Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders – October 2021
Dobber
2021-10-27
Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – October edition!
The season has begun and there are already a few changes in goalie values (which, as you know) have been akin to a yo-yo these past few years. It’s important to group the goalies into tiers based on their odds of providing consistent value, while balancing their odds of jumping up or down a tier over the next two years. Click any name to be taken to his fantasy hockey profile.
Below are the first three tiers. I posted the an additional two tiers over at Goalie Post here (as well as a few bonus names to watch). Yes – Goalie Post is back and providing you with a 16th season of starting goalie information – FREE. Including email notifications if you want them.
Tier 0
The only goalies who are completely safe owns, and elite owns. They’ll give you plenty of wins, fewer losses, and good peripheral stats. They generally don’t get hurt, and are fairly consistent. Yes, this Tier is a small one.
| Oct ’21 | Goalie | Team | Rating | Sep ’21 | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | TBL | 94.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Connor Hellebuyck | WPG | 90.7 | 2 | 0 |
Tier 1
Good goaltenders who are the clear starters for their team. They are generally going to be safe picks, they should give you solid stats, and each one has upside for greatness in the coming seasons.
| Oct ’21 | Goalie | Team | Rating | Sep ’21 | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Juuse Saros | NSH | 78.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Igor Shesterkin | NYR | 76.9 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Tristan Jarry | PIT | 75.3 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Jordan Binnington | STL | 74.8 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Elvis Merzlikins | CBJ | 72.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | Frederik Andersen | CAR | 72.2 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Sergei Bobrovsky | FLA | 69.2 | 15 | 1 |
| 10 | Robin Lehner | VGK | 68.8 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Jacob Markstrom | CGY | 65.9 | 8 | 1 |
Tier 2
Either clear-cut number one goalies, but on weaker teams. Or they are in a shared situation right now, but with tremendous upside in the future. Or they are on top teams but have a shaky track record of late. There is some risk here but also some upside.
| Oct ’21 | Goalie | Team | Rating | Sep ’21 | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ilya Sorokin | NYI | 71.4 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Cam Talbot | MIN | 67.9 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Cal Petersen | LAK | 67.5 | 13 | 2 |
| 15 | Carter Hart | PHI | 65.7 | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | Thatcher Demko | VAN | 59.6 | 20 | 2 |
| 17 | John Gibson | ANA | 59.6 | 19 | 2 |
| 18 | Carey Price | MON | 57.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 19 | Mackenzie Blackwood | NJD | 56.1 | 17 | 2 |
| 20 | Darcy Kuemper | COL | 55.8 | 10 | 2 |
| 21 | Semyon Varlamov | NYI | 55.2 | 21 | 2 |
| 22 | Jack Campbell | TOR | 54.5 | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | Linus Ullmark | BOS | 52.8 | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | Ilya Samsonov | WAS | 51.1 | 23 | 2 |
| 25 | Marc-Andre Fleury | CHI | 48.2 | 26 | 2 |
| 26 | Mikko Koskinen | EDM | 46.8 | 45 | 2 |
Tier 3
A mix of 1B goalies with upside, fading veterans, or top prospects who are very close to making the jump.
| Oct ’21 | Goalie | Team | Rating | Sep ’21 | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jeremy Swayman | BOS | 70.1 | 27 | 3 |
| 28 | Spencer Knight | FLA | 60.0 | 28 | 3 |
| 29 | Vitek Vanecek | WAS | 53.3 | 31 | 3 |
| 30 | Alex Nedeljkovic | DET | 50.3 | 32 | 3 |
| 31 | Jonathan Bernier | NJD | 50.3 | 34 | 3 |
| 32 | Petr Mrazek | TOR | 47.0 | 35 | 3 |
| 33 | Kaapo Kahkonen | MIN | 46.9 | 29 | 3 |
| 34 | Tuukka Rask | UFA | 46.7 | 36 | 3 |
| 35 | Jake Oettinger | DAL | 46.2 | 33 | 3 |
| 36 | Matt Murray | OTT | 45.8 | 38 | 3 |
| 37 | Philipp Grubauer | SEA | 44.4 | 24 | 3 |
| 38 | Thomas Greiss | DET | 41.9 | 39 | 3 |
| 39 | Anton Khudobin | DAL | 40.4 | 41 | 3 |
| 40 | Adin Hill | SJS | 38.9 | 42 | 3 |
| 41 | Joonas Korpisalo | CBJ | 37.7 | 37 | 3 |
| 42 | Pavel Francouz | COL | 37.5 | 40 | 3 |
| 43 | Jake Allen | MON | 35.9 | 44 | 3 |
| 44 | Mike Smith | EDM | 31.8 | 43 | 3 |
Check out Tiers 4, 5 and a few from Tier 6 over at Goalie Post here.
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