Hasek did not even arrive in North America until he was 25-years old. Both Brodeur and Roy had six full years playing NHL hockey by that age, after emerging as Juniour Hockey Stars. It is also hard to ignore Hasek's rather astonishing shutout rate, which happened once in every nine games! I think a strong case can be made that with the same advantage of starting his hockey career in Canada as a teenager, Hasek's accomplishments would have dwarfed those of Roy and Brodeur.
He was utterly sensational, and pretty much singlehandedly made that Buffalo team competitive.
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