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Originally Posted by transplant99
This is not to pick on you cheerio...but this sentiment about Crawford confuses me greatly and it seems to be growing and accepted.
I get he may not be "elite" in the Lundqvist/Price etc class....but the guy is far from "average"
Just a cursory look at last years stats says he was among the leaders in wins, save%, GAA (among guys that were bonafide starters anyhow)....not to mention 2 Stanley cup championships in recent times.
I think he deserves a LOT more credit than he receives.
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He puts up great numbers playing behind the best team in the NHL. In my opinion the Hawks still win the cup with Darling in net, he's the one who got them through the first round. And that $6MM cap hit for the next few years for someone on the wrong side of 30 decreases his value exponentially. so while he does put up great numbers playing with the the best team in the NHL over the last 6 years, his value is small to none for a team like the flames who needs cap space 1/2 years down the road. Hence why Hiller and Ramo are both expiring following this season.
Also, Hiller is the active career leader in SV%, but I don't think anyone would describe him as anything other than an average starter in this league. Cups are irrelevant when evaluating players IMO.