Testify said:well I havent saw dubnyk yet.. so I will excluse him from the option u gave us
personnally, from what I saw at the WJC, I would pick Schwarz
Levitate said:ehhh i think this question is just way too hard to really answer...everything is complete speculation and personal opinion at this point. all three are great talents and could be starters in the NHL...all three are different.
schwarez is supposed to have some great skills...dubnyk is big and quick to go along with it (but not matter how quick you are, if you're that big you're gonna have a big five hole...) montoya has the skills and is a clutch performer...
since i'm a rangers fan i obviously hope montoya turns out to be the best...but i just think it's hard to compare these guys cuz one guy might be perceived to be more skilled and people will pick him cuz of that...but it could be another guy who actually ends up in the NHL cuz of whatever reason.
that all being said...again i want to favor montoya cuz he's a rangers prospects, i'll be honest with my bias. he seems to have the right head and attitude for succeeding as a NHL goaltender and it's not like he has no skills to go along with that either, he's talented as well.
AJ1982 said:I think Montoya is riding the Cuban hype machine right now. He's a great goalie who had a great WJC performance but I don't think he was the best goalie at the WJC's or the best in the draft. I think Schwarz was and is better. I wasn't a huge fan of the Rangers taking Montoya so early.
Jay Thompson said:I am going to go with Montoya on a slight edge over Schwarz. Why? Well, I'm basically giving the edge based on WJC performances, particularly in the gold medal game where Montoya was an absolute wall. Schwarz was very good for the Czechs, but he wasn't as good. Both are sensational goaltenders, but I like Montoya a *teensy* bit more.
Dubnyk doesn't belong being compared to these two right now. I would bet you money that Schwarz blows Dubnyk out of the water next year in the 'Dub. What I have seen of Dubnyk has not impressed me at all. I personally do not think he deserved to be even picked in the first round, nevermind in the top 15.
So what's wrong with a little speculation? If speculation was forbidden, then these message boards would be empty. I love taking a prospects abilities and watching them play, then factoring in the team that drafts them, to come up with how that player may impact that team in the near future. I love it!
jcoldwell said:Jay I totally disagree with you on the that Dubnyk will challenge Deslauriers as the starting goalie for Edmonton in years to come. I do say that Dubnyk is the least NHL ready goalie out of the 3 mentioned but he is still comparible to Schwarz and Montoya.
Schwarz is the best NHL ready goalie right now as Montoya is #2 but Dubnyk will be a starter in the NHL with Edmonton or on another team.
It has been noted that Edmonton had Dubnyk rated higher in the draft than Montoya and Schwarz.
I do say this though Edmonton has one of the best goalie tandems in the future with Deslauriers and Dubnyk.
Jay Thompson said:Montoya and Schwarz were both good enough to represent their countries on the international stage at least years' WJC tournament, whereas Dubnyk even in the top 3 for Canada.
Seachd said:Wasn't it the Canucks that said they had Dubnyk and Schwarz pretty much equal?
s7ark said:I know Dubnyk isn't gonna get a lot of love here, but I think he could surprise many. He has a good glove, can cover the entire bottom of the net in his butterfly, has quick feet, and seems to have a great head on his shoulders.
In his pre draft interview, one of the things that sold Lowe on him was that he brought a chart he made of all the players in the WHL and their passing/shooting preferences. That shows a lot of maturity for such a young kid.
I don't see Loungo in him but a Sean Burke is a possibilty. And that would be fine by me.