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Who's the Best Backup Goalie in the NHL Right Now?
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Nov. 13, 2018 at 4:39 a.m.
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Note: I consider Keith Kinkaid to be the Devils #1. Also, age is not a factor here. If you had to win one game and the starter was unavailable who would you want in net?

Here's My Top 10:

1. Halak, BOS
2. Miller, ANA
3. Saros, NSH
4. Rittich, CGY
5. DeSmith, PIT
6. Greiss, NYI
7. Kuemper, ARI
8. Grubauer, COL
9. Dell, SJS
10. Brossoit, WPG

I know Brossoit leads the league in save % and he's 3rd in GAA but he plays on a great team and he's untested in big games. But he's def got game. Ryan Miller still has the ability to shut down any team on any given night, but Halak is clearly a #1 despite a few rough seasons w/ the Islanders. I think he'll be the main guy in net down the stretch for BOS. Saros has been excellent at times, but he plays behind one of the best defensive teams in the league. Guys like DeSmith and Rittich could be future stars, but they're also untested in big games. And it's only a matter of time before both replace Matt Murray and Mike Smith, respectively.
Nov. 13, 2018 at 8:53 a.m.
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anton khudobin
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Nov. 13, 2018 at 10:06 a.m.
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get ur corsi up
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Anyone but Garret Sparks.
Nov. 13, 2018 at 10:18 a.m.
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Quoting: DeadGuy63
anton khudobin


I should have made the list "top 11" lol. Khudobin is legit. Basically a 1A-1B situation in DAL w/ Bishop.
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Nov. 14, 2018 at 5:45 p.m.
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Anyone but Garret Sparks.


Maybe Freddie Andersson is just that good. Seriously, he's playing like a top 3 Goalie right now. He's the 3rd ranked Goalie (#10 overall) in Yahoo Fantasy behind only Rinne (#3) and Halak (#6) and he's now gone 8 consecutive games where he's allowed 2G or fewer, including 4 straight of 1G or fewer. Sparks has been terrible, but I believe most of his starts have been on the 2nd game of back-to-backs. But his save % is .879 and his GAA is an embarrassing 4.00.
Nov. 14, 2018 at 11:34 p.m.
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Halak my bb
Nov. 21, 2018 at 12:13 a.m.
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Jaroslav Halak is heavily overrated.Khudobin is better than him.Bibeau is better than him.(JK)
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Nov. 21, 2018 at 2:36 a.m.
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Jaroslav Halak is heavily overrated.Khudobin is better than him.Bibeau is better than him.(JK)


Halak went from arguably the worst defensive team in the league to one of the best. It makes sense that his numbers would be boosted big time. I feel like Tuukka Rask is also one of the more overrated Goalies too, so we'll see what happens. Right now though, I think BOS is clearly a notch or two...or three behind TBL and TOR.
 
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