from Craig Custance of The Athletic,
Welcome to the 2021 Goalie Tiers.
If you’re unfamiliar, every year we ask a group of NHL general managers and coaches to rate every single starting goalie on a scale of 1 to 5, with one being best and five being worst. Then the ratings are averaged and the goalies sorted into tiers. We grant anonymity to encourage honesty and participation.
This year, the panel was made up of six general managers, four head coaches and five goalie coaches.
27 (tie). Thomas Greiss, Red Wings
Greiss is going from a very structured, strong defensive team in the Islanders to, well, one that is not.