By Joe -
Carey Price
Pekka Rinne
Devan Dubnyk
Minnesota acquired Dubnyk on January 15th as they sat eight points out of a playoff spot. Dubnyk started 38 straight and propelled the Wild into the first Western Conference wildcard spot with a 27-9-2 record. He has 36 wins on the season and broke a Wild franchise record with his 38 consecutive starts. Dubnyk owns a 2.07 GAA and a .929 save percentage, but had a 1.79 GAA during his time with the Wild and a .936 save percentage as well. He almost single-handedly save the Wild's season as he stabilized the goaltending position behind a Wild team that was sunk in the standings due to terrible goaltending in the middle of the season. He entered the Vezina conversation, but it seemed like a long shot even with his GAA and save percentage ranking number two just behind Price. Many say that he has only done what he has done for half a season, while the other two have done it for the entire season. Even with the good numbers, it seemed like the Hart trophy, which is handed out the the league's Most Valuable Player, was more likely than the Vezina.
Doobs is in the last year of his contract and will be a free agent come July 1st.
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