Apart from Saros, who already is elite, we basically now have Husso, too. He's more or less benched Binnington in St. Louis, and since he's a pending UFA, it's quite given that he won't sign anywhere except to a team willing to give him a starter position and starter money. The third most likely is Luukkonen; Buffalo has all but stated that they're grooming him to be their next one. Finally, Kähkönen looks like he will at least be a solid journeyman goalie, with potential starter upside.
I expect Lankinen and Korpisalo (though as a 1994-born, he doesn't quite fit the "latter half of the 90s" criteria) to stick around the league as well, but I won't make any bold predictions about their status a year or two from now.
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