We got a really good discussion a few weeks back about “which one current pitcher with your life on the line would you have start for you?” Great answers and even some interesting feedback about all-time greats. Lots of Bob Gibson fans out there.
Anyway, I decided to ask the same thing for hockey.
If you had to win one game for your life, what current NHL goalie do you take?
Roberto Luongo has a gold medal, but didn’t really dazzle en route to claim the Olympic hockey title and was a total abortion for the cup finals and was yanked more than any other “elite” goalie I have ever seen in a single postseason.
Tim Thomas was phenomenal during the Bruins postseason run. But sometimes his aggressive style can lead to some weak goals that hurt his squad in their typically close games.
For my money right now, I take the Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. King Henry is a total wall and carries that poor squad for weeks at a time. He also has been stellar in the postseason despite his team.
All-time? Give me Patrick Roy over that soft asshole Dominik Hasek any day. Don’t even start in with Glen Hall or Jacques Plant either. They didn’t have to play against this type of caliber of athlete, even if they didn’t wear masks. Oh, and I also think Martin Brodeur is an ass clown, too.
Who do you take in one game right now? All-time?