HOH Top 60 Goaltenders of All Time (2024 Edition) - Round 2, Vote 7

[MadArcand]

As the parent of three small kids, “sleep like a baby” is total bullshit.

As a parent of 3 and (not even) 1 year olds, I can agree only partially. They actually slept well as babies (from 2nd month onwards), but it got infinitely worse around the time the older one could get out of bed. At age 3+ she even needs melatonin to go to bed at child-appropriate time instead of staying up til 11-12...

However I don't know if "eating like a baby" is a thing, but that's where the real nightmares lie...


On topic, this round truly makes me happy I decided not to participate this time around. I feel like majority of these names are too early, some by far. I'd have an apoplexy trying to sort that mess out. The only ones I always truly liked were Beezer & Kipper.

 

[CuuuJooo]

Maybe it's because they went into the HOF together (still trying to process that), but to me, Barrasso and Vernon occupy a similar tier (ie, IT'S TOO SOON).

I would love to hear angry arguments from those more knowledgeable than me.

*sits back, cracks beer*

 

[Michael Farkas]

I agree. And Fuhr is on that tier too. Guys that knew how to play, but had serious flaws. High highs, low lows. Structurally proficient, but a bit unpolished.

Beer me!

 

[overpass]

Does anyone have any thoughts on Kiprusoff's large home/road split in his stats? I believe it's the largest among goalies in the last 25 years or more.

Career Home: 197-89-37, 2.23 GAA, 0.919 SV%
Career Road: 122-124-34, 2.79 GAA, 0.906 SV%

And his backups, who rarely played, played a substantial portion of Calgary's second half of back to backs on the road. So he was getting an easier selection of road games, if anything.

Does anyone who followed the Flames remember if Kiprusoff was known to be better at home? Or was it the whole team?

Subsequent Calgary goalies haven't had the same pattern to their home/road splits.

 

[Professor What]

Maybe it's because they went into the HOF together (still trying to process that), but to me, Barrasso and Vernon occupy a similar tier (ie, IT'S TOO SOON).

I would love to hear angry arguments from those more knowledgeable than me.

*sits back, cracks beer*

Well, I could buy Barrasso here. Glad Vernon isn't up.

I saw Barrasso as a borderline case for the Hall. Vernon was a no, just no.