Why the Canucks future is low? Demko is young and there is Silovs.
Nogtastic2000
Tampa at 30 for the future? Very doubtful there.
Initial-Ad-5462
This ranking will need to be adjusted significantly when the Oilers sign Carter Hart next week.
Vj1224love
Wow…Detroit is worst currently, but best future?! Cossa can’t come soon enough.
yellow_fogs
Let’s Go Buff-alo
Alkyan
So you’re saying we’re bad, but it’s gonna get worse. Awesome. At least we’re usually pretty solid in front of the goal so he doesn’t have work too hard. Though I wouldn’t say Kochetkov is as bad as 26th. We like our silly little Russian.
minos157
Fully agreed on the future but having the Isles 8th currently is crazy to me.
FalseAdagio2
How are the flames so low currently? Haven’t they heard of 2024-25 vezina winner Dustin Wolf?
ODowder
Tie or typo leading to 2 teams being 22nd for future ?
Maleficent-Comfort-2
Rangers number 1!
Don’t look at our future Allaire will take care of that.
GroundbreakingCow775
I like this list. I just don’t believe it
ILSmokeItAll
Some teams really standing to get hammered in goaltending. Some look on the come up. This is the category I’m interested in following as it relates to reversal of fortune on team success.
ILSmokeItAll
What does the “cap” column represent?
NYR_Aufheben
I don’t understand the Cap column.
dhas19
I mean, I’m a pessimist but Colorado at 24 currently is… a choice I guess…
Edit: I’m leaving this up for every other dumbass like me who didn’t read “goaltending”. 24 sounds more reasonable now.
RandlePatrickMcM
I don’t mind sitting at 18 today with a 1 for the future.
matthew91298
This is fine 🙃
dc_stag
Ok, sure. Lindgren & Thompson were #16 & #23 in SV% and #19 & #20 in GAA last year, but that maths out to 24th best tandem. Give yr balls a tug, Dom.
clockbergjr
I usually like The Athletic pieces, but this ranking is really pointless. Weighing current and future goalies equally makes no sense to me. You can only play one goalie at a time, so if your team is clearly set for the next 10 years, why would future prospects even matter? On top of that, projecting goalies is borderline impossible.
MouthofthePenguin
This is stupid as shit. NO one knows the future of these prospects.
Hell you guys remember Matt Murray?
The whole thing is cap, not just the one column.
tigersatemyhusband
Detroit can’t wait for that future. From 32 to 1
No_Huckleberry_7410
Oh yeah, it’s all coming together (I’m so delusional)
ElyFlyGuy
Bad now and projected to be mid later? Feels about Flyers
Western_Pop2233
Ottawa and St. Louis are both 22nd?
Shortbus_Playboy
St Louis and Ottawa are both ranked #22 in “future”. Was this purposeful or a data entry/duplicate error?
dman820
Soo, apparently in the future, Winnipeg at 31st is last place in the league while San Jose and Tampa are tied for 30th? Mmm kay.
Radiant-Customer2798
It’s crazy going from a time where the Kings had guys like Quick, Bernier, and Jones to what the team does now. Even Budaj, Scrivens, and Kuemper (in his first stint) were pretty damn good. Guess that’s the main difference between Lombardi and Blake.
sportsareforfools
15, 8, 27 lol if cap is getting hit because of Gibsons contract then whatever, doesn’t mean much to us right now anyways. Our goalie pipeline is legit.
CynicWalnut
Aww penguins. So low 🙁
leaponover
Stupid ranking lol,. Isles don’t need a prospect with Sorokin signed for 8 years.
SuccessfulWerewolf55
What the hell do these numbers mean? Chart needs more context
okmijnmko
For sure Montreal Canadiens’ Jacob Fowler has some pretty great potential, I see that jump easily. Management too must feel Cayden Primeau will break out even more this year considering his likely 60/40 TOI with Montembeault, so likely a big confidence boost there.
Scooterguy-
Any combo with Hellebuyck playing 60-65 games has to be better than 4th.
ACivilDad
Did we draft another Oetter that I don’t know about?
CampfireGuitars
What are we looking at?
dylanisbored
Another ragebait joke from the athletic
georgecostanza37
This feels a little misleading, but injuries and getting older could obviously come into play. In my head i would just think a team with a great goalie wouldn’t care about that so much.
rgautz2266
How do you have the islanders that low?
no_on_prop_305
Come on Levi, make that jump
lucasrufus
Help please 🥹
Purplebuzz
Too high.
Backpack_Walker
Not surprising
PBP2024
Pens are so fucked. Resigning Jarry for that ridiculous amount of money for his garbage play is one of the worst moves the front office did and yes, even possibly worse than keeping Sully.
jj8806
UPL & Levi will be the new Swayman and Ullmark
CleaveIshallnot
Can we just cancel the Leafs season now?
We’re gonna make the playoffs but let’s face it… It’s the playoffs. The leafs are ranked 25th.
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Oh boy, are we in for a wild ride
Why the Canucks future is low? Demko is young and there is Silovs.
Tampa at 30 for the future? Very doubtful there.
This ranking will need to be adjusted significantly when the Oilers sign Carter Hart next week.
Wow…Detroit is worst currently, but best future?! Cossa can’t come soon enough.
Let’s Go Buff-alo
So you’re saying we’re bad, but it’s gonna get worse. Awesome. At least we’re usually pretty solid in front of the goal so he doesn’t have work too hard. Though I wouldn’t say Kochetkov is as bad as 26th. We like our silly little Russian.
Fully agreed on the future but having the Isles 8th currently is crazy to me.
How are the flames so low currently? Haven’t they heard of 2024-25 vezina winner Dustin Wolf?
Tie or typo leading to 2 teams being 22nd for future ?
Rangers number 1!
Don’t look at our future Allaire will take care of that.
I like this list. I just don’t believe it
Some teams really standing to get hammered in goaltending. Some look on the come up. This is the category I’m interested in following as it relates to reversal of fortune on team success.
What does the “cap” column represent?
I don’t understand the Cap column.
I mean, I’m a pessimist but Colorado at 24 currently is… a choice I guess…
Edit: I’m leaving this up for every other dumbass like me who didn’t read “goaltending”. 24 sounds more reasonable now.
I don’t mind sitting at 18 today with a 1 for the future.
This is fine 🙃
Ok, sure. Lindgren & Thompson were #16 & #23 in SV% and #19 & #20 in GAA last year, but that maths out to 24th best tandem. Give yr balls a tug, Dom.
I usually like The Athletic pieces, but this ranking is really pointless. Weighing current and future goalies equally makes no sense to me. You can only play one goalie at a time, so if your team is clearly set for the next 10 years, why would future prospects even matter? On top of that, projecting goalies is borderline impossible.
This is stupid as shit. NO one knows the future of these prospects.
Hell you guys remember Matt Murray?
The whole thing is cap, not just the one column.
Detroit can’t wait for that future. From 32 to 1
Oh yeah, it’s all coming together (I’m so delusional)
Bad now and projected to be mid later? Feels about Flyers
Ottawa and St. Louis are both 22nd?
St Louis and Ottawa are both ranked #22 in “future”. Was this purposeful or a data entry/duplicate error?
Soo, apparently in the future, Winnipeg at 31st is last place in the league while San Jose and Tampa are tied for 30th? Mmm kay.
It’s crazy going from a time where the Kings had guys like Quick, Bernier, and Jones to what the team does now. Even Budaj, Scrivens, and Kuemper (in his first stint) were pretty damn good. Guess that’s the main difference between Lombardi and Blake.
15, 8, 27 lol if cap is getting hit because of Gibsons contract then whatever, doesn’t mean much to us right now anyways. Our goalie pipeline is legit.
Aww penguins. So low 🙁
Stupid ranking lol,. Isles don’t need a prospect with Sorokin signed for 8 years.
What the hell do these numbers mean? Chart needs more context
For sure Montreal Canadiens’ Jacob Fowler has some pretty great potential, I see that jump easily. Management too must feel Cayden Primeau will break out even more this year considering his likely 60/40 TOI with Montembeault, so likely a big confidence boost there.
Any combo with Hellebuyck playing 60-65 games has to be better than 4th.
Did we draft another Oetter that I don’t know about?
What are we looking at?
Another ragebait joke from the athletic
This feels a little misleading, but injuries and getting older could obviously come into play. In my head i would just think a team with a great goalie wouldn’t care about that so much.
How do you have the islanders that low?
Come on Levi, make that jump
Help please 🥹
Too high.
Not surprising
Pens are so fucked. Resigning Jarry for that ridiculous amount of money for his garbage play is one of the worst moves the front office did and yes, even possibly worse than keeping Sully.
UPL & Levi will be the new Swayman and Ullmark
Can we just cancel the Leafs season now?
We’re gonna make the playoffs but let’s face it… It’s the playoffs. The leafs are ranked 25th.