Goalie Bracket 2024 Round Three

We finally made it! At this rate we'll be done by the All-Star break but that is OKAY. I'm still having fun and I hope y'all are as well. The matchups only get harder from here!

I had to make a whole new page for this round because with Fleury getting a bye (i assume no one is surprised you all voted for him) the matchups got a bit weird. Fun rule for this round is that the winner of the Jarry-Lindgren matchup gets to be the next victim of the Flower Steamroller. Or not! Up to you lot!

Link to the bracket is here: Bracket Link and the links in the new sheet go to suit pics because what is hockey without suit pics (this is kind of unfair to some of them because backups don't often get tagged for arrivals but I found good pictures of all 18). All the previous links still work; if you wanna look at their goalie stats again I'm not stopping you, though given Hellebuyck got beaten last round I get the impression the majority is voting on vibes.

Whether it's vibes, stats, or spite, vote! Make your friends vote! Make random strangers vote!

Round Three, Match One

Juuse continues to mow down the competition, like he does in the net. Fun fact: Juuse Saros is 5'11" and is the number one argument against goalies having to be big to be successful. I do wish the Preds would give him more days off but I'm a worrier.

Alex Nedeljkovic has moved around a bit, but he seems to be onto a good thing in Pittsburgh (insofar as anything is good right now sorry Pens fans), and he's been a fan favorite wherever he goes for his laid back attitude.

Juuse Saros (NSH)

Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT)

Round Three, Match Two

Sergei Bobrovsky is one of the highest paid goaltenders in the league, deserves to be, and is an endearing dork whose wife clearly finds his dweebiness endearing.

Justus Annunen honestly should've gotten his name on the Cup during the 2022 run because he backed up for the entirety of the Conference Final but so it goes. Hopefully Big Juice (he's 6'4" to Juuse's 5'11") gets his own shot at glory

Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA)

Justus Annunen (COL)

Round Three, Match Three

Kochetkov is so fighty that his first knife from the Goalie Knife Committee (me and a few friends it's not anything official) was a plastic one. He's also hilarious and very chatty.

Alex Lyon does not take normal pictures. Even his headshots are ridiculous. As is he, honestly. He somehow combines "head empty no thoughts" with "overthinking everything" and makes it work.

Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR)

Alex Lyon (DET)

Round Three, Match Four

Cam Talbot has been around for awhile, still somehow has it despite having to deal with the Playoff Oilers (as their goalie, poor guy), and is very handsome.

Thatcher Demko is a giant goof, a snazzy dresser, and probably severely underrated as the Canucks starter. He's on his way back from injury so we'll see how he does this season.

Cam Talbot (LAK)

Thatcher Demko (VAN)

Round Three, Match Five

Alexandar Georgiev is generally softspoken, but he's always willing to talk to the Avs' beat about games, good and bad both. He's usually seen in his headphones, but instead of jams, he's listening to a book.

Do I need to say fun things about Ullmark I feel like the Ullmark voters have it on lock. Anyway, Ully talks to the press like it's just a casual conversation, even when he's disappointed in a loss or emotional.

(this matchup pains me deeply but never let it be said i put a subpar linus suit pic up)

Alexandar Georgiev (COL)

Linus Ullmark (BOS)

Round Three, Match Six

Grubi has decided if he's gonna do the cowboy look, he needs a horse, so he's been working with a horse rescue in the Seattle area and has his own very good boy as well. His hats are individually made by a Colorado haberdasher (last I knew).

Fred has had one of the most consistent careers and also suit games for his entire career. Seriously he was a sharp dresser as a baby Duck too. We see less of the overcoat now that he's not in Toronto, but the fits are still impeccable.

Philipp Grubauer (SEA)

Frederik Andersen (CAR)

Round Three, Match Seven

Swayman lifted the bar for goalie free agency contracts this summer (good for him and I mean that 1000%) and he's genuinely funny, as shown by his Halloween costume with his girlfriend, playing on fan rumors that she had ties to the mob.

Dostál has been holding down the fort as John Gibson got hurt earlier this year than usual (i'd apologize but it's true), and seems to be having fun despite the Ducks' defense still very much being the Ducks.

Jeremy Swayman (BOS)

Lukáš Dostál (ANA)

Round Three, Match Eight

Vasy, aka the Big Cat, has been an NHL starter since he was 23 years old and the Bolts traded his safety net and big brother Ben Bishop to the Kings. Despite being thrown in the deep end, he's been one of the best goalies in the world for that entire time.

Ersson, our Last Flyers Goalie Standing, is somehow the vet on this season's squad, having kept his job over Sandström and has been pretty solid considering the Flyers couldn't find consistency if you gave them a map.

Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL)

Sam Ersson (PHI)

Round Three, Match Nine

The fact that the winner of this match faces Fleury is pure chance, but it's an interesting chance considering he was Tristan Jarry's first NHL mentor. Jars has had some injury trouble and the Penguins fans who don't vote in this poll (i see you and i love you) have turned on him, but he's still a quality goalie.

Lindgren completely took over the starter position last year, and his mustache is widely agreed to be one of the better ones in the league. Charlie's a lot of fun and as of this poll has still not let his brother Ryan score on him

Tristan Jarry (PIT)

Charlie Lindgren (WAS)

All Done!

That's it for this round! Good job, everyone! If you were heartbroken that one of your goalies didn't make it through last round, pester everyone you know to vote in this round! This is done entirely through word-of-mouth (well, word of social media, but you understand) and I can't do it without you guys!