Most Under Rated NHL Goalies

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

I put a poll with my list, but if you guys thing someone else should be up there. have at it.
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flyersjew727 · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject:

biron. sorry that i'm biased, but he gets razzed a lot by nbc and the like for not proving himself in the playoffs when he just took the flyers to the conference finals. he's solid year round, give or take 5 games, and he will win games all by himself down the stretch

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

i meant to add biron to the list, forgot, but absolutely one of the most underrated...

i have to go with Timmy Thomas. He's leading the league in GAA and save % and really carried that team to the playoffs last year... but he gets no ink. I never hear about him in the game analysis or sportscenter even though he regularly gets top 10 play clips
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Arthriticbutterflystyle · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:34 am Post subject:

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

you da-man! you... forum-whore you!
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Arthriticbutterflystyle · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:39 am Post subject:

Uh...thanks. By the way, Lehtonen for me. That guy was amazing the other day, so under-rated.

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

Lehtonen's game has gone up a bunch of notches since he started talkin to Hedburg about improvisation and being less predictable. That was around X-mas... if i recall, he's posted the best #'s of any goalie since January. I think Price would benefit immensely from that.
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Arthriticbutterflystyle · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:25 am Post subject:

Tonight between the NJD/PHI and DET/CGY game they were talking about how the Canadiens needed Fla to lose tonight and how they should be playing Halak because he's far more consistent.

puckstopper135 · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject:

And Florida lost, but in OT so they're tied with Montreal right now for points.

If Biron had been up there before I voted, I woulda gone with him.

goalieboy#1 · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:49 am Post subject:

Joey McDonald! (former?) NYI goalie
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Arthriticbutterflystyle · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:30 am Post subject:

I played with Joey McDonald!!!!

Seriously. He's a cool guy. Very serious though...kinda creepy.

I think he still plays for the Islanders...I don't think he got traded so he's either riding the pine or got sent down.

goalieboy#1 · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:37 am Post subject:

Lucky!! I don't know why, but I like him. He deffinately helped his team a lot when DiPietro got hurt. And I LOVE his pads, coolest things ever!
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Arthriticbutterflystyle · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:39 am Post subject:

Yeah it was totally by accident. I showed up and got dressed for Drop In two hours early when the Toledo Storm were practicing at our rink because they had muppets on ice or some crap at their rink and when I walked out they were walking out and their goalie coach asked me if I wanted to play a scrimmage with them for a few minutes. Who the hell could say no? I was much younger and thought I was Patrick Roy...I think that day was where I got my humility on the ice...lol

goalieboy#1 · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:43 am Post subject:

Wow! Lucky!!! Great story!
I want to play with NHL/AHL players, to see how much bigger, faster, and how much harder their shots are compared to what I've seen.
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Arthriticbutterflystyle · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:45 am Post subject:

This was when McDonald played for the ECHL which I think is a step or two below AHL...those guys are wicked fast though...I mean...wow. Think about the best player in your league, multiply his/her talent by 50 and that's how good these guys were.