GoaliePost members can now login and download the full Top-150 Prospects Rankings release!

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Top-30 is updated and can now be downloaded! Top-150 will be complete in a few more days. Cheers mates!

http://thegoalieguild.com/top150prospects

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I paid for my report but cant figure how to get into website. My paypal was connected to another email that I dont have access to. I have sent a few emails in. Not sure if you responses are in my spam.

Top-150 for September went out to all the TGG members. Jeff is working on some database stuff for GoaliePost so that we are all set for the new season. Things had to change because the website is now "free" (no $10 membership) but you can buy the "extra goodies" like the e-mail updates, the premium releases, etc for a few bucks a year. So I can't upload the new Top-150 Rankings to GoaliePost just yet. If you are a GoaliePost member and want the new release e-mailed to you directly, send me a PM and I'll get back to you ASAP!

FYI: I will be attending my first AHL Training Camp this weekend. It's Houston's camp, which is being held here in the Twin Cities at the XCEL Energy Center. I'll get a good look at Hackett, Kuemper, Mike Brodeur, etc.

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link to the top 150 prospects?

EDIT: nevermind!

Top-25 now posted for October!

http://thegoalieguild.com/top150prospects

Should have the full Top-150 report done by Friday, and shipped out to premium members before the weekend hits!

Anders Nilsson in the Top-10 for the first time. Regardless of how many games he plays compared to Poulin, both guys are legit studs. It's almost like the Capitals situation with Varlamov and Neuvirth ... one guy will stay, one guy will go. Not sure when that will be, probably in two seasons.

Pickard's 40-save shutout over the Marlies? Wow. But if anyone knows how to handle 40-save performances, it's him. Great start to his rookie season (Aittokallio too).

Martin Jones --- Legit Top-20 guy now ... Mannino is his backup, and with Bernier headed out sooner rather than later, Jones is the new "future Kings goalie" ... keep an eye on him!

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Hey guys the updated Top-25 for November will be up shortly, but I wanted to give you the breakdown on how I've revised all my rankings and reports for them.

The Top-150 has been streamlined and trimmed down to the Top-100. The main reason for this is because I agreed to do a "draft watch list" report solely based on draft-eligible goalies, so that got me thinking about age discrepancy.

I decided that I wanted to refine what I define as a prospect. I think it makes sense to do this now while I have the time, plus it only makes things easier to digest and understand.

So I've removed anyone aged 28+ because at that age, they're considered older goalies that have way less odds of being a long-term starting NHL goalie. So I took those guys out (think Hutton, etc) they are being added into The Darkhorses report, which is still a premium report I've been publishing.

I've also removed all UFA goalies, except for those that have very strong and legitimate potential, and are still young enough to be signed by NHL teams and evolve into potential starters. There are only two of them remaining on the revised Top-100: Joacim Eriksson and Alex Salak. I did this because I feel that there's no way to truly predict and rank a UFA prospect compared to all the goalies that are signed or drafted by NHL teams. Politics plays a role in overall opportunity, and that has to be accounted for, so I feel they simply don't belong on the list until they're officially a part of an NHL team.

The UFA goalies that WERE removed, well, I call them "Hidden Gems" ... and they are placed below the Top-100 in their own little group. But they are not ranked due to their variable value, so they are merely organized in alphabetical order, kind of like a draft watch list.

So now everything looks like this:

TOP-100 PROSPECTS: Signed or drafted prospects with the best talent and potential to break into the NHL on a full-time basis. Includes goalies ages 18-27 (no draft-eligibles).

HIDDEN GEMS: UFA prospects (ages 20-27) that have potential to be signed by NHL teams and begin the process of working their way up the ranks.

THE GRADUATES: Stays the same.

THE DARKHORSES: Signed or UFA goalies (ages 28+) that have potential to break into the NHL.

DRAFT WATCH LIST: Top draft-eligible goalies for the 2013 and 2014 NHL Drafts. They are not ranked because I simply don't see all of them play. A ranking will be completed one or two months before the draft takes place, or I'll do some kind of mock draft.

OK there you go! Let me know if you have questions about any of this. I think it goes a long way in not only helping me compartmentalize the goalies I track, it refines everything a little bit more, and it helps you guys out as well.

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OK here you go:

http://www.thegoalieguild.com/top100prospects/

Note the new hyperlink...so update your bookmarks if ya have them! For the first time since I can remember, Jacob Markstrom is no longer the #1 prospect. But it's a pretty fine line with those Top-4 guys.

If I had to choose a personal favorite right now, it might be Lehner...considering how strong he has been in what could have been a distraction-filled season. It hurts Bishop's value a little bit.

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Some more prospect love for you guys:

My report on Subway Super Series goalies: http://www.mckeenshockey.com/feature...s-top-goalies/

That's info on SUBBAN, BINNINGTON, BROSSOIT, FUCALE

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=84930

That's NHL Central Scouting's preliminary list ...

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When is Lehner gonna overtake Markstrom? He's been the better goalie in North America by a fair margjn.