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willus3
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Canada
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Posted - 05/10/2007 :  06:57:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Who's the best goalie you've seen play?

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hithere311
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Canada
109 Posts

Posted - 05/10/2007 :  07:12:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
In person or ever?

If ever I'm all for Roy and Brodeur.
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willus3
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Canada
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Posted - 05/10/2007 :  07:19:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Doesn't have to be in person, no.

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hithere311
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Canada
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Posted - 05/10/2007 :  07:28:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah, then Brodeur and Roy.
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PuckNuts
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Canada
2414 Posts

Posted - 05/10/2007 :  11:03:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Felix Potvin...

Lead, follow, or get out of the way...
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Beans15
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Canada
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Posted - 05/10/2007 :  18:47:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Grant Fuhr in his prime. He practially invented the glove save in the splits. His GAA wasn't great, but how many break aways or 2 on 1's did his face as an Oiler?? He was so athletic and had such great flexability. He was fun to watch.
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fly4apuckguy
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Canada
834 Posts

Posted - 05/10/2007 :  21:33:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
He may not be in my top ten all-time, but the best performance ever was by Curtis Joseph when he was with the Blues in 1992-93.

They did not make the finals, but he was as outstanding as any goalie ever has been or ever will be in those 10 or 11 games.

Ever...my heart says Ken Dryden, but I know it is probably Patrick Roy.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Gretz
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tctitans
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Canada
931 Posts

Posted - 05/10/2007 :  21:48:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Beans15

Grant Fuhr in his prime. He practially invented the glove save in the splits. His GAA wasn't great, but how many break aways or 2 on 1's did his face as an Oiler?? He was so athletic and had such great flexability. He was fun to watch.



Fuhr was never a top goalie. He made some great saves when they counted, was overall solid, but never elite.
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tctitans
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Canada
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Posted - 05/10/2007 :  21:52:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
oh.. yeah... and I'd have to take the boring (common) answer and say Brodeur.
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fly4apuckguy
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Canada
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Posted - 05/10/2007 :  22:24:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by tctitans

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Originally posted by Beans15

Grant Fuhr in his prime. He practially invented the glove save in the splits. His GAA wasn't great, but how many break aways or 2 on 1's did his face as an Oiler?? He was so athletic and had such great flexability. He was fun to watch.



Fuhr was never a top goalie. He made some great saves when they counted, was overall solid, but never elite.



Tell that to the Hall of Fame committee. He's inducted (2003). They don't usually put in "solid" goalies.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Gretz
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GOWINGS19
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USA
232 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2007 :  10:21:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Brodeur and Roy...they are amazing goalies

"I don’t need to score the goal. I need someone to start thinking about me and forgetting about scoring goals." -Vladmir Konstantinov
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tctitans
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Canada
931 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2007 :  10:27:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by fly4apuckguy

quote:
Originally posted by tctitans

quote:
Originally posted by Beans15

Grant Fuhr in his prime. He practially invented the glove save in the splits. His GAA wasn't great, but how many break aways or 2 on 1's did his face as an Oiler?? He was so athletic and had such great flexability. He was fun to watch.



Fuhr was never a top goalie. He made some great saves when they counted, was overall solid, but never elite.



Tell that to the Hall of Fame committee. He's inducted (2003). They don't usually put in "solid" goalies.



That's what great teams and Stanley Cups will do for you...
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number1leafsfan
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Canada
103 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2007 :  14:29:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Best ive seen retired: Patrick Roy

Best ive seen Current: Brodeur

Best Ever: Sawchuk or Roy

I am what I am- Sid The Kid
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I HATE CROSBY
PickupHockey Pro



Canada
538 Posts

Posted - 05/16/2007 :  01:04:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by PuckNuts

Felix Potvin...

Lead, follow, or get out of the way...



Hahahahahaha....Oh man, I was a huge Potvin fan growing up. He was bar far my favorite as a kid. And I loved his comeback with the Kings after the Nucks nearly ruined him. I got to say, although the leafs are my favorite team, I was absolutely disgusted with how they treated Felix in 98. Getting Cujo was fine, but they should have traded felix right away, instead of leaving him hanging for 1/2 a year.
However as I aged, I realized how great Roy was THROUGHOUT his career. I personally believe Roy is the best PLAYER of all-time. He was effective THROUGHOUT his career. He has almost every playoff record. he has the most Conne-Smythes, the most playoff games, and the most p-off wins (I think). And the amazing part is, he didn't drag out his career like so many other players. Did Wayne, Mario, Mess or Howe leave the game as an effective player? NO!!!!!! (Bobby Orr did, but Roy's career was much longer)..Anyone whoever claims Brodeur was better than Roy is dead to me (in hockey terms)....Roy reinvented goaltending. The 80's was loaded with sieves, than some very young kid steals the show in the 86 p-offs with his fancy modern day butterfly style, and a whole new wave of goaltenders is born. For a while there, it seemed the majority of up-and-coming goalies were from Quebec. this isn't coincidence, this is because they all had an idol by the name of Roy. Roy was Marty's hero as a teenager (although Marty doesn't use the same style of goaltending that Patrick did). But Look at Luongo and Fluery, they are the offspring of the style Roy popularized. Watch any QMJHL hockey game, you'll see nothing but mini-Roy's.
You may not agree that Roy is the best player of all-time, but I hope you can all admit that Roy was the best Playoff performer of all-time.

Sugar Ray over Hasek any day!

Edited by - I HATE CROSBY on 05/16/2007 01:08:38
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Posted - 05/16/2007 :  21:07:18  Reply with Quote
Patrick Roy is the best I've ever seen.

Tretiak is the best I haven't seen (I think).
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GOWINGS19
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USA
232 Posts

Posted - 05/16/2007 :  21:49:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I just remember when i used to play on like the super nintendo and such trading off the wings goalies for roy and potvin...for some reason i just loved potvin haha

"I don’t need to score the goal. I need someone to start thinking about me and forgetting about scoring goals." -Vladmir Konstantinov
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