Who are the NHL’s elite goalies?

Name: Who are the NHL’s elite goalies?
Uploaded: 2026-09-28T13:00:02.000Z
Duration: 53 min 17 s

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With the 2026-27 NHL season set to begin tomorrow night, the guys deep dive into Jesse’s annual ranking of the top 45 goalies in the league, including the four who’ve separated themselves from the rest to land in the top tier. Plus, the guys have a great, in-depth conversation about Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill’s critique of defensive analytics in hockey, where hockey analytics are heading, and what it truly takes to build a premier front office.

0:00:00: Intro
0:00:45: Jesse’s 2026-27 NHL Goalie Tiers
0:02:14: Which goalies landed in Tier 1 this season?
0:05:35: What keeps Logan Thompson and Jake Oettinger out of Tier 1?
0:11:33: Who are some of the goalies that could eventually join Tier 1?
0:15:01: Why aren’t there more “go-to” goalies in the NHL now?
0:16:56: Are the current elite goalies better than the Roy, Brodeur, Hasek era goalies?
0:18:03: Why are most of the Tier 1 goalies on middling teams?
0:20:16: Will one of Jesse’s Tier 1 goalies win the Vezina this season?
0:26:09: Jeff Blashill’s comments about defensive analytics sparked a debate
0:35:54: What does it really mean to be an “innovative GM”?
0:47:10: The NHL’s salary cap is reportedly going way up in the next two years

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