Early Vezina discussion!

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Mike Smith, Cam Talbot, Jake Allen are front runners.

James Reimer too once Luongo gets hurt again.

 

[Quarter]

2017, 2018

its like you have short term memory lost.. just check the andersen threads a month ago. Pretty embarrassing

Anyone who claimed Andersen should have been waived at the end of this October doesn't have an opinion worth listening to.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

Then you'll know that those stats are most certainly not reflective of how our goaltending has been

Do you really think Hank should be in the vezina convo? You’d be in the tiny minority on that one.

 

[NextYear67]

Based on how the voters historically operate its Freddy AINEC. Whether you believe he’s actually really been the best is irrelevant based on this being a discussion on winning Vezina.

 

[thefutures]

My vote goes to freddy atm

 

[flamesforcup]

Should be Freddy. He is masking the attrocious Leafs defense. If he doesnt hold it together the floodgates will open.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Gibson pretty easily still. Andersen might have a case due to team success, but Gibson is the best goalie in the league

 

[48g90a138pts]

Does Koskinen start getting put into the conversation now?

If not, I just did...lol

He's clearly stepped up and taken over the starting job in Edmonton.

 

[gtrower]

Holtby had a rough start but he’ll be in the conversation by the end of the season. Hovering around .970 since Wilson returned and fixed the PK.

 

[Absolut]

Gibson is my guy so far.

 

[48g90a138pts]

My top 10 list as of Dec 1

1. Rinne
2. Halak
3. Andersen
4. Koskinen
5. McElhinney
6. Gibson
7. Vasilevskiy
8. Varlamov
9. Greiss
10. Fleury

 

[Lovsan]

i really hope Koskinen wins it, the talk before season about him now being able to play at NHL level was fun to read, now he has shown that he can play at top level. I wish all the best for him!

 

[Bedards Dad]

Should be Freddy. He is masking the attrocious Leafs defense. If he doesnt hold it together the floodgates will open.

Literally 1 more shot against per game then Tampa...watch out for those flood gates!!

 

[Cotton]

In any other discussion people would say how terrible the Leafs D is, keeping it consistent means admitting its Andersen by a long shot.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Poor Jimothy Howard can't get no love despite playing behind shit defense.

 

[StevenB]

Idk I might be biased but Andy is on another level this year

 

[StevenB]

Wait wtf why would someone bump this from 2018, just make a new thread

 

[Leonhard Euler]

Wait wtf why would someone bump this from 2018, just make a new thread

It is 2018, my friend from the future

 

[snipes]

Does Koskinen start getting put into the conversation now?

If not, I just did...lol

He's clearly stepped up and taken over the starting job in Edmonton.

Koskinen is in conversation

 

[ThirdManIn]

Wait wtf why would someone bump this from 2018, just make a new thread

I know, right? Nov 17 2018? Talk about living in the past, Hockey's "Future"

 

[Patrik]

Wait wtf why would someone bump this from 2018, just make a new thread

Just out of curiosity, which year do you think it is now?

 

[ThirdManIn]

Just out of curiosity, which year do you think it is now?

Maybe they live across the International Date Line or something, only, you know, in an episode of Quantum Leap.

 

[StevenB]

Just out of curiosity, which year do you think it is now?

Honestly I wasn’t even thinking this morning

 

[StevenB]

It is 2018, my friend from the future

I know, right? Nov 17 2018? Talk about living in the past, Hockey's "Future"

Maybe they live across the International Date Line or something, only, you know, in an episode of Quantum Leap.

Lmao I had a massive brain fart this morning

 

[lwvs84]

The best goalie relative to what he's had to deal with is Gibson. Rinne and Andersen play behind significantly better teams with much better coaches. He's playing behind one of the worst offenses (2nd to last in goals for) and defensive "systems" (giving up the second most shots per game). Both Rinne and Andersen play behind top 10 offenses... they have the luxury of knowing if they have a bad game, they can still win. Chances are, if the Ducks give up 3 goals they lose the game... both Toronto and Nashville are more likely to score more than 3 goals than less than 3. Psychologically, that has to play a factor for goalies.

Edit: Unfortunately, Vezina isn't given to the best goalie, but other things factor in too, which probably means Gibson isn't going to win it.