Over paying for a goalie seems too risky these days. Long gone are the days where you see several goalies dominate for the better part of a decade.
Just look at the Vezina results over the past 16 years. No goalie has won the Vezina twice in a row since Brodeur since 2007-2008, and only 3 goalies have won it more than once since 2008. In total, 13 goalies have won the award in the past 16 years.
Compare that to the previous 2 decades from 1988-2008 when only 7 goalies in total shared the trophy in those 20 years.
It just seems like there is a lot of parity within the position these days and very few stay at the top for extended periods of time.
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