DK's Talking Point: Is any position in sports more valuable than goaltender?

Carey Price is the premier goaltender in the world.

And if he isn't, Andrei Vasilevskiy is.

By the end of this very Friday, pending the outcome of Game 7 of Lightning-Islanders in Tampa, the Stanley Cup Final could be pitting the NHL's top two performers of these playoffs head-to-head, with Price's Canadiens having eliminated the Golden Knights, 3-2, in Game 6 of their semifinal series Thursday night in Montreal on Artturi Lehkonen's overtime goal:

That's a fine finish by the Finn up front, but it's Price who's been behind all of this: His .934 save percentage leads the playoffs, as does his stupendous .890 save percentage on high-danger scoring chances. And he was brilliant again in Game 6, highlighted by this left-pad rejection of William Karlsson in the second period:

Sure, Habs' first trip to the Final since 1993 -- the last year that they or any Canadian franchise won the Cup -- has come with cast-wide help: Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki the kids up front, Corey Perry and Eric Staal the ... uh, non-kids up front, Shea Weber and Jeff Petry on the back line, and a bunch of others. But Pittsburghers don't need to be reminded of where it all starts in Montreal.

Which leads me to this ...

YOUR TURN: Is goaltending the most important, influential single position in any of the major professional sports? Yes, more than an NFL quarterback, more than a Major League Baseball pitcher. Go for it.