I picked Swayman because he was great in the playoffs and Hellebuyck has struggled in the playoffs.
This can certainly change. Goalies like Bobrovsky and Barrasso struggled in the playoffs, but turned it around later and became good playoff goalies. Many goalies do this.
Do I think Hellebuyck will become a good playoff goalie? Yes, and then I'll rank him above Swayman. But until then, I'm ranking Swayman ahead.
Swayman because I’m confident he’s really good and he’s a lot younger. Hellebuyck may outperform Swayman a bit the next few years but I think Swayman could massively outperform Hellebuyck in the later years.
In a vacuum it's Hellebuyck, no question. In reality its a coin flip. The Hellebuyck contract is gonna be a tough pill to swallow in 2-3 years and 5.5 years of age difference is an eternity in goalie time
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