Stock Watch for Goalies Battling for Starting Spots in the 2016-17 Season

November 17th, 2016 by Steve Macfarlane Leave a reply »
Teams with a goaltender who can be considered elite and untouchable are becoming more and more rare in today's NHL. There are only a handful of guys who could fall in that category along with Henrik Lundqvist, Carey Price, Braden Holtby and Tuukka Rask, for example. 

There are, however, many players you can consider clear-cut No. 1 netminders among the 30 franchises. They may not be among the elite, but they are serviceable with little competition. 

Then there are the uncertain creases. These feature veterans being pushed by youngsters or surprising performances forcing teams to consider redefining their pecking orders at the position. The following list consists of goalies from nearly a third of the clubs, with each having a real shot at taking control of the top spot on his squad for a variety of reasons.

Whether their coups succeed depends on their health, play from their competition and, of course, their records going forward. We rank them based on their stock at the moment and where it is at compared to the expectations established coming into the season. Statistics play a big part and suggest some are more likely than others to tr ...

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