Who could be the next G who steals a no1?

[stevegamer]

^I thought that Nilsson was given the green light to be the starting goalie already...its his job to lose at this point.

I think he should take that job, but most of what I seen discusses AndersOn as the starter in Ottawa, not him.

[j0hn_d0e]

I think he should take that job, but most of what I seen discusses AndersOn as the starter in Ottawa, not him.

Yeah its and interesting situation because Nilsson is given the opportunity to be the starter right away but he still has to prove that he can handle that job. I would target Nilsson before Anderson in a draft.

[VincentVega]

Because Markstrom was actually really solid last year. Quality start % of 63%, and a "really bad start" stat of under 12%. With the team Vancouver had last year, that's impressive.
I know they haven't gotten much better, but adding Miller, Ferland, Hughes, and Myers won't hurt. That's why Demko isn't at the top of my list anyays, but you're right, he does deserve the mention.

Yes, this. Marksstrom was great last year and wasn't too bad the year before. I think he is firmly the #1 in VAN.

[BenTrovato]

^I thought that Nilsson was given the green light to be the starting goalie already...its his job to lose at this point.

Yes but I don’t think that means much nowadays. I would be surprised if Ottawa doesn’t have a 50/50 split

[Zorro]

I like Alex Nedeljkovic.. What about Samsonov??

[stevegamer]

I like Alex Nedeljkovic.. What about Samsonov??

The issue is that those guys need to get to #2 first, and that's unlikely this year for both of them, barring injury.

[mounD]

I like Alex Nedeljkovic.. What about Samsonov??

It's a huge season for Holtby and Samsonov in Washington. Their respective performances will determine a lot about the future of that crease. That should be a prime spot for at least another few years, so that's big news obviously. With Holtby in a contract year, and Samsonov looking very good over the second half of last season in the AHL, I think Holtby is going to be super motivated to have a great season -- and I think he will. But anything is possible. He's definitely seen a decline in his regular season numbers the past couple seasons, but there is the stanley cup performance and his career playoff percentages to consider.

Should be a very interesting year for the Washington goalies.