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Old 12-04-2016, 07:53 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy View Post
Update on Mason McDonald:

Seems to be adjusting to the pro game lately. Had a rough start to his career stats wise (despite getting wins), but his last handful of starts have been much better.

Save percentage by game (shots in brackets):

1. 0.889 (27)
2. 0.842 (19)
3. 0.852 (27)
4. 0.867 (15)
5. 0.857 (21)
6. 0.909 (11)
7. 0.932 (44)
8. 0.818 (22)
9. 0.941 (34)
10. 0.966 (29)

Took him until game 6 to break .900 save percentage, but has cracked that 4 of the last 5 now.

Overall he's 6-2-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a 0.896 save percentage
To compare, the other goalie Ken Appleby is 4-1-0 with a 1.98 GAA and a 0.915 save percentage
McDonald is such a long bomb. He's going to get starts and he's going get tons and tons of hours. It's just a matter of if someone can work him into a star. He's adaptive and he's huge and athletic, but he's not a natural talent/raw skill player, it's going to take a lot of work to make an NHL goalie out of him.

Fortunately with all spaces above him full and the ECHL a great place to wade into professional hockey, he's going to receive all the development/training/game situations you could ask for.
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