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Old 02-22-2010, 06:47 PM   #152
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Originally Posted by JayP View Post
I wouldn't say it's sad. Goaltending depth is becoming a worldwide trend. Of the top 7 hockey nations (CAN, RUS, SWE, FIN, CZE, USA, SLO), Slovakia is the only team without a great goalie (although Halak is capable enough). Look at the names in this tournament:

Brodeur
Luongo
Miller
Thomas
Kiprusoff
Backstrom
Lundqvist
Nabokov
Bryzgalov
Voukoun
Hiller

At the end of the day, how many of those guys would you take Fleury ahead of?

Canada is the only country with a goaltender that has won the Stanley Cup. In fact, we have two.
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