WHO WAS BETTER
2007-09-16 16:09:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
Of the four, Dominik Hasek
Of the first pair.............Dominik Hasek.
Dominik Hasek is one of the best goalies in any era.
- Hasek has 6 Vezinas, Barrasso has 1 (Hasek has more Vezina votes in history than any other goaltender including Roy and Brodeur)
- Hasek has been a post-season NHL all-star 6 times (all first team), Barrasso has 3
- Hasek has been in 7 all-star games, Barrasso 1
- Hasek has an Olympic Gold Medal, Barrasso 0
- Hasek has 2 World Championship Gold Medals, Barrasso 0
- Hasek has a shutout every 9.1 games (11th in NHL history, tops among players since 1980), Barrasso had one every 20.6.
- Barrasso has 2 Stanley Cup Rings (in 2 tries), Hasek has 1 in 3 tries
- Hasek has a higher winning percentage
- Hasek has the highest save percentage in NHL history
Of the second pair........Johnny Bower, but was a closer decision
Bower has 2 Vezinas, Giacomin has 1
Bower has 4 Stanley Cup rings, Giacomin has 0
Bower's career GAA is 2.52, Giacomin's is 2.82
Giacomin has 54 shutouts, Bower has 37
Giacomin played in 6 All-Star games, Bower played in 4 (although to be fair, Bower played in an era where only 3 goalies played...not 6)
Bower led the league in GAA 4x, Giacomin never did
2007-09-16 16:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hasek by a mile. Look at save pct. You put Hasek on those Pens team and we'd be talking Oiler/Hab dynasty.
Ditto Bower. Get the Hockey Compendium (go to amazon and figure it out).
2007-09-18 20:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hasek is better. Both players had no help when they were playing in Buffalo, but Hasek has a better style and can literally steal a game for any team that he plays. Barrasso is a good goalie but not better than Hasek.
2007-09-16 23:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by Buffalo all the way 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dominik Hasek might be the best NHL goalie -- for a given game or season -- of all time. I don't know if he's the best for a career, as Sawchuk and Roy have some good arguments -- but he's close and would be closer had it not been for his time in Europe.
Barrasso was merely the best 18-year-old goalie ever, and had a good, but not spectacular career. Johnny Bower got his chance late as well, as he was stuck in the minors, but he was pretty good in the clutch and played quite a while. Ed Giacomin was pretty good, but I never thought of him as a clear Hall of Famer during his career.
2007-09-17 18:51:01 · answer #4 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
johnny bower! hasek and bareasshole r idiots!!
2007-09-17 12:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
None of the above.
2007-09-16 23:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
DOMINATOR and that is coming from a pens fan.
2007-09-17 09:53:00 · answer #7 · answered by Hippie Man Aka Penguin Crusade 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋