After an NHL season with the lowest average save percentage in more than three decades, quality goaltending has never felt more valuable, or more difficult to find. As free agents prepare to hit the market on Wednesday, and trade rumors swirl around some of the biggest names in the crease, the sprint to secure an answer in goal is about to begin.There are quite a few interesting options this summer, especially compared to last year’s barren goalie landscape that was headlined by veteran backups. There are unrestricted free agents with strong starting resumes, young prospects approaching the end of their waiver-exempt status that could be on the move and even goalies with the Vezina Trophy and the Stanley Cup already to their name that might swap teams.Some fits are obvious. Others require a bit more imagination. Here are the landing spots that make the most sense (or in some cases, are the most fun) for the top goalies on the market, starting with the biggest name that could potentially be on the move.Are the Sharks why the Blackhawks traded for Bowen Byram?Corey Pronman, Scott Wheeler and moreConnor HellebuyckBest landing spot: Buffalo SabresIf the Jets are actually considering trading the three-time Vezina Trophy winner, nearly every team with the necessary cap room should be interested. Hellebuyck is on the short list of NHL players capable of changing the landscape of a division or a conference.The best fit could be in Buffalo, where the Sabres have ​​a well-stocked prospect pool to entice Winnipeg — including the No. 4 pick in Friday’s draft that they just acquired from Chicago — and the cap space to make a blockbuster deal work.Adding an elite goalie behind a supremely talented blue line and a group of forwards who can score with anyone would make the Sabres the team to beat in a stacked Atlantic Division. It would be a gamble, for sure. Hellebuyck is 33 and coming off statistically the worst season of his career, which included arthroscopic knee surgery in November. He’s also arguably the best goalie in the world, and showed it as recently as February when he stood on his head to win the United States an Olympic gold medal.This season’s numbers weren’t as pristine as we’ve grown to expect from Hellebuyck, who has been the model for consistency over the last nine years. It could be a sign that the decline has started, but it could also be a blip on the radar at a position with a lot of statistical variance from year to year. After six consecutive seasons of excellence, Hellebuyck was due for a downward spike, and Winnipeg’s struggles as a team played a factor.Considering his style of play, which relies more on his elite processing speeds and play reading than it does pure athleticism, Hellebuyck could still have several seasons of elite goaltending left. The five years remaining on his contract provide some level of risk, but his $8.5 million cap hit is a value for a goalie of this caliber.The Florida Panthers, Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs and really any team close to contention without a star in the crease should be interested and would be a good fit. However, Buffalo is the most tantalizing landing spot for Hellebuyck. The Sabres just won the Atlantic, and had the third-highest team save percentage in the NHL with Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in net. Hellebuyck could be the piece to put them over the top.He has already joined Dominik Hašek as the only goalies in NHL history with a Hart Trophy and at least three Vezina Trophies. If he were to accomplish what even Hašek couldn’t — lead the Sabres to the Stanley Cup — it would further cement his legacy among the all-time greats.Sergei Bobrovsky Best landing spot: San Jose SharksThe best case for both Bobrovsky and the Panthers is to find a way to keep the likely future Hall of Famer in South Beach for another run at a third Cup championship. However, if the 37-year-old hits the open market, the Sharks are the perfect fit.At this stage of his career, Bobrovsky shouldn’t be relied upon as a true workhorse starter. His starts have declined in each of the last three seasons, down to 51 this past year, and even that might be a bit higher than optimal. In 2022-23, Bobrovsky made only 49 starts — his fewest in a full season in a decade — and it’s no coincidence that was the strongest postseason run of his career.