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Originally Posted by Kekkonen
We're getting enough goaltending to fill several teams and the defense while not great, doesn't look horrible, but for some reason it seems like all the upcoming FWs are grinders. Everybody's got at least adequate skating skills, good work ethic, and hands of stone.
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Sounds like Québec and defensemen. You should have, what, about 3-4 times more defensemen than goaltenders, but there have been 15 Québec goaltenders in the NHL this year compared to 12 defensemen. That means more than 1 out of 3 NHL goaltenders is from Québec, but that proportion for defensemen is 1 out of 20.
Quality is also an issue. While the two best goaltenders in the NHL over the past 5 years have been from Québec, there is only Beauchemin that is a true star. Other notables are Boucher, Vlasic and Letang, but afte that you're stuck with Bouillon and Robidas.