It may not be when these players are full-time goaltenders, and they may not be with the Hurricanes at that point. These projections will be when I believe that these goalies will be ready to play NHL games. And, with two NHL roster spots available, it’s going to be tough for any goalie to make it to the NHL.
Projections for goalies are going to be a bit longer, as I mentioned earlier. The margin of success is so thin with goaltenders, which adds another layer of difficulty to the equation. A goalie that saves 90% of shots at the NHL level likely isn’t going to be a full-time NHL goalie. A goalie that saves 91% is considered a backup. A goalie that saves 92% of shots is considered a starter at the NHL level. The way that save percentages are listed can be a little misleading, so let me break it down. You just never know what’s going to happen with goalies, and a lot of the time, goalies that your favorite team drafts won’t work out.
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Alex Nedeljkovic is likely a backup, but don’t forget that his pro career started with him struggling in the AHL and then getting sent to the ECHL.
That may not seem like a huge difference, but it’s very possible that goalies that look average to start their professional careers can turn into NHL goalies. Normally, goalies start to break into the NHL by the time they’re 24 or so, whereas forwards and defensemen normally break into the NHL around ages 21-22.
Goaltenders have always been tricky to evaluate because they normally take a little longer to develop. We’ve reached the final section of my system overview, a project that is the result of years worth of hard work.