Wednesday, September 14, 2016

World Cup of Hockey goaltending pictures coming into focus (Yahoo Sports)

U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick stops the puck during the second period of an exhibition game against Finland,, part of the World Cup of Hockey, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Jonathan Quick's sublime play in a Team USA jersey outweighed some recent struggles with the Los Angeles Kings as coach John Tortorella named him the starting goaltender going into the World Cup of Hockey. Tortorella called his choice of Quick over Ben Bishop and Cory Schneider ''a very tough decision,'' but it's not the most difficult facing some of the other eight teams in the World Cup. Carey Price is a no-brainer for Canada and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.


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