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Originally Posted by Iniggywetrust
I actually think that when picking a goalie, you have to pick someone from.the modern era.. Goalie like Plante, Sawchuck, and other older goalies would absolutely get lit up by some of the really skilled forwards we are picking.
I know its tough to determine but is Plante a better goalie than Kipprusoff? Or evem Luongo? I'd have to say absolutely not.
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I would say that he was - I mean if you were to put Kiprusoff or Luongo in the same equipment as Plante wore, including the awful shoulder pans and leather pads and they would look the exact same. I don't know if the goaltenders now are better per say or if the equipment that they are playing in is better. The rise in the butterfly style came about predominantly because before goaltenders couldn't play that way because their pads would weigh 50+ pounds due the all the water they would soak up. I think that relative comparisons between players of the same era is a better method to use. Frankly I am looking at players, not technology.