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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Good goaltenders elevate their game to carry "pretty crappy teams" with Faulk, Sekera, Jeff Skinner, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Elias Lindholm, etc.
Player / GP / Save Percentage / Low Danger / Medium Danger / High Danger
Ramo 2012-16 / 84 / .910 / .967 / .918 / .819
Ward 2012-16 / 105 / .906 / .964 / .919 / .796
Ward is worse than Ramo, but that doesn't mean Ramo's very good. Right now Ward's arguably the reason the Hurricanes are a "pretty crappy team".
Ward got hot in the playoffs (in a tandem) 10 seasons ago. He's made the playoffs exactly once since then.
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Of those players you listed , other than Faulk , can you honestly say that any of them are 1st line /1st pairing players? Eric Stall is turning into a 2nd line center. Jordan is like Backlund (2b/3a center). Skinner with his head injuries is a 2nd line player. Lindholm is going to be great, but he's not there yet.
As for there D, after Faulk they have Hainsey, Wisneski, John Liles to name a few. I like Hanifin but he's pretty young and will take some time.
Yes good goaltenders cover warts, but the hurricanes have a hell of a lot of warts. I will say you have convinced me that he is no better than a 1b goalie. He is still better than Ramo.