ESPN - Ranking the playoff goaltenders - NHL

3. Dominik Hasek/Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings

No team has a one-two punch in net like the Detroit Red Wings. With
more than 100 playoff wins combined and each having previously led
Detroit to Stanley Cups, Dominik Hasek and Chris Osgood's experience is
a big plus. The 43-year-old Hasek has looked shaky at times this
season, but still ranks within the top five in league GAA. The two-time
MVP is the Wings' No. 1 goalie to start the postseason, but if he
stumbles, Osgood is a more-than-capable replacement. The 35-year-old
Osgood led the league in GAA and was the NHL's best to start the
season. No team allowed fewer goals than the Wings this season, and
goaltending is a big reason why.



2. Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Anaheim Ducks

It has been an injury-plagued season for the defending Stanley
Cup-winning goalie. The latest problem, back spasms, caused him to miss
four games. But, somehow, he has still been able to put together one of
his best seasons. Despite starting only 57 games, Giguere has been
spectacular. Since the beginning of February, he's won 14 of 18 starts
with a 1.43 GAA and only twice allowed more than two goals in a game.
It looks like the former playoff MVP is again ready to drive shooters
crazy at the most important time of the year.



1. Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils

At 35, Brodeur is still the best there is, arguably the best ever. This
season, he ranks within the top five in games played, GAA, save
percentage and wins. With a 1.92 career postseason GAA, including three
Stanley Cups, there is no one better at this time of year. Of the 16
playoff teams, only Anaheim has scored fewer goals, so Brodeur will
need to be perfect this postseason. He usually is.

ESPN - Ranking the playoff goaltenders - NHL


This is how ESPN ranks the top three goalies in the playoffs, The funny thing is, their first two Brodeur and Jiggy  are out, sitting at home watching the remaining games on TV.  Hasek is now on the bench and Ozzie is the starter.  In his first two start Ozzie, allowed only one goal, which came with 40 seconds left in regulation in game 5.  Hasek won the cup for the Red Wings in 02, Ozzie won it in 1998, and was reliever in 1997.  They both know how to win in Detroit and for Detroit.  They, ESPN, does have it right when they have a one two punch, better than any goalie combination.

Another thing ESPN gets wrong is there is no mention of CUJO, a former Red Wing Goalie, he has been playing outstanding.  If anyone knows, its the wings, that a Goalie can kick you out of the playoffs, I have seen many times the Wings only lose because the other Goalie was outstanding!

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