Quoting: NHLfan10506
The best goalies at the time of their trade were probably…
Bishop 2017
Miller 2014 (deadline)
Schneider 2013
Bryzgalov 2011 (rights)
Vokoun 2007
Toskala 2007
Luongo 2006
Hasek 2001
…in chronological order.
All were top goalies at the time.
But do some of these even apply though? (In terms of the value they got)
-Bishop was shipped out because injuries where starting to become apparent and when Vasilevskiy surpassed him and TB needed the cap space badly. That trade was a major underwhelming package at the time. Cernak's evolution helped mitigate that disaster of an offer but that was 100% hindsight. No one expected him to be as good as he is now.
-Miller wasn't even in his prime any more, let alone top 5 calibre when traded and if you look at the deal, STL actually still paid a decent price to get that version of Miller.
-Schneider this one is a little hard to compare because I think its fair to say that NJ paid for potential here and gambled (and potentially won?). They didn't have a known commodity yet. Schneider was only 26 and was playing second fiddle to Luongo. He hadn't even played more than 100 games prior to that trade yet.
-Bryzgalov as you mentioned was just his rights so that really doesn't apply here. He was however a top 5 goalie in the league though arguably.
-Vokoun is quite possibly the best comparable to be honest but realistically I think Hellebuyck is the better goalie between the two. Fla paid a pretty high premium for him though. The 9th, 40th and 58th pick.
-Toskala like Schneider before him was not proven commodity yet. Barely over 100 games at time of being traded. Still got a solid package.
-Luongo's package was a joke and quite possibly one of the worst deals in NHL history. Nuff said.
-Hasek is tough because he was still good but also 35-36 when traded. The offer wasn't the greatest. IDK is this a fair comparable? I don't think so.
I'll stand by my assertion, Hellebuyck mainly but also Saros are deserving of getting a massive haul, probably more than your willing to pay. They could easily be the best 2 goalies available through trade at time of trade in the past 20-30 years.