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SI's Pierre McGuire Ranks Goaltending TEAM RANK SKINNY Buffalo Sabres 1 Hasek is No. 1 on the planet Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Joseph's brilliance allows team to run and gun New Jersey Devils 3 Brodeur won't see as many odd-man rushes Boston Bruins 4 Dafoe proved he's one of the league's best Dallas Stars 5 Belfour proved that he's Cup-worthy Phoenix Coyotes 6 Khabibulin is one of the league's elite San Jose Sharks 7 Vernon is a gamer; Shields is top-notch complement Washington Capitals 8 Kolzig can single-handedly keep team in games Colorado Avalanche 9 Roy must regain form; backup Denis is a comer Detroit Red Wings 10 Addition of backup Wregget takes load off Osgood Montreal Canadiens 11 Hackett was a pleasant surprise last year Philadelphia Flyers 12 More consistency needed from Vanbiesbrouck New York Rangers 13 Richter is more than solid in nets Pittsburgh Penguins 14 Barrasso can still be top-notch netminder Carolina Hurricanes 15 Irbe is solid, but there's no reliable backup Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 16 Hebert coming off best season statistically (2.42 GAA) Calgary Flames 17 If healthy, Fuhr still can be an impact goalie St. Louis Blues 18 Is Turek up to being a No. 1? Edmonton Oilers 19 Salo and Ranford are big question marks Chicago Blackhawks 20 Thibault should continue to improve Florida Panthers 21 Burke and Kidd will battle for starting job New York Islanders 22 Potvin a bust last year; Luongo's a future star Nashville Predators 23 Dunham had good season for expansion team Los Angeles Kings 24 Fiset and Storr still battling for the No. 1 job Ottawa Senators 25 Is Tugnutt a bona fide No. 1 netminder? Vancouver Canucks 26 Snow and Weekes have much to prove Atlanta Thrashers 27 Rhodes and Maracle will face a ton of rubber Tampa Bay Lightning 28 Cloutier will be solid in time

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