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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
None of our goalies scream "franchise goaltender". I wouldn't be shocked if in 5 years our starter is someone not in the system right now. When's the last time this organization drafted a worthwhile goalie? Mike Vernon? They all are intriguing for sure but I wouldn't bet on any of them yet. Even Ortio looked like he was one season away from being released, then he had such a good year in Abby last year. Now he needs to up his game several more notches if he wants to be a starter (I thought he was just ok at the NHL level last year, Kipper-esque demeanor or not). Does he have it in him? Who knows, but I've seen enough of the Kidds, Krahns and Irvings of the world to temper my expectations until one of them proves it at the NHL level.
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There are only 30 starting jobs and 60 total for all the goalies in the world to compete for. It is probably likely that none of these guys become legit #1 starters in the NHL, but as a team, the group of Ortio, Gillies and MacDonald is a well above average goalie prospect depth (quality, not quantity-wise) in the NHL.
There are 2 guys that started for "big 6" nations in the WJC recently and 1 guy that just got taken as the #1 goalie in the most recent draft. No complaints about the quality of our G prospects here.