Is Patrick Roy the Greatest goalie ever?

Question

I think so, with Hasek and Brodeur very close behind..

Disregarding his records which are amazing alone, he is the greatest goalie because when he was needed he always showed up. He was a true money goalie for always making the big save. Brodeur is close to his status but not quite as powerful.

Answer 1

Terry Sawchuk
Roy is probably the best goalie of this era (Brodeur is right there with him). Sawchuk performed without a mask in the Original 6 (when every player was extremely talented) and set the bar for todays goalies to reach. While todays goalies have great numbers we need to remember that they play against teams that lack good scoring, have better defenders in front of them, better defensive systems and far bigger and better equipment.
Also Sawchuk had to do it when traveling by train was the way to go, there usually wasnt a backup goalie and no trainers to provide the comforts todays goalies have. Not knocking todays goalies because we have the good fortune of watching great goaltending today, I just think under the circumstances and the pure numbers that Sawchuk is the best goalie of all time!

Answer 2

This question is an absolute joke: Patrick Roy - 551 wins (all-time leader), 66 shutouts, career GAA of 2.54, 3 Vezinas, 5 Jennings, and most importantly 4 Stanley Cups (none of which his teams would have won without him). Dominik Hasek - 324 wins, 68 shutouts, career GAA of 2.21, 6 vezinas, 2 Jennings, but only 1 Stanley Cup. Statistics seem very similar, and both were incedible goalies that no team ever wanted to face in a playoff series. However, in coming to an answer to this question I must turn to Patrick Roy's playoff performance of 1993. The Habs won 10 straight OT games that year, and the reason is simple...Patrick would not allow a goal in the extra frame. Hasek's career would have been longer and more prolific if he had come over to the NHL earlier, but Communism prevented that. While Dominik certainly ranks among the Top 5 goalies of NHL history, he certainly does not come close to Patrick in terms of the impact that he had on the teams that he played for. As well, Patrick was an innovator. Yes, Dom's style is unique and certainly has proven to be effective, but how many NHL goalies do you see mimmicking that style? Very few, because it is not fundamentally sound. Patrick, on the other hand, invented the Butterfly, the goaltending style that dominates the league today. In 1986, when Patrick broke into the league, his coach asked him if he should put a mattress in the crease because of all the time he was spending on the ice. This attitude changed quickly, as Patrick went on to carry the Habs to a cup victory in his rookie season. End of story, Best goalie EVER: Patrick Roy... In a couple of years we'll have to do a comparison of Roy and Brodeur...

Answer 3

Hasek is miles ahead in this era. Look, you stick Hasek on a decent team and he'd have the 4 Cups. He was stuck on a very mediocre Buffalo team yet was consistently head and shoulders above all NHL goalies both in the regular season and in the playoffs. For evidence stat-wise check his save pct and the shots/game he faced.

Brodeur? Please! Good goalie but no Stevens, no Niedermayer and look what happens. He is a perfect goalie for NJ system but people make a mistake thinking he's more than a very good goalie. I would never consider him an all-time great.

As far as all-time, I'd rate Glenn Hall far superior to Roy.

Answer 4

I'd say it's a toss up between Roy and Hasek. Honestly i'm not too familiar with many of the old time great goalies like Cheavers and Dryden but those would be my top 2. Brodeur is in the mix too though

Answer 5

I think the only answer you can get is He was the best modern day goalie! Roy pionered the Butterfly stlye of goalies when it was thought that a stand up style of play was better. 70% of the goals scored at the time were on the ice. He was a rookie sensation and dominated in overtime play.

Answer 6

Definately! Brodeur is 2nd best. As for Hasek.....well, after his comments regarding the Sabres when he left for Detroit.....I'll just say that yes, he was a good goalie, just not classy.

GO SABRES GO!!

Answer 7

I am a big Roy fan and I even like the Avalanche but I also remember Tony Espisito of the Chicago Blackhawks up to 1984. Hockey was much different then but I remain a fan

Answer 8

Roy, the best goalie ever? No.
How about Glenn Hall or Tony Esposito. (I mean they didn't even have facemasks!)
"Esposito also set an NHL record that still stands today, recording 15 shutouts during the 1969-70 season."

Answer 9

Terry Sawchuk is the best. He played at a time when the talent throughout the league was better since there were only 6 teams, and he amassed his amazing stats stats, playing less, wearing less equipment, playing better teams night in and night out. 103 shutouts is a record that will never be touched!

Answer 10

No i think brodeur is going to break all of roy's records