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Who is the Best Canadiens Goalie of All Time?
Saturday January 05, 2008 @ 09:58 PM EST
Posted by Fanhoser
Lets look at the stats and achievements of goalies during their time with Montreal.
1910-1925: Georges Vezina
Hall of Fame Since 1945
2 Stanley Cups
Georges Career was split between the NHA and the NHL, combined with both leagues he received a 175 wins, 15 SO and a GAA of 3.28.
1926-1933:George Hainsworth
Hall of Fame since 1961
3 Vezina Trophies
2 Stanley Cups
Recorded 167 wins while with the Habs, also had initiated a rule change due to his stellar play.
In 1928-29, he enjoyed his greatest season by allowing only 43 goals in 44 games and registering 22 shutouts. A veritable workhorse, Hainsworth led all NHL goalkeepers in games played for nine years out of 10 from 1926 to 1936. He hit double figures in shutouts in his first three years in the league while posting a goals-against mark of less than 1.50.
Following his record-breaking season, the NHL’s forward passing rules were modernized, making it virtually impossible for Hainsworth to post such remarkable numbers again. Still, he backstopped the Habs to the Stanley Cup in 1930 and 1931.
1943-1950: Bill Durnan
Hall of Fame since 1964
2 Stanley Cups
6 Vezina Trophies
208 wins
34 Shutouts
2.35 GAA
Legends of Hockey
Bill Durnan entered the professional game late and didn’t stay for long, but he packed an entire career’s worth of awards and recognition into his seven National Hockey League seasons with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top netminder an amazing six times, missing out on the award only once when Toronto’s Turk Broda borrowed it in 1948.
1952-1963: Jacques Plante
Hall of Fame since 1978
6 Stanley Cups
7 Vezina Trophies
1 Hart Trophy
305 Wins
53 Shutouts
Jacques Plante – Part of our Heritage
1963-1970: Gump Worsley
Hall of Fame since 1980
4 Stanley Cups
2 Vezina trophies
89 Wins
1971-1979: Ken Dryden
Hall of fame since 1983
6 Stanley Cups
5 Vezina trophies
258 Wins
46 SO
2.23 GAA
1985-1995: Patrick Roy
Hall of Fame since 2006
2 Stanley Cups
3 Veznia Trophies
288 Wins
29 SO
So who do you think?
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DeltaOne
Jun 20 2008 15:00
#1 Plante, #2 Dryden, #3 Roy
Plante’s record says it all. 6 Stanley cups, 7 Vezina’s, 300+ wins, 53 SO’s. Dryden makes it to #2 but falls short due to the length of his career. Roy was special but also a selfish hothead.
I believe Price will make his way into and possibly to the top of this list if he plays long enough. He certainly possesses the right tools.
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Habsboy31
Apr 13 2008 21:43
ROY or PRICE
i can decid between roy and price
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trebor
Mar 23 2008 18:36
Roy not??
Well I hear that Roy is either hated or loved depend on what end of the so called bench is concerned. He wanted out of Montreal and why was that??? He
was a great goalie no matter the situation. So Patrick Roy is My pic.
Note to Fellow Habs Fans…
I Hope that the Guy and Bob continue to Bring forth winning success. They are really doing a great job.
GOOO HABS.
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jrsy5oh
Mar 14 2008 12:53
Roy is my pick
I am a littel biased since he is my fav player, but he accomplished the most with the least playing in front of him. He was that franchise and that was proven by the awful collapse when he was dealt away. Another 2 cups and a Conn Smythe later the Habs knew how bad a deal that was and how bad Tremblay was behind the bench. Not to mention he was the inspiration for every french goalie and the butterfly style in the last 20 years.
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Norwegian33
Mar 07 2008 13:57
Plante, Dryden, and Roy?????
This is too hard for me to choose! These three are legends of their own time and always will be! I guess you need to look at the teams that they played for and who had the better or worse players at the time.
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101matt101
Jan 19 2008 01:12
Georges Hainsworth
Georges Hainsworth, IMO was the best goaltender in the history of the Habs! Specifically for this reason: In 1928-29, he enjoyed his greatest season by allowing only 43 goals in 44 games and registering 22 shutouts.
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JBOLT
Jan 17 2008 19:12
Jacques Plante
6 Stanley Cups
7 Vezina Trophies
1 Hart Trophy
305 Wins
53 Shutouts
PLUS MADE THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN THE GAME! IT WOULD BE HARD TO IMAGINE PLAYING GOAL WITHOUT A MASK TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mighty_habsfan
Jan 09 2008 20:01
dryden!
definatly
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