Sometimes rankings seem like a breeze and the final numbers feel pretty unassailable. Like ranking Connor McDavid as the best player in the league.
But ranking the best of the best goalie mask design is an art in and of itself—and the exact opposite of unassailable.
There are so many brilliant designs from the artists who put visions together for goalies: ideas that range from old-school tributes, to plays on a nickname, to something based on the city they play in, to something completely out of the depths of everyone's else's creativity.
Much like how it goes when we're ranking out our favorite jerseys, the best mask art is truly subjective, and we're expecting that there will be a lot of differing opinions.