I personally don't have a problem taking a goalie in the the third or fourth.
I think at some point we've gone to the other extreme where we can easily get caught up in not taking goalies at all. Yes they can be unpredictable, especially when compared to first or second round talents. But I don't think they're so radioactive that you can't touch them in the third or fourth. I think by that point your odds are more or less the same.
I do think there's less daydreaming when it comes to goalies. A lot of times their numbers stare right back at you in the face. You might convince yourself a kid who scored at a point per game pace had a good D+1 season. It does get a little harder if you're staring at a goalie in the same league with less flattering numbers. As such, it can be very easy to get down on a goalie prospect sooner rather than later. I think skaters can sometimes drag out the drama a little.
I guess I've been doing this long enough to "like" skaters in those mid-rounds, but not necessarily fall in love with them. I've found that those are the guys that fans get worked up about or that cause fans to envy what other teams are doing. But more often than not, they turn out be non-issues. In other words, everyone "loves" their mid-round guys for a year or two, but that love often gets lost to the sands of time.
With time, there's not shortage of Daniel Fernholm's for our board.