Maybe it's Playfair's coaching style that keeps Irving's save percentage low? Irving's .913 is the best save percentage out of any goalie Playfair has coached beyond Kiprusoff's .917. I'm not saying he had a great year, but one statistic isn't enough to write it off as mediocre.
Added to that, he just turned 23 in April. He's still got some development time left, so I don't think NHL starter is anywhere near out of the question.
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