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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
do you really think McDonald is as good of a prospect as Demko?
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I am going to compare the two prospect to two 25-year-old NHL goalies.
I liken McDonald to NHL Goalie A, who has started 13, 32, and now 40 games and has a career SV% of .916 and was drafted sooner.
I liken Demko to NHL Goalie B, who has started 28, 54, and now 37 games and has a career SV% of .918 and was drafted later.
Goalie A took longer to establish himself as an NHL starter, and if you look back at their 23 year old seasons alone one might have jumped to "Goalie B > Goalie A".
But right now, I would personally rather have Goalie A (Jake Allen) over Goalie B (Frederik Andersen) and the final product is a better goaltender in my personal opinion. Andersen won the sprint, but Allen is winning the marathon. And we still won't really know who had a better career for years.
So judging 19 year old goalie prospects in completely different leagues is pointless, unless you've watched a lot more of both leagues and both players than you likely actually have. The reason I'd rather have Allen over Andersen is just based on what I see, not who's putting up better %s right now (though that's Allen, too)
Overall, right now It's probably easy to say Demko is a better goalie than McDonald. But ultimately McDonald's got elements Demko doesn't and it's up to him and to the development coaches to get McDonald to where the draft people think McDonald can be.