A few miscellaneous notes about some NHL goaltenders who have surprised so far, both good and bad - SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE style. Ryan Miller has certainly been a pleasant surprise so far as he leads the NHL with 10 wins. Good for Vancouver as they have recovered nicely from last year's Tortorella debacle. It is no surprise that Pekka Rinne is at the top of the win category as he is definitely recovered from last year's hip surgery/infection fiasco. His save percentage could be a tad better, but give the guy a break, he is sporting a sparkling 1.81 GAA. Probably the biggest surprise, to me at least, is the performance by Winnipeg's Ondrej Pavelec. He has started every game but one and his numbers back up that decision with a 1.98 GAA and .928 SP.  I never thought he would put up those kind of numbers.  I always wished he would when I had him on my fantasy teams, but it took him a few years I guess. Darcy Kuemper would have topped Pavelec especially after his 3 shutouts in his first 4 games of the season, but the bloom has fallen off that rose as he has given up 4 goals in each of the past 2 starts. Josh Harding has returned to practice after his team suspension for breaking his foot in the off-season. Harding may be a few weeks away from wrestling the starting job back. It took a few years, and a few teams, but Ben Bishop has finally landed in the right spot as Tampa Bay's no. 1. Since taking over the starter's job last year, Bishop has been nothing less than terrific.  37 wins last year and will probably reach 40+ this season. Cam Ward was left for dead after last season but one bad season, especially an injury-riddled one, should not be the reason to cast aside an established NHL starter.  After starting out 0-3-1 this season, most of those critics were probably rubbing their hands with satisfaction but true competitors always rise to the occasion.  November started a new month and a new life for Ward as he rattled off 5 wins in a row.  Ward is back as the no. 1 in Carolina. I would've expected better metrics out of Cory Schneider but he does have a 6-5-2 record and has started every game a la Martin Brodeur, so you know you have to stick with him. His numbers, 2.91 GAA and .906, should improve as the season progresses.  His play has been up and down already this season but should flat line soon. You may have recalled that there was a goaltending controversy brewing in San Jose at the beginning of the year about Alex Stalock getting a lot more starts and that Antti Niemi's job wasn't as secure as in the past. Niemi has started in 11 of the 16 played so far, so that should answer those questions.  Stalock's numbers are a tad better but not enough to steal the starter's job, at his point anyway. Tuukka Rask falls into the Schneider category but we all know that November is when Boston kicks it up a notch, and they have been hit with some key injuries early on. Buy low on Rask if you can. A bit of a shock to see John Gibson steal some starts from Fredrik Andersen early on in the season especially since Andersen was 6-0-0 when Gibson started the three of four before being sidelined with an injury.   Andersen's numbers are right near the top of the league at 1.56 GAA and .943 SP.  Andersen should be the main Duck in net. Segue please. Jonas Hiller has found a new home in Calgary after Anaheim decided not to re-sign their top net minder. With a solid defensive core in front of him, all he has done is provide stability in net and posted a 2.07 GAA and .931 SP.  Keep on trucking Mr. Hiller. Another "buy-low" candidate is Henrik Lundqvist who has fallen victim to the vast amount of injuries that beset the NY Rangers early on in their season. Far from looking like a Stanley Cup team, with players returning from injury, things should settle in for the Blueshirts going forward. I'll give Roberto Luongo credit. He has a tall order to fill in Florida as he awaits the team to mature enough. If only he had some goal support, he could possibly have 4 more wins and be 8-3-0. POST MARKS: WHAT ABOUT BOB?--You know that once Sergei Bobrovsky returns from injury and the Blue Jackets start getting some of their top players back that his numbers and the team will improve rapidly....KARI ON--One thing about Kari Lehtonen is that he won't give you the best numbers in the goaltending category, but when healthy can provide consistent goaltending stats for your fantasy team. He should be able to improve on his average 4-3-4 record so far.