NHL Awards Poll: Vezina

[Roof-Daddy]

Raycroft for Rask.

LOL

[Erick Estrada]

Rask because of how he was at or near the top in pretty well every statistical category and I feel he's the real deal and not a goaltender that had a career year (not that there's anything wrong with that but it's just my criteria).

[devo22]

Bishop. Backstopped Tampa to a playoff spot although Stamkos missed most of the season and St Louis deserted the team at the deadline. The playoffs then proved just how important Bishop was for the Lightning.

[vilzeh]

Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan

Rask for me, but did anyone else see what their backup did this year?

Chad Johnson: W-17 L-4 OTL-3 GAA-2.10 SV%- .925

It makes me wonder how much of Rask's stats were based on team defense rather than his own individual effort. I might have to consider Varlamov the better man due to his lack of defense in front of him.

Check how many non-playoff teams did Chad play.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by vilzeh

Check how many non-playoff teams did Chad play.

Oh I'm aware that he played the weaker competition, but that's still an impressive stat line for any backup. This is also a guy that had his first full year as a back up at 28, and last year had a 3.00 GAA and .903 SV% in the AHL. It's not like he's got a pedigree to back up his sudden success.