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Originally Posted by superkaratemonkey
when talking about young goaltenders, u've gotta look at potential, and thats what pushes lehtenon and fleury to the top of the list. its true they havent played much in the nhl, but they've played in other leagues and dominated. hasek didnt play in the nhl till 28, but does that mean he wasnt a good goalie till 28? also, you cant tell me that auld (who struggled badly in the ahl last year) is a better prospect then lehtenon (who dominated the ahl last year) just becuz the former played a few games in the nhl. sure, theres always a chance they'll be busts and never stick in the league, but base on their talent and successes, they should becomes good player in the nhl.
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i dont think its a red wing only problem when it comes to keeping russian players. every team loses them. look at bure, mogilny, zubov, yashin, etc, they arent playing w/ the team that draft them. but its not that russians are different or greedy, not many players stick w/ the team that drafted them. yzerman, sakic, lidstrom, and lemieux are the only ones still playing for their original team.
nabby, giggy and luongo are all still relatively young, i think goalies under 30 are young.