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NHL Free Agency: Top 10 goalies

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3. Tim Thomas
Only two years removed from his second Vezina and first Conn Smythe, Tim Thomas might be ending his bizarre hiatus from the NHL and is one of the biggest wild cards in free agency. If he's still in shape following a year away from hockey and hasn't declined much at the age of 39, then he's potentially the best goalie available.

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Bryz buyout: Flyers paying $23 million to make Ilya Bryzgalov disappear
2. Ilya Bryzgalov
Bought out by the Flyers only two years into a nine-year, $51-million deal, Bryz was a bust in Philadelphia, where apparently no goalie can survive. At 33, it's still possible he returns to the form he showed for four years in Phoenix.

With free agency set to open on Friday and big names like Rick DiPietro and Ilya Bryzgalov hitting the market following expensive buyouts, there are some reasonable options available for teams in need of a netminder.

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