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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It is always tough to make comparisons across eras, but with how the game has evolved, with how professional sports has evolved, it is difficult not to argue that players in the modern generation are by circumstances better than in the original six era. They are all faster, better trained, more fit, and the game is so much more difficult now with an unprecedented level of parity.
All that to say I think that Hasek, Roy, and Brodeur are the top three of all time. Hasek was probably the best of them all, but suffered for who he played for for all those years in Buffalo.
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It might be better to say Hasek was the best of his era.
One will never know how Plante would have faired in today's game. Also forgotten is goaltenders of today cover much more of the net with thier equipment as compared to the era Plante played in. It could be argued that goalies like Plante had a more difficult time in stopping pucks and had to rely more on thier athletic abilities.