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I wear CCM RH 100s, which were discontinued (or at least altered) last year sometime, but are still on the shelves in a lot of stores. They're not officially "goalie skates" but I think someone at CCM was thinking, and they've got very goalie-friendly features. The wheel frame is pretty solid, but has openings PERFECT for attaching straps to them, the plastic toe cap is fairly protective (not like Bauer's CR3000, but those are $300) and if you leave the laces out of the top two eyelets, the ankle is almost as flexible as a goalie skate. And they only cost me $50 US (big sale. I think regular retail is about $90).
I have only two complaints: 1) like most cheap skates, they're a bit stiff and painful. Dr. Scholl was also a big help. 2) the frame is pretty tall, and the wheels are 72" (I believe), which means a lot of space between pad and surface. But if you are good with your stick and know when to drop (or if you're like me and you still use a relic called the skate save on occasion), this shouldn't be an issue.
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