Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin ranked the goaltending tandems/trios of the NHL’s 32 teams, and I’m surprised how highly the Red Wings rank, all things considered:
19. DETROIT RED WINGS: Cam Talbot, Alex Lyon & Ville Husso
Talbot was one of the NHL’s best goalies for much of last season. He also played with a stingy Kings defense in front of him. It will be interesting to see how he fares with the leaky Red Wings. He’s the presumed 1A, but Lyon had his moments in spurts last season and, weathering a storm of opposing chances, graded out above average in goal saved above expected. Husso, on the other hand, did not. He’s clearly the tertiary option right now.
Continued; I’m gonna be honest and suggest that Lyon was so inconsistent down the stretch that he is probably the Wings’ second option right now, if not the third. Detroit needs to see what Ville Husso can do as well…
But the honest truth is that it’s not up to us. It’s going to be up to the goaltenders themselves to sort their respective situations out over the course of the exhibition season and the first 10-15 games of the regular season.
