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Originally Posted by JerryUnderscore
Yep. That's exactly right.
I think there are very few elite goalies in the league right now. Definitely Price, Lundqvist is elite but he's in the sunset of his career. Other than that...
Maybe Holtby or Quick?
There are a lot of above average goalies (Talbot, Bobrovsky, Dubnyk, Rask, Jones, Rinne, Bishop, etc.) but I'd reserve the word elite for those who will one day by in the HHOF.
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Bobrovsky has 2 Vezina trophies. Holtby doesn't have a season as a full-time starter under .920, and his playoff career save % is .932 in 59 games.
Quick, I'll listen to arguments about, but I'd still say he's an elite goalie. He hasn't had a GAA over 2.50 in nine years. 81 playoff games, .922 save %, 2 cups.
You can win without an elite goalie. You can't win without an above average goalie unless the team you play in the finals is running Michael Leighton and Brian Boucher out against the 2010 Blackhawks.