@@TellurdogIsayhi you guys should be super excited. He’s such a stud

The Avalanche sure needed him.

damn toronto would have needed another goalie to throw into the furnace :DDDD

@@user-pg5sz2vn1w I’d be surprised if he’s not at the very least a quality starting goaltender.

Thanks! I’m really high on Nabokov, I think he’s going to be an absolute stud

@@JerBuster77 same here. I really want to see him succeed

Frankly, Nabokov is in my opinion stronger than Georgiev right now. Ilia is ready to be a starting goalie on NHL level.

Yeah the avs just put Matt Davis in development camp (DU Pioneer) and won the NCAA championship

So nabokov and Davis would be a tandem for the ages

@@Themackattackisbackjack Don't sleep on Annunen. He's gonna take over that net this season...

@@Alx-lt5ei oh ik but nabokov and Davis are also really good I feel like annunen will be starter in the year or two with Nabokov either in the ahl developing or Davis developing

@@Themackattackisbackjack It's a good problem to have.

Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind

Exactly. Goaltenders like Wolf and Levi should hopefully open up the eyes of gm’s/scouts

Typical north America... size over skill.

@@appletile2887 wow that was an awesome write-up. I agree with you, the team needs to be built around more than just a goaltender. Using a first round pick on one is a bit rich for my liking as well. But I believe a second rounder would be well worth it for Nabokov. Usually a 2nd round player is a 50/50 to even make the NHL in the first place.

I don’t think a team should be built around a goalie and agree with a lot of your points but Bobrovsky just won the cup and he has like a 10mill cap hit brotha.

@@BodyofWater_ Do a search on the internet for a guy who has a site call the myth of hockey or of goaltending. (I forget the exact title) This guy has done a great analysis of the goaltending position showing that it is more of the team than the goaltender's talent usually that makes or breaks a goaltender's record. There are some exceptions like anything. But it is crazy to spend 10 million on one goaltender when you need 2 to fill that position. With no cap, hey spend as much as you want but when you spend 1/8 of the total payroll on a goaltender you are hurting the quality of the entire team. Get the second goaltender for 3 million and you have just spent $13 million on 2 players who can't score a goal all season. Bulking up your defence or offence and getting an average goaltender will get you the same result but will reduce the team's overall risk of injury or poor play by the goaltender. Price's contract really hurt the team. I am sure Price was abusing pain killers during the last 5 years he was in the league. He was called "regular season Price". The painkillers he would get are opiates likely hydromorph contin & condone. (They are about 30 times more powerful than morphine) To reduce the pain signal to the brain the drug is designed to slow the signal from the body part to the brain down. It also affects your concentration. A goaltender needs lighting fast reflexes to do hi job and hyper concentration. When Price checked into the player assistance programme articles in the media confirmed it was for drug abuse. Price let in soft goals proving he wasn't concentrating. Remember the saying, don't put your eggs in one basket. You spread your risk over several players instead of concentrating on one player. Look at Toronto and their core 4 who have soaked up too much money making the quality of the rest of the players poorer because they can't afford to pay what better players are worth. It's been 57 years since the Leafs were in the SC finals or won a cup.