Top 5 NHL Free Agent Goalies For The Summer of 2014

Thomas Greiss

Putting Thomas Greiss as the third-best goalie available is a curious suggestion. But it is a weak free-agent class, especially for goalies.

Greiss is 28 and has only played 69 career games, but he has performed admirably. Greiss played 25 games this season, backing up Mike Smith. His .920 save percentage and 2.29 GAA both ranked in the top 15.

It would be interesting to see Greiss as a starter, but that won’t be happening. Greiss is one of the top backups out there. Anytime your backup goalie has a better save percentage and GAA than your starter, you’ve got a good guy.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Coyotes resign Greiss, but maybe he wants a bigger role than he has in Phoenix. One team where he could get that is Calgary. The Flames appear ready to go with Karri Ramo, but they are in need of a strong backup after trading away Reto Berra to Colorado. Greiss would fit the bill of a strong backup, but it’s possible he could wrangle the top job away from Ramo as well. At the very least, the competition would keep the pair sharp and they would make a good duo.