ALTERATION MARKS GUIDE $ SURGING: Monthly performances well above average. Fast-rising momentum in the areas of skill, potential, opportunity and statistics. RISING: Monthly performances that reflect moderate progress. This & includes improved momentum and stats from the previous month. STEADY: Monthly performances consistent with the previous month, " or an overall steady progress, despite slightly lower or higher stats. FALLING: Monthly performances well below average. This includes ( a losing record, low save percentage or a severe lack of consistency. CRASHING: A monthly performance in which the goaltender lost the $ role with their team, or damaged their reputation due to very poor play. CLOSE EYE: This goalie is worth watching very closely because his N long-term value could skyrocket at any moment due to deceptive skill. h INJURED: Goaltenders that were injured for at least half of the month. $ Updated through December 5, 2011 # COLORS: Red marks indicate a change. Black indicates no change. NHL DEPTH CHARTS TEAM GOALTENDER DOB HT/WT UPDATE ALT ANH Jonas Hiller 2-12-82 6-2, 190 Hiller lost a lot of confidence in November, going 2-6-3 with a 3.54 GAA and .895%. ( 2 Dan Ellis 6-19-80 6-0, 193 Dan played in four games in November, but went 0-2-0 before suffering a groin injury. h 3 Jeff Deslauriers 5-14-84 6-4, 200 Played just two AHL games in Syracuse and gave up 11 goals before the ANH recall. ( 4 Iiro Tarkki 7-01-85 6-2, 192 Tarkki’s comfort level soared in November, going 5-3-0 with a .929% and 2.49 GAA. & 5 Timo Pielmeier 7-07-89 6-0, 165 Continued to struggle in Elmira, as he went 2-3-0 with a .881% before recall to SYR. ( 6 Marco Cousineau 11-09-89 6-0, 195 Dropped from Elmira and reassigned to the Allen Americans (CHL) on November 11. $ 7 Igor Bobkov 1-02-91 6-4, 192 After just one win in October, Igor won five in November, including his first shutout. " 8 John Gibson 7-14-93 6-3, 205 Only played six games in November, going 4-2-0 with a pristine .937% and 2.48 GAA. & BOS Tim Thomas 4-15-74 5-11, 180 Thomas was the best goalie in the world in November, going 9-0-0 with a .941 SP%. & 2 Tuukka Rask 3-10-87 6-2, 165 Rask flipped the bill on his 0-3-0 record in November by going 3-0-1 with a .932 SP%. & 3 Anton Khudobin 5-07-86 5-11, 203 Anton won three in a row from 11-5 to 11-13, but then lost his next five games (0-4-1). ( 4 Michael Hutchinson 3-02-90 6-3, 185 Only played once every six days in November, and finished 0-3-0 with a .891 SP%. ( 5 Adam Courchaine 2-20-89 6-2, 181 Finally earned some playing time in November, going 2-1-1 with a brilliant .962 SP%. " 6 Lars Volden 7-26-92 6-2, 189 Lars is still struggling to mimic the level of play he had last year in the Jr. SM-liiga. ( 7 Zane Gothberg 8-20-92 6-1, 180 The 19-year-old had a 3-7-2 record with a 2.73 GAA and .908 SP% through 12 GP. " BUF Ryan Miller 7-17-80 6-2, 175 Went 1-2-0 in November before he was injured during the Lucic collision on 11-12. h 2 Jhonas Enroth 6-25-88 5-10, 166 Filled in admirably for an injured Miller, going 6-4-1 with a solid .922 SP% and 1 SO. & 3 Drew MacIntyre 6-24-83 6-1, 183 Played 43 minutes behind Enroth during Miller’s injury and stopped 17 of 18 shots. & 4 David Leggio 7-31-84 5-11, 179 Improved once he got more playing time, going 5-2-0 in November with a .906 SP%. " 5 Nathan Lieuwen 8-08-91 6-5, 181 Three straight losses didn’t stop Nathan from going 5-2-1 with a .924 SP% and 1 SO. & 6 Connor Knapp 5-01-90 6-5, 215 Only played one game in November and is now 2-3-0 with a .891 SP% and 2.91 GAA. ( 7 Brad Eidsness 6-02-89 6-0, 185 Things stayed the same for Brad in November, playing just one game (he’s now 2-1-0). " CGY Miikka Kiprusoff 10-26-76 6-2, 187 Calgary’s best player in November went 6-6-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .914% and 1 SO. " 2 Henrik Karlsson 11-27-83 6-6, 216 Improving technique aside, Henrik needs to start winning. He was 0-3-0 in November. ( 3 Leland Irving 04-11-88 6-0, 177 The AHL workhorse continued to trod along in November, going 7-4 with a 2.64 GAA. " 4 Joni Ortio 4-16-91 6-1, 183 Earned a start and appeared in three games, but went 0-2-0 and posted a .814 SP%. ( 5 Laurent Brossoit 3-23-93 6-3, 202 Improved on his October stats by going 6-2-1 with a 2.09 GAA & .924% in November. & TEAM GOALTENDER DOB HT/WT UPDATE ALT CAR Cam Ward 2-29-84 6-1, 185 November is historically Ward’s worst month, as he went just 4-9-1 with a 3.50 GAA. ( 2 Brian Boucher 1-02-77 6-2, 200 Boucher played in just three games, only started once, and stopped 41 of 44 shots. ( 3 Justin Peters 8-30-86 6-1, 205 AHL Goalie of the Month got healthy, then went 5-1-1 with a 1.63 GAA and .949 SP%. # 4 Mike Murphy 1-15-89 5-11, 161 Murphy’s play dipped in November, as he went 3-2-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .903 SP%. ( 5 Matt Mahalak 1-22-93 6-3, 180 Less like a backup and more like a 1-B for Plymouth, Matt went 3-1 with a .935 SP%. & 6 Frederik Andersen 10-02-89 6-3, 220 Now has a 1.57 GAA and .943 SP% in 17 games, but is week-to-week with a foot injury. h CBJ Steve Mason 5-29-88 6-4, 212 Went 1-4-0 in November until taking a shot off the head in practice, DNP through 12-3. h 2 Mark Dekanich 5-10-86 6-2, 191 Strained groin in warmup on 11-11 in Springfield another frustrating setback injury. h 3 Curtis Sanford 10-05-79 5-10, 180 Stepped in due to injuries in Columbus and embraced the starting role with success. # 4 Allen York 6-17-89 6-4, 185 Bounced from Columbus to Springfield to Chicago (ECHL) in November, back in AHL. & 5 M. Corbeil-Theriault 9-27-91 6-6, 192 Mathieu is still the QMJHL’s top goalie after going 7-2-0 in November with a 2.33 GAA. & 6 Anton Forsberg 11-27-92 6-2, 176 Settling in nicely with MODO’s J-20 team, posting a 2.34 GAA and .918 SP% in 6 GP. " 7 Martin Ouellette 12-30-91 6-1, 160 Appeared in seven total games for Maine, but is 1-3-0 with a 3.31 GAA and .873 SP%. " CHI Corey Crawford 12-31-84 6-2, 190 Went just 6-5-0 in November with an alarming 3.27 GAA and .886 SP% in 12 games. ( 2 Ray Emery 9-28-82 6-2, 196 Emery started three games in November and went 1-1-1 with 74 saves on 87 shots. ( 3 Alex Salak 1-05-87 6-1, 189 Started to play well after Thanksgiving, but suffered a lower-body injury on Dec. 2nd. ( 4 Alec Richards 6-29-87 6-4, 210 Played in just four games and went 1-2-0 with a 4.25 GAA and .889 SP% in November. ( 5 Carter Hutton 12-19-85 6-1, 210 Settled in with Toledo (ECHL) and went 7-5-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .905 SP% in 12 GP. " 6 Kent Simpson 3-26-92 6-3, 200 Wheels fell off his game in November, as he went 0-5-1 with a 4.28 GAA and .883 SP%. ( 7 Mac Carruth 3-25-92 6-3, 182 Experienced a November explosion in wins, going 9-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .916 SP%. & 8 Johan Mattsson 4-25-92 6-4, 192 Played six games in November and split it right down the middle; went 3-3 with a 891%. " COL Semyon Varlamov 4-27-88 6-2, 209 Lacked confidence in November and went just 2-7-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .878 SP%. ( 2 J-S Giguere 5-16-77 6-1, 202 Stopped 97 of 105 shots in November and went 2-2-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .924 SP%. & 3 Cedrick Desjardins 9-30-85 6-0, 192 After a shutout in his debut (10-30), he went 4-2-1 in November with a solid .941 SP%. & 4 Trevor Cann 3-30-89 5-11, 180 Played in just three games in November, went 1-2-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .867 SP%. ( 5 Calvin Pickard 4-15-92 6-1, 195 Calvin was the CHL Goalie of the Week (ending 11-20) after going 2-0 with a .968 SP%.