Over the course of the last week, I have been looking at the state of goaltending in the league and ranked each team on a divisional basis. In case you missed them, you can click on the following links to review them: Pacific, Northwest, Central, Southeast, Atlantic and Northeast.
Today I will amass those rankings and come up with a league-wide ranking from 1-30. This ranking is based on a number of factors, not the least of which is my feeling and perception. I don’t expect you to agree, because you could have a vastly different ranking. I gave my explanations during the week, as well as my feelings on each club’s tandem, so I will simply make my list below without further explanation.
30. Columbus Blue Jackets
29. Edmonton Oilers
28. Toronto Maple Leafs
27. Winnipeg Jets
26. New York Islanders
25. Colorado Avalanche
24. Tampa Bay Lightning
23. Florida Panthers
22. Chicago Blackhawks
21. Boston Bruins
20. Anaheim Ducks
19. Dallas Stars
18. Washington Capitals
17. Carolina Hurricanes
16. Ottawa Senators
15. New Jersey Devils
14. San Jose Sharks
13. Philadelphia Flyers
12. Calgary Flames
11. Montreal Canadiens
10. Pittsburgh Penguins
9. Minnesota Wild
8. Phoenix Coyotes
7. Buffalo Sabres
6. Nashville Predators
5. Detroit Red Wings
4. New York Rangers
3. St. Louis Blues
2. Los Angeles Kings
1. Vancouver Canucks
Knowing this list is purely subjective, I expect that not many people will agree with each ranking. Vancouver has two legitimate #1 talents, and as long as they have both Luongo and Schneider, they will be in great hands. In many cases, teams are interchangeable depending on personal opinion, and in many cases the backup was considered. Sometime when I was chossing between two teams, the deciding factor for me was the answer to the question – If both of the teams’ starters went down long term, which team would be in better shape?
So this is my ranking, comment below!