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Montreal Canadiens: Ranking The Canadian Division’s Goaltenders

By Ken MacMillan

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 12: Carey Price Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 12: Carey Price Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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BUFFALO, NY – FEBRUARY 23: Connor Hellebuyck. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY – FEBRUARY 23: Connor Hellebuyck. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /

Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit

There isn’t much more that needs to be said other than Connor Hellebuyck just won the Vezina Trophy. He had a 2.57 GAA and an excellent .922 SV% last season, while posting six shutouts and a 31-21-5 record.

All this after losing Dustin Byfuglien, Jacob Trouba, Ben Chiarot and Tyler Myers in the previous offseason. In fact, Hellebuyck was much better after losing most of his defence and being forced to play behind a suspect group all season.

Hellebuyck has been the starter for the past four seasons and in that time only Frederik Andersen and Sergei Bobrovsky have played more minutes. He has solid numbers in that time – a 2.67 GAA and a .917 SV%. The 27 year old appears to be getting better each year and should be one of the best goaltenders in the league this season.

Laurent Brossoit was brilliant as Hellebuyck’s backup two years ago, but struggled quite a bit last season with the much younger defence in front of him. He had a 3.28 GAA and a .895 SV% last season after posting a 2.52 GAA and .925 SV% in 2018-19. If Brossoit can split those numbers down the middle, he will make a terrific partner for Hellebuyck.

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