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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Yes, younger goalies tend to play better in finals. No cup winning goalie in NHL history was a UFA signing with prior NHL experience. Most are homegrown and under the age of 30.
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This is one of these odd facts that remain true until it does not. Just like for decades there was no European-born player to captain a NHL team to a championship, this one in principle does not make any sense. Domink Hasek technically does not qualify as a UFA goalie, because Detroit acquired him in a trade. But he was a goalie that won the Cup in his mid-thirties with a team that did not draft him, and added him late.
I personally think it is only a matter of time before a UFA goalie wins a championship. It is weird that it hasn't happened already, since there is no rationale for why it has not happened.
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