Rankings

Here are Hockeyinformer's goalie rankings for the 2007/2008 NHL season. While we have ranked most of the top goalies in the league, we have also taken the liberty to break them down into tiers as we feel at times it may be important to know which goalies share similar value and which are in a distinctly inferior group.

Tier One

1. Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks - Finished runnerup for the Vezina and the Hart in his first season with the Canucks and deservedly so as he backstopped the team to a division title while contributing a career high 47 wins...was equally as strong in the playoffs and probably would have garnered top goalie honors had he overcome his slow start last season...that shouldn't be a problem this time around...

2. Miikka Kiprusoff - Calgary Flames - Wasn't as sharp as this season before but was able to manage a second consecutive 40-win season...durable, consistent and still in his prime, he should easily challenge for the Vezina trophy barring disaster...also is usually among the league leaders in all major goalie categories - including shutouts - which makes him arguably the safest pick around...

3. Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Recorded an NHL record 48 wins and his third Vezina trophy in the last four years, though he seemed wear down over the season's final month and into the playoffs...probably won't play in 78 games like he did last year and with the Devils defense suffering another loss in Brian Rafalski, he'll be hard pressed to match last year's totals...

Tier Two