The Athletic Dylan Garand Ranked Among Scott Wheelers's Best Goalie Prospects

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7. Dylan Garand, G, 20 (New York Rangers — No. 103, 2020)

 

Garand has really emerged these last three years as one of the top goalie prospects in the sport, to the point where he is now the CHL Goaltender of the Year and a lock to be Canada’s starter at the restarted 2022 world juniors in Edmonton in August. That light isn’t going anywhere either. Next year, in his final season in the WHL, he’ll get to backstop his Memorial Cup host Blazers. And though he’s listed at 6-foot-1 by the Blazers and by Hockey Canada, he’s listed at 6-foot by the NHL, making him the fourth consecutive goalie on this list (the next name will make it a fifth) who is below average in size.

 

Garand’s game is led by his quickness in the net (which helps him make acrobatic saves when he needs to), great hands (especially on the glove side, which can really flash), a studious understanding of the game, his positioning, and how he sees the way plays develop in front of him. He plays on his toes and is active in the net, but he does it without spinning and swimming by holding his outside edges when he settles into his stance before a shot, playing sharp angles, and tracking pucks into his body. He also almost never looks panicked in the net and his post-to-post movement is meticulous so he never seems to pull past his parallels and always seems to find and hold his short side on bad-angle shots (his skate and shoulder are always in the right spot, even off of switches when some goalies lose some of those habits). This may be a little high given his size and the work he still has in front of him in the AHL even once he’s done with junior, but I like the goalie and the kid (he’s got a good head on his shoulders).

https://theathletic.com/3415219/2022/07/26/nhl-goalie-prospect-ranking-2022/?source=user_shared_article
 

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It’s mid-summer and slow so figured I’d post 

 

edit: also have no idea how to add the “the athletic” thing before the thread title

 

 

[Pete]

Gonna replace Shesty in a few years when we can't afford (nor should we pay) his $10M contract v

[josh]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

Gonna replace Shesty in a few years when we can't afford (nor should we pay) his $10M contract v

Shesterkin going to hurt himself flopping. Probably still wins the V.

[siddious]

35 minutes ago, Pete said:

Gonna replace Shesty in a few years when we can't afford (nor should we pay) his $10M contract v

As long as Benny is here I have faith that can keep happening