ALTERATION MARKS Alteration Marks signify a goalie’s progress during the previous month. Please note that these are subjective views of their overall potential, upside, and long-term value as projected solely by McKeen’s Hockey director of goalie scouting Justin Goldman. Red marks signify a change from the previous month, while black marks mean they were the same as last month. This is a personal method used to develop a better picture of the goalie landscape. $ SURGING: A frog-leap in the team’s depth chart, or a surge in perceived future value due to big performances. RISING: Moderate or impressive progress, or improved & momentum due to quality performances and statistics. STEADY: Value consistent with the previous month, or an " overall steady progress despite slightly lower or higher stats. FALLING: An overall value below the previous month, or ( uninspiring performances and a severe lack of consistency. CRASHING: A lost role within a team’s depth chart, or a $ disasterous performance that led to vastly reduced value. CLOSE EYE: A goalie we’re watching closely because N his long-term value could skyrocket at any given moment. INJURED: Goaltenders that were injured for at least half h of the month, or missed enough time to alter their value. OCTOBER 1, 2013 ANAHEIM DUCKS CONSULTANT: Dwayne Roloson " Jonas Hiller 2-12-82 6-2, 190 The Ducks are set to have one of the best “tandems” this season as Hiller " Viktor Fasth 8-08-82 6-0, 198 prepares to showcase his best skills in a contract season. Fasth could see as many as 40-45 starts this season as well. Andersen and Gibson are your & Frederik Andersen 10-02-89 6-4, 245 tandem in Norfolk, which unfortunately pushed Bobkov down to the ECHL, N John Gibson 7-14-93 6-3, 205 as he was loaned to Utah on 9/30. Gibson will be one of the top rookies to ( Igor Bobkov 1-02-91 6-4, 192 watch in the AHL this season. No word if Roloson has an assistant yet. BOSTON BRUINS COACH: Bob Essensa " Tuukka Rask 3-10-87 6-3, 169 Niklas Svedberg gave Chad Johnson a nice run for his money in the " Chad Johnson 6-10-86 6-3, 195 preseason, but experience ultimately paid off, and Johnson secured the " Niklas Svedberg 9-04-89 6-2, 176 backup gig to Rask. I thought Tuukka looked a little uncomfortable in the one pre-season game I saw him play, but wouldn’t be concerned about a guy N Malcolm Subban 12-21-93 6-1, 187 who will likely be one of the top five fantasy goalies this season. Subban is " Adam Morrison 2-09-91 6-3, 194 up there with Gibson in terms of top AHL rookie goalies to watch this season, " Zane Gothberg 8-20-92 6-1, 180 while Morrison is the team’s #5 and Gothberg will look to play more for UND. BUFFALO SABRES COACHES: Jim Corsi, Bob Janosz, Seamus Kotyk " Ryan Miller 7-17-80 6-2, 175 The Sabres added Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds goalie coach Seamus & Jhonas Enroth 6-25-88 5-10, 166 Kotyk as sort of a roving goalie scout and coach. He’ll work with prospects " Matt Hackett 3-07-90 6-2, 179 from time to time and help evaluate talent in the OHL. All eyes are *still* " Connor Knapp 5-01-90 6-5, 215 on Ryan Miller as the trade rumors continue to swirl. Don’t be surprised if he plays extremely well as he prepares for the Olympics and proves the " Nathan Lieuwen 8-08-91 6-5, 192 pundits wrong. Enroth makes an excellent backup and is looking to sustain N Andrey Makarov 4-20-93 6-1, 193 momentum from a Gold Medal in the World Championships. Hackett is a " Linus Ullmark 7-31-93 6-3, 198 solid #3 and Knapp is battling Lieuwen for the backup job. Makarov is in the # Cal Petersen 10-19-94 6-1, 175 mix but had to return to Russia on 9/30 due to a private/family emergency. CALGARY FLAMES COACHES: Clint Malarchuk, Jordan Sigalet N Karri Ramo 7-01-86 6-3, 207 As expected, the Flames submitted their 23-man roster with Ramo and " Joey MacDonald 2-07-80 6-0, 197 MacDonald on the list. But I feel that Berra will find a way to earn some Reto Berra 1-03-87 6-4, 200 starts in Calgary by January or February. Jay Feaster mentioned publicly N that he was hoping to see more from MacDonald in terms of his fitness & Laurent Brossoit 3-23-93 6-3, 200 and performance in training camp. That leaves Berra, Brossoit, and Ortio " Joni Ortio 4-16-91 6-1, 183 currently battling for two spots in Abbotsford. Gillies will be a major workhorse & Jon Gillies 1-22-94 6-5, 215 in Providence and have to decide whether or not to turn pro next summer. CAROLINA HURRICANES COACH: Greg Stefan " Cam Ward 2-29-84 6-1, 185 Cam Ward had a few rough outings in the pre-season, going 2-2 with a 3.01 " Anton Khudobin 5-07-86 5-11, 203 GAA and .885 SV%, but he’s no worse for wear heading into the month of Justin Peters 8-30-86 6-1, 205 October. Khudobin was 1-1 in the preseason with a .915 SV% and could be " one of the best backups in the NHL this year. Peters and Murphy will both " Mike Murphy 1-15-89 5-11, 161 earn a solid number of starts in Charlotte, but it’s Justin’s job to lose after " Daniel Altshuller 7-24-94 6-2, 175 Murphy’s KHL experience was a massive letdown. He’s lucky to still be a " Collin Olson 4-04-94 6-3, 196 part of the team. Altshuller was 2-1 with a .866 SV% in his first three games. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS COACHES: Steve Weeks, Andrew Allen " Corey Crawford 12-31-84 6-2, 208 Corey Crawford went 2-0 in the preseason with a .942 SV%, stopping 49 of " Nikolai Khabibulin 1-13-73 6-1, 208 52 shots. Nikolai Khabibulin was 1-0-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .897 SV%. Antti Raanta was very impressive in the preseason game I saw him play, as he Antti Raanta 5-12-89 6-0, 187 N won 5-4 over the Capitals in a shootout. He stopped 26 of 30 shots and was " Kent Simpson 3-26-92 6-3, 200 perfect in the shootout. He reads plays well and is adjusting to the smaller " Mac Carruth 3-25-92 6-3, 182 ice quickly. There’s a nice battle ensuing between Simpson and Carruth for " Brandon Whitney 5-11-94 6-5, 192 the backup spot in Rockford. Whitney is 2-2-0 with a .902 SV%. He has " Matt Tomkins 6-19-94 6-2, 174 averaged 36 shots against in those four games. SCOUT: Markus Korhonen COLORADO AVALANCHE COACHES: Francois Allaire, Jean-Ian Filiatrault & Semyon Varlamov 4-27-88 6-2, 209 I nearly shed a tear when I saw Colorado’s new goalie coaching tandem & J-S Giguere 5-16-77 6-1, 202 working with the Avs prospects during training camp. It is a complete 180 Sami Aittokallio 8-06-92 6-1, 172 from what I witnessed when I covered the team from 2006-2012. It should & definitely go a long way in improving the technical base and long-term upside & Calvin Pickard 4-15-92 6-1, 208 of every goalie in the system. It’s unfortunate that Patterson and Millan will & Kent Patterson 9-15-89 6-1, 195 once again get stuck in the Central Hockey League. Martin is already playing & Kieran Millan 8-31-89 6-0, 190 games that matter in the OHL, as he was 3-1-0 with a with a .896 SV% on " Spencer Martin 6-08-95 6-2, 198 10/1. I personally view Aittokallio as the new #3 within Colorado’s system. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS COACHES: Ian Clark, Manny Legace " Sergei Bobrovsky 9-20-88 6-2, 190 The Blue Jackets got a bit of a scare when McElhinney went down with a " Curtis McElhinney 5-23-83 6-2, 197 minor injury in the pre-season, but he announced on 10/1 that he would be fine for their season opener. Bobrovsky went 1-2-1 in the preseason but Mike McKenna 4-11-83 6-3, 195 " posted a solid .925 SV% and 2.14 GAA, so he should have no problem " Jeremy Smith 4-13-89 6-0, 180 continuing where he left off last season. McKenna and Smith make a solid " Anton Forsberg 11-27-92 6-2, 176 AHL tandem, as both former Predators prospects look to make their mark as & Oscar Dansk 2-28-94 6-2, 187 the team’s #3 goalie. Dansk is off to a much better start in Erie this season, " Joonas Korpisalo 4-28-94 6-2, 168 going 2-1-1 in his first four games with a 2.51 GAA and .924 SV%. I’m " Martin Ouellette 12-30-91 6-1, 160 expecting Ouellette to be a real bright star for Maine this season as well. DALLAS STARS COACH: Mike Valley " Kari Lehtonen 11-16-83 6-4, 200 There’s plenty to be excited about in Dallas. New ownership, a new GM, " Dan Ellis 6-19-80 6-1, 191 and one of the most under-appreciated goalies in the league are ready to " Cristopher Nilstorp 2-16-84 6-3, 192 put this team back in the playoffs...and without relying on a win in Game 82.