Roy and Brodeur were two of the best conventional- if we can call them that - goalies I've seen in my lifetime.
But Hasek falls into that rare category where he's almost another species. It's like Gretzky's vision, McDavid's foot and hand speed, or Usain Bolt's running - they're just in a different category from even other best-in-the-world type players. Guys that do things that almost make you laugh - it's so absurd what they can do against even top flight competitors. Hasek was hilarious at times in that way.
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