Maybe it's just me, but I'm kind of meh about today's goalies, both in talent and entertainment factor.
When you compare that list to the previous generation (Brodeur, Roy, Hasek, Joseph, Belfour, Vernon, Richter, Fuhr etc.), they just don't seem as impressive...and they don't seem to be as integral to a teams identity as they used to be. Perhaps I overrate the previous generation because I grew up with them (and many seemed to have bigger-than-life personalities compared to todays kids, who are for better or worse, a little more balanced), but I don't see anyone from the current crop getting anywhere close to Roy/Brodeur/Hasek status. Maybe Quick or Rask.
Lots of solid Fins/Americans out there, but it's definitely not the golden age of goaltending. And in Canada's case, probably the worst era of all time.
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