Post2Post Rankings
Jamie McLennan ranks the top goaltenders so far this season.
Rankings as of February 14
Eastern Conference
| Rk |
Goaltender |
| 1 |
Craig Anderson - Senators
Anderson has dominated games and been the best goalie as far as consistency. |
| 2 |
Tuukka Rask - Bruins
Rask is showing why Tim Thomas was expendable. |
| 3 |
Martin Brodeur - Devils
Brodeur still has it at 40. I NEVER should doubt the all time best goalie. |
| 4 |
Carey Price - Canadiens
Price is the only reason Montreal is in a playoff spot at the moment. |
| 5 |
Henrik Lundqvist - Rangers
The still elite Lundqvist is settling in and rounding into form. |
| 6 |
Marc-Andre Fleury - Penguins
Fleury had a good start, despite a dip in his play, however he is still getting it done. |
| 7 |
Ilya Bryzgalov - Flyers
Bryzgalov has been Philadelphia's best player so far this season. |
| 8 |
Ryan Miller - Sabres
Miller's team has been awful in front of him and he faces way too many high quality chances. |
| 9 |
James Reimer - Maple Leafs
Reimer was great before the injury and showing he can play . |
| 10 |
Cam Ward - Hurricanes
Ward had a slow start, but has come on lately. I expect elite play out of him. |
| 11 |
Anders Lindback - Lightning
I am a big fan of Lindback, who is still learning to be a number one netminder. |
| 12 |
Evgeni Nabokov - Islanders
Nabokov has been streaky, still playing on a young team, with lots of mistakes. |
| 13 |
Ondrej Pavelec - Jets
The Jets allow a lot of quality chances and Pavelec is still not at the top of his game. |
| 14 |
Jose Theodore - Panthers
Sadly Theodore is not the same as he was last season. |
| 15 |
Braden Holtby/Michal Neuvirth - Capitals
The Caps have been bad and their goalies have to be better as a tandem. |
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Western Conference
| Rk |
Goaltender |
| 1 |
Pekka Rinne - Predators
Rinne has been the only reason why Nashville has competed, as they lack in goal support. |
| 2 |
Roberto Luongo/Cory Schneider - Canucks
Both netminders in Vancouver are playing well behind a great team. |
| 3 |
Corey Crawford - Blackhawks
Crawford has stabilized in net and shown he can make the save when the Hawks need him. |
| 4 |
Antti Niemi - Sharks
Niemi has cooled off as of late, but has been solid for San Jose. |
| 5 |
Jonathan Quick - Kings
Despite having no goal support (see Rinne), Quick still has not been the same. I expect way more. |
| 6 |
Viktor Fasth/Jonas Hiller - Ducks
Fasth has come in and been great and is showing a ton of composure. |
| 7 |
Jimmy Howard - Red Wings
Howard has been solid for the Red Wings, after a shaky start. |
| 8 |
Kari Lehtonen - Stars
Lehtonen is showing why he considered one of the best finnish goalies. |
| 9 |
Devan Dubnyk - Oilers
Dubnyk is a big reason why Edmonton has been in the pack, showing he is a true number one. |
| 10 |
Mike Smith - Coyotes
Smith had a shaky start and an injury, but is starting to come on now. |
| 11 |
Miikka Kiprusoff - Flames
I know what he's capable of and I expect more because of his elite skill set. |
| 12 |
Jaroslav Halak/Brian Elliott - Blues
The ranking would be higher if Halak was healthy, and lower if Elliott was the starter. |
| 13 |
Niklas Backstrom - Wild
Backstrom has not been the same so far, with some good games and some bad. |
| 14 |
Semyon Varlamov - Avalanche
An inconsistent team has led to his woes, but he has big upside. |
| 15 |
S.Bobrovsky/S.Mason - Blue Jackets
Neither netminder has been able to run away with the starting job. |
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