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Looking at save percentages I&nbsp;wanted to get a feeling for what an average goaltender can do post lockout. A&nbsp;lot of people think anything above .900 is fine for a goaltender but Craig Anderson&#8217;s .900 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/app?service=page&amp;page=playerstats&amp;fetchKey=20112ALLGAGAll&amp;viewName=wlt&amp;sort=savePercentage&amp;pg=2">puts him in 37th place among goaltenders</a> that NHL.com lists. Their list is for goaltenders who have made or on pace to make enough starts to qualify for the Vezina among other things, for the most part it weeds out guys who have played only one game.
So if there are 36 other goaltenders stopping more pucks than he is that implies that six teams have better backups than Craig Anderson. If we wanted &quot;average&quot; (but really median) goaltending we&#8217;d look at 15th place which is currently held by Semyon Varlamov and his .919 SV%.
Just as .900 seems low for today&#8217;s NHL&nbsp;.919 seems pretty high to ask for average. One of my readers at Pension Plan Puppets asked a great question last night; what if we ignore single seasons and look at data for multiple years?&nbsp;What&#8217;s the average then?

Varlamov is a great example; he&#8217;s got a .919 this season but <a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/v/varlasi01.html">had a .909 last year</a> and his career average is a .913. It seems to me like every year a goalie gets &quot;hot&quot; over a season but can&#8217;t repeat those numbers. Craig Anderson was lights out last year but seems to have come back down to earth. In all likelihood it&#8217;s a sample size issue and one season of starts for a goaltender doesn&#8217;t show their true talent.
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With that in mind I&nbsp;ran the numbers with Hockey-Reference&#8217;s excellent <a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi">Player Season Finder</a> tool to see among goaltenders with more than 100 games played post lockout what their numbers were:
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Rk</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>From</td>
<td>To</td>
<td>Tm</td>
<td>Lg</td>
<td>Pos</td>
<td>GP</td>
<td>W</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>T/O</td>
<td>GA</td>
<td>SA</td>
<td>SV</td>
<td>SV%</td>
<td>GAA</td>
<td>SO</td>
<td>PIM</td>
<td>MIN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Tomas Vokoun</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>324</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>804</td>
<td>10270</td>
<td>9466</td>
<td>.922</td>
<td>2.56</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>18808</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Tim Thomas</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>BOS</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>284</td>
<td>141</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>689</td>
<td>8695</td>
<td>8006</td>
<td>.921</td>
<td>2.52</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>16407</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Jonas Hiller</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>ANA</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>377</td>
<td>4737</td>
<td>4360</td>
<td>.920</td>
<td>2.52</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>8986</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Niklas Backstrom</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>MIN</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>254</td>
<td>131</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>583</td>
<td>7114</td>
<td>6531</td>
<td>.918</td>
<td>2.39</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>14653</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Jaroslav Halak</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>129</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>316</td>
<td>3856</td>
<td>3540</td>
<td>.918</td>
<td>2.55</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7425</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Henrik Lundqvist</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>NYR</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>367</td>
<td>192</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>840</td>
<td>10191</td>
<td>9351</td>
<td>.918</td>
<td>2.34</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>21568</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Roberto Luongo</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>374</td>
<td>207</td>
<td>124</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>911</td>
<td>10938</td>
<td>10027</td>
<td>.917</td>
<td>2.51</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>21754</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Martin Brodeur</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>NJD</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>361</td>
<td>204</td>
<td>124</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>836</td>
<td>9846</td>
<td>9010</td>
<td>.915</td>
<td>2.35</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>21354</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Ilya Bryzgalov</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>283</td>
<td>131</td>
<td>103</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>686</td>
<td>8030</td>
<td>7344</td>
<td>.915</td>
<td>2.55</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>16127</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Ryan Miller</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>BUF</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>343</td>
<td>194</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>856</td>
<td>10110</td>
<td>9254</td>
<td>.915</td>
<td>2.55</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>20165</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Pekka Rinne</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>NSH</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>135</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>310</td>
<td>3631</td>
<td>3321</td>
<td>.915</td>
<td>2.45</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>7601</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Craig Anderson</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>172</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>446</td>
<td>5187</td>
<td>4741</td>
<td>.914</td>
<td>2.78</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>9643</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Dominik Hasek</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>140</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>288</td>
<td>3366</td>
<td>3078</td>
<td>.914</td>
<td>2.09</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>8275</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Cristobal Huet</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2010</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>219</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>515</td>
<td>6014</td>
<td>5499</td>
<td>.914</td>
<td>2.47</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>12520</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Carey Price</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>MTL</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>168</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>432</td>
<td>5039</td>
<td>4607</td>
<td>.914</td>
<td>2.63</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>9846</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Miikka Kiprusoff</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>CGY</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>404</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>984</td>
<td>11309</td>
<td>10325</td>
<td>.913</td>
<td>2.49</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>23713</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Jonathan Quick</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>LAK</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>341</td>
<td>3905</td>
<td>3564</td>
<td>.913</td>
<td>2.41</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>8474</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Manny Fernandez</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>134</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>3656</td>
<td>3336</td>
<td>.912</td>
<td>2.49</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>7721</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Kari Lehtonen</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>239</td>
<td>111</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>652</td>
<td>7439</td>
<td>6787</td>
<td>.912</td>
<td>2.85</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>13722</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Chris Mason</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>248</td>
<td>118</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>605</td>
<td>6874</td>
<td>6269</td>
<td>.912</td>
<td>2.62</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>13849</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>J-S Giguere</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>138</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>660</td>
<td>7449</td>
<td>6789</td>
<td>.911</td>
<td>2.56</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>15445</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>Martin Biron</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>226</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>604</td>
<td>6711</td>
<td>6107</td>
<td>.910</td>
<td>2.82</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>12829</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>Evgeni Nabokov</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2010</td>
<td>SJS</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>305</td>
<td>172</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>722</td>
<td>8020</td>
<td>7298</td>
<td>.910</td>
<td>2.43</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>17794</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Ty Conklin</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>142</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>341</td>
<td>3735</td>
<td>3394</td>
<td>.909</td>
<td>2.65</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>7720</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>Jason LaBarbera</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>129</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>317</td>
<td>3472</td>
<td>3155</td>
<td>.909</td>
<td>2.82</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>6739</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>Dwayne Roloson</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>286</td>
<td>112</td>
<td>130</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>775</td>
<td>8525</td>
<td>7750</td>
<td>.909</td>
<td>2.83</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>16432</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27</td>
<td>Dan Ellis</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>135</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>328</td>
<td>3553</td>
<td>3225</td>
<td>.908</td>
<td>2.71</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>7258</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>Marc-Andre Fleury</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>PIT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>309</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>800</td>
<td>8713</td>
<td>7913</td>
<td>.908</td>
<td>2.73</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>17602</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29</td>
<td>Steve Mason</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>CBJ</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>141</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>3946</td>
<td>3581</td>
<td>.908</td>
<td>2.73</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8016</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30</td>
<td>Cam Ward</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>CAR</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>302</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>111</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>791</td>
<td>8558</td>
<td>7767</td>
<td>.908</td>
<td>2.77</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>17125</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>Brian Elliott</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>OTT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>277</td>
<td>2992</td>
<td>2715</td>
<td>.907</td>
<td>2.68</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>6193</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Ray Emery</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2010</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>402</td>
<td>4319</td>
<td>3917</td>
<td>.907</td>
<td>2.71</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>8892</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33</td>
<td>Martin Gerber</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>174</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>462</td>
<td>4981</td>
<td>4519</td>
<td>.907</td>
<td>2.78</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>9954</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34</td>
<td>Manny Legace</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2010</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>219</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>508</td>
<td>5483</td>
<td>4975</td>
<td>.907</td>
<td>2.54</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>12017</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35</td>
<td>Rick DiPietro</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>NYI</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>597</td>
<td>6268</td>
<td>5671</td>
<td>.905</td>
<td>2.87</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>12471</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36</td>
<td>Mike Smith</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>402</td>
<td>4217</td>
<td>3815</td>
<td>.905</td>
<td>2.74</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>8802</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37</td>
<td>Marty Turco</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>346</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>851</td>
<td>8957</td>
<td>8106</td>
<td>.905</td>
<td>2.56</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>96</td>
<td>19972</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38</td>
<td>Brent Johnson</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>131</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>355</td>
<td>3702</td>
<td>3347</td>
<td>.904</td>
<td>3.03</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>7028</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Pascal Leclaire</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>171</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>446</td>
<td>4629</td>
<td>4183</td>
<td>.904</td>
<td>2.88</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9287</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40</td>
<td>Alex Auld</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>196</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>519</td>
<td>5346</td>
<td>4827</td>
<td>.903</td>
<td>2.84</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10980</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>41</td>
<td>Peter Budaj</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>COL</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>216</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>553</td>
<td>5674</td>
<td>5121</td>
<td>.903</td>
<td>2.77</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11977</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42</td>
<td>Mathieu Garon</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>558</td>
<td>5767</td>
<td>5209</td>
<td>.903</td>
<td>2.86</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>11708</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Nikolai Khabibulin</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>244</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>103</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>675</td>
<td>6987</td>
<td>6312</td>
<td>.903</td>
<td>2.88</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>14061</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44</td>
<td>Antero Niittymaki</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>226</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>622</td>
<td>6398</td>
<td>5776</td>
<td>.903</td>
<td>2.95</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>12664</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>45</td>
<td>Curtis Sanford</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>234</td>
<td>2353</td>
<td>2119</td>
<td>.901</td>
<td>2.82</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4974</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>46</td>
<td>Brian Boucher</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>106</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>266</td>
<td>2648</td>
<td>2382</td>
<td>.900</td>
<td>2.80</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>5698</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47</td>
<td>Olaf Kolzig</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>543</td>
<td>5426</td>
<td>4883</td>
<td>.900</td>
<td>3.18</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>10254</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td>Jose Theodore</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>125</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>664</td>
<td>6669</td>
<td>6005</td>
<td>.900</td>
<td>2.90</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>13745</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>49</td>
<td>Johan Hedberg</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>171</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>458</td>
<td>4547</td>
<td>4089</td>
<td>.899</td>
<td>3.03</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>9057</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>50</td>
<td>Fredrik Norrena</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>CBJ</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>2409</td>
<td>2166</td>
<td>.899</td>
<td>2.79</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>5235</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>51</td>
<td>Chris Osgood</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>DET</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>174</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>441</td>
<td>4337</td>
<td>3896</td>
<td>.898</td>
<td>2.68</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>9881</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<td>Vesa Toskala</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2010</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>226</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>605</td>
<td>5908</td>
<td>5303</td>
<td>.898</td>
<td>2.86</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>12679</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>53</td>
<td>Ed Belfour</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>107</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>311</td>
<td>3026</td>
<td>2715</td>
<td>.897</td>
<td>3.02</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>6186</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>54</td>
<td>Curtis Joseph</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>392</td>
<td>3735</td>
<td>3343</td>
<td>.895</td>
<td>3.07</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>7658</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55</td>
<td>Patrick Lalime</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>121</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>345</td>
<td>3266</td>
<td>2921</td>
<td>.894</td>
<td>3.12</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>6640</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>56</td>
<td>Andrew Raycroft</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>521</td>
<td>4869</td>
<td>4348</td>
<td>.893</td>
<td>3.13</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>10000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>57</td>
<td>Marc Denis</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>305</td>
<td>2779</td>
<td>2474</td>
<td>.890</td>
<td>3.28</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>5574</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>58</td>
<td>John Grahame</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>TOT</td>
<td>NHL</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>102</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>286</td>
<td>2576</td>
<td>2290</td>
<td>.889</td>
<td>3.11</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>5515</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The 15th best goaltender since the lockout is Carey Price and his .914. My gut feeling was that 0.915 is a good &quot;average&quot;&nbsp;goaltender save percentage. The median on this list is 29th place which is Steve Mason&#8217;s 0.908 SV%. I&nbsp;think 0.910 is a reasonable number to expect year on year for a &quot;good&quot;&nbsp;goalie, not great, not terrible.
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In the bottom seven spots there are four Toronto Maple Leafs goaltenders:&nbsp;Curtis Joseph, Ed Belfour, Andrew Raycroft and Vesa Toskala. Jonas Gustavsson&#8217;s only played 62 games but would be in 47th place on this list at his current pace. Years of terrible goaltending are a big reason why the Leafs are as bad as they&#8217;ve been.

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