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Originally Posted by Buff
Wrong year to pick Fuhr's stats to prove a point.
Back then, in a 21 team league, his save % was ranked 28th and his GAA was ranked 27th.
That year, he was far from one of the best. That year the top six GAA were all under 3.00, although the only the top 2 save % were over .900
Far from one of the league's best that year.
Edit to add: I got curious after looking up Fuhr's stats in 1988/89. I know Fuhr was a good goalie, but I've always felt he was overrated. Man, his stats don't do him any favours. Only 4 times was his GAA top 20 in the league, never top 10. And only once was his save% top 20 in the league and that year it was top 10, but his GAA was not top 20 that year.
10 times he was in top 10 in wins, 7 of those times was with the powerhouse Oiler. Also during his time with the Oilers he twice lead the league in wins.
So, maybe he visually looked good, but his stats sure don't make him seem that good.
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The point is goalies sucked back then...they were half the size and half the athlete
Now to be fair today's shooters also have better training and equipment as well