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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Lehtonen's save percentage over the last 4 seasons went like this:
.922
.916
.919
.904
The backups were just as bad.
Dallas had the second worst save percentage in the league last season. They were 19th in allowing shots against. Slightly better than 13/14. Most everything stayed the same from year to year besides that. In 13/14 they were 17h in the league in goals allowed. Save percentage makes a huge difference.
I would expect Lehtonen to bounce back based on his career thus far. Niemi will be better than the backups and will take the number one job if Lehtonen continues to falter.
I think that sets Dallas up to get a huge boost. Going from league basement to average save percentage could mean a 20-30 goal swing and that means Dalls could go from being a +1 team in goal diff to +20-30.
I don't know if they are a lock to make the playoffs but I like their chances.
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I think you're missing the forest for the trees...his save percentage was terrible because the team's D is terrible. That hasn't changed in fact it's gotten worse.