Top 5 Free Agent Goalies

SI Staff | Jul 1, 2010

Top 5 Free Agent Goalies /

Top 5 Free Agent Goalies

Evgeni Nabokov

Usually considered one of the league's top netminders, but his inability to carry the perennially underachieving Sharks to the Stanley Cup Final poses a rather large question mark. 2009-10 stats (San Jose): 71 GP 44 W 16 L 10 OTL 2.43 GAA .922 SV%

Marty Turco

An athletic, adept stickhandler, his nine-year tenure with the Stars was marred by occasional meltdowns, although he did perform brilliantly at times and can lend a stabilizing presence to a team that needs a veteran netminder. 2009-10 stats (Dallas): 53 GP 22 W 20 L 11 OTL 2.31 GAA .911 SV%

Chris Mason

Signed with Atlanta Thrashers (2 years, $3.7 million) Unseated by the arrival of Jaroslav Halak and still searching for a place to be the No. 1 stopper after eight seasons, Mason's inconsistency likely makes him an ideal backup at this point. 2009-10 stats (St. Louis): 61 GP 30 W 22 L 8 OTL 2.53 GAA .913 SV%

Dan Ellis

Signed with Tampa Bay Lightning (2 years, $3 million) Traded to Montreal in the Sergei Kostitsyn deal, Ellis if signed will provide a solid, gritty backup to Carey Price. 2009-10 stats (Nashville): 31 GP 15 W 13 L 1 OTL 2.69 GAA .909 SV%

Jose Theodore

Has been seemingly star-crossed since his Vezina and Hart Trophy-winning season in Montreal (2002). Occasionally shows flashes of his old form and is coming off a season as a backup in which he earned the Masterton Trophy for continuing to play after the devastating tragedy of losing his baby son. 2009-10 stats (Washington): 47 GP 30 W 7 L 7 OTL 2.81 GAA .911 SV%

Published Jul 1, 2010

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