Being a young goalie, of course I will take a gander at predicting the best four contestants for the Best Shootout Goalie. While it may be easy to simply look at the top save percentages in these situations, it's also important to take into factor which goalie faced the most quality chances, and how they answered those challenges. Following that line of thinking, it's hard to not go with a full-Eastern Conference line-up for this skills competition, wouldn't you think?

Having said that, my first contestant would be Benjamin Blue @BoucherFan12, of the Tampa Bay Barracuda. Blue is having a tremendous season in the mid-Floridian city, being a definite factor as to why his team is currently pointing in second position in a very ferocious Eastern Conference. While he's sixth in the league in PSSv%, he's also had to face the most out of anyone in the top 10 - which is an indicator on how steady he has been in all situations this season.

The second goalie I would see in this competition would be Beaujeaux Biscuits @.bojo, of the West Kendall Platoon. I've already stated my elation for his style, as a stand-up goalie, and his very high PSSv%, coupled with a strong Sv%, means that he's the real deal. Imagine stopping four penalty shot out of five in the regular season, while doing kick saves and generally imposing his will on the shooters. Immense.

Another goalie that has a high PSSv% and general Sv% is Geezus Kryyst @Narconis, of the Hamilton Steelhawks. While he hasn't had to face as many penalty shots as the other two contenstants I've chosen so far, Kryyst has been rock-solid for the small Ontarian city in all situations thus far this season, even helping them reach a playoff berth after a disappointing elimination last season.

I'm highly conflicted for my last contestant, as I feel there are still two goalies that deserve a shot at this skills competition. The first, Harry Carpet @Carpy48 of the Toronto North Stars, is having a tremendous season in the Ontarian capital, who has seen them fight for a playoff spot until the very end - all the while he's received the most shots in the league so far. His PSSv% is a bit inflated since he only had to save the three penalty shots that came his way, but it can't be argued that he has deserved a mention in this competition. The second, Tibuk Soonika @chetib of the Chicago Syndicate, is struggling a bit more in the Sv% category, but is looking regal in penalty shot situations. He can also be argued to be a good reason as to why Chicago is still in the conversation for the fifth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

So I don't have a choice... I'll have to include them both! Nowhere in the rules am I unallowed to give five spots! NOWHERE!

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