by the same token, none of the other guys were good for very long there or even played for long either. He had 4 solid seasons, including one very good one, and he's only one game behind Smith for most in franchise history. It's a pretty similar resume to the other guys.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

No one wants to say Dryden over Roy for the Habs? Or Plante?

 

[ManofSteel55]

But by the same token, none of the other guys were good for very long or even played for long either, and he's only one game behind Smith for most in franchise history.

I understand that, but given his quick fall off to backup goalie status, I think it has to be someone with a few more good years, not just games played. By the end of his Winnipeg run he shouldn't have been starting often. He just wasn't that good, his rookie year has people remembering him far more fondly than he should. I'd say that Bryzgalov, Smith and Khabiboulin all have to be considered better because they were simply better goalies during their time with the franchise. More wins per season typically, and better at keeping pucks out of the net - even though they were awful a lot under Smith and Bryzgalov. 3 of the 4 should have been considered top 10 goalies for much of their time with the franchise - Essensa maybe had one year where you could argue that.

 

[DaveG]

Anaheim - Giguere
Arizona - Burke (Smith has a damn good argument too)
Boston - Thomas
Buffalo - Hasek
Calgary - Kiprusoff
Carolina - Ward (strong arguments for Irbe and Liut)
Chicago - Belfour
Colorado - Roy
Columbus - Bobrovsky
Dallas - Belfour
Detroit - Hasek
Edmonton - Fuhr
Florida - Luongo
LA - Quick
Minnesota - Backstrom
Montreal - Roy
Nashville - Vokoun
New Jersey - Brodeur
Islanders - Smith
Rangers - Lundqvist
Ottawa - Anderson
Philly - Hextall
Pittsburgh - Barrasso
San Jose - Nabokov
St Louis - Liut
Tampa - Khabibulin
Toronto - Joseph
Vancouver - Luongo
Washington - Kolzig
Winnipeg - error 404, competent goaltending not found

 

[ManofSteel55]

Yotes best goalie was Smith, he just played in front of an awful team for years.

I think it was Khabiboulin, he was just there for a shorter time.