Ryan Miller

No one but Scary Gary cares, but the SI article linked in the previous post actually says Ryan Miller, goalie to the Sabres (and they can keep him) is "the game's finest netminder." Now, maybe the writer of that column meant, "the best goalie in that one game," in which case bravo, Richard Deitsch, for noting that Ryan Miller is better than Ty Conklin (YouTube). A large cardboard box with a taped-on stick and a colander for a catching glove is better than Ty Conklin (print).

Ryan Miller, by the numbers:

17 wins (tie, 8th-best in NHL)
14 losses (tie, 2nd-most in NHL)
35 games played (tie, 3rd-most in NHL)
88 goals allowed (22nd among the 25 goalies with at least 25 games played)
2.52 goals-against average (19th)
.910 save % (21st)

There's no point here, really, except that I hate the Buffalo Sabres and Ryan Miller.