Will we ever see goalies play 70+ games again?

[Felidae]

In the history of hockey, there has been 113 goalies that have played 70 or more games in a season.

Only 10 of those seasons were past 2010, and since 2015 there's only been 1 goalie to play 70+ games

Will we ever see goalies play 70+ games again, or at least with some frequency?

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[Sticksandsun]

No reason to burn out a goalie, as elite as he may be, in the regular season anymore.
60-65 seems like the max ceiling the top 10 goalies will hit.
I'd prefer to have 55ish/30ish split with your tandem and then ride your #1 in playoffs unless injured or subpar play.

 

[kk]

Was just chatting with a hockey buddy about this the other day. It seems like it's not likely. Reliable if-not-better backups are extremely valuable and even more so for playoff contending teams.