I’m proud to announce that I have connected with the National Hockey League in order to provide fans with Stanley Cup Playoffs goalie analysis that will appear on the NHL.com website. This is an exciting adventure and opportunity for The Goalie Guild, so click below to check them out!

This post-season, NHL.com wanted to dissect the strengths and weaknesses of all Stanley Cup Playoffs goalies in an in-depth an entertaining manner. In order to accomplish this, they brought in two goaltending experts, enlisting Ken Baker and myself. I’ll let NHL.com explain how the feature is all set up:

“Baker, most recognizable as E!’s Chief News Correspondent, is a goalie junkie. Not only did he play the position in college, but he wrote a memorable book about playing the position, They Don’t Play Hockey in Heaven, which chronicled his attempt to make the ECHL’s Bakersfield Condors after overcoming a brain tumor. He is also the brain behind the Stop Da Puck blog, which details all things goaltending.

Goldman, meanwhile, is one of the preeminent goaltending experts on the Web. His site, www.thegoalieguild.com serves as a haven for those who share a passion for goaltending with a mission to enhance and advance knowledge of the goaltending position through a wide variety of interactive and in-depth scouting services.

For this exercise, we used a draft mechanism that allowed each expert to pick four of his favorite goalies and start the discussion. Baker picked the four goalies he wanted to trumpet in the West, leaving the rebuttal to Goldman. In the East, Goldman made the picks, leaving rebuttal duties to Baker.

Here are the intriguing results, which promise to be a treasure trove of insider info on the men that more than anyone will determine who advances to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.”

GOLDMAN’S CHOSEN GOALTENDERS:

Henrik Lundqvist – http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559556
Ryan Miller – http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559567
Tim Thomas – http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559570
Dwayne Roloson – http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559571
Corey Crawford - http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559572
Antti Niemi - http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559574
Jimmy Howard - http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559575
Dan Ellis & Ray Emery – http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559576

I hope you enjoy reading these witty goalie debates as much as I enjoyed writing them! This was a very special opportunity for me to spread The Goalie Guild love across the globe to hockey fans everywhere. A special thanks to Ken and Shawn for making this feature possible!