I ranked my goalies on recent performance, playoff performance, career consistency and injury prone or not.

Roberto Luongo has played successfully in the World Cup, the Olympics and Canadian Junior teams, plus has had success with Florida which is why I gave him the #2 nod. Marc Denis, does have potential, but I am not yet ready to give him a top ten ranking.

Jocelyn Thibault would be a lot higher if it weren't for his long term injury in 2004. He also has had no recent playoff appearences, and his career stats are trendy, having their up and downs. Which in turn means a lack of overall consistency. I do have a feeling at midseason when I revise my list, he will be in the top 10.

Yes I did, that is why Thibault is so underrated on the list.

Here is a list of my top 30 goaltenders of 2006. I've based my ranks on recent play and career consistency. A lot of guys like Kari Lehtonen, Ray Emery and Jocelyn Thibault are underrated only because of little recent NHL success. I have no doubt in my mind that if I revise the list at the midway point in the season Thibault will be in the top 10 and Garon and Lehtonen will make the list.
REVISED: 11:42PM EST. SEPT 7, 2005
Top 30 Goaltenders for 2005/06
#01) Martin Brodeur
#02) Nikolai Khabiboulin
#03) Jose Theodore
#04) Roberto Luongo
#05) Miika Kiprusoff
#06) Marty Turco
#07) Robert Esche
#08] Evgeni Nabokov
#09) Ed Belfour
#10)Andrew Raycroft
#11)Olaf Kolzig
#12)Thomas Vokoun
#13)JS Giguere
#14)Dwayne Roloson
#15)Dominick Hasek
#16)David Aebischer
#17)Jocelyn Thibault
#18)Dan Cloutier
#19)Kevin Weekes
#20)Marc Denis
#21)Ty Conklin
#22)Curtis Joseph
#23)Martin Biron
#24)Rick DiPietro
#25)Martin Gerber
#26)Patrick Lalime
#27)Sean Burke
#28)Manny Fernandez
#29)John Grahame
#30)Mathieu Garon

You might notice a big revision of my tops in my list. Kiprusoff took the biggest hit as I decided that his performance in 03/04 was amazing, but he will have to put up decent numbers this year to show that he's for real to me.

In no way am I suggesting that these results are accurate or correct

Is that a real site or some form of sarcasm, because I'd like to check it out if it is and the URL journeymanygoalie.com didn't work.

Yes you're right he was traded because the Sens wanted an experienced goaltender for the playoffs. Boy did Tugnutt ever show up the Sens. Barrasso was horrible and Ottawa got knocked out the first round, meanwhile Tugnutt played amazing with Pittsburgh going 9-13-0 in the playoffs with a 1.76 GAA and .926 SVP and 3 shutouts!

Maybe its Emery's turn to do that in Ottawa's favour!

Video games have nothing to do with the several other examples I showed to prove that he isn't retired.

Ottawa's goaltending depth does not look that great going into 2005/06. Hasek is really old and Emery is unproven. I think it would be an excellent idea to pick up Tugnutt for a year or two deal.

First of all he currently lives in Ottawa, secondly he's 37 so he could stay in
Ottawa for a year or two and then retire here. By that time Emery should be ready to play in the NHL. I doubt Emery will get better by sitting on the bench all year watching Hasek play. He's better off in the AHL again. Tugnutt had a bad year in 2003-04 as he struggled with a knee injury, however he isn't known to be injury prone and played excellent when he filled in for Turco's four game suspension in 03/04. I would expect Tugnutt
to accept a cheap offer if the Sens were to give him one.

With over 500 games of NHL experience, not to mention that most of his success has been with Ottawa in the past, I think Tugnutt would make for an exceptional back-up and insurance marker for Hasek.

Other goalies left on the market include Felix Potvin and Byron Dafoe. Both 34 years old.