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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NUMBER ONE?

This Week in NHL Goalie Controversies

By Sean McIndoe at
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When you look around the NHL, you find several teams with unquestioned no. 1 goaltenders. Barring injury, players such as Henrik Lundqvist, Jonathan Quick, and Pekka Rinne will be starting every big game for their teams all year long, with an occasional break when the schedule serves up an also-ran.

But not every team’s situation is quite so settled. In some cases, the starter’s hold on the job is shaky. In others, two guys are splitting time equally.

Let’s take a look at some of the teams where the title of no. 1 goalie is still up for grabs.

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