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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
This is a perfect example of cherry picking a stat to put a spin on something.
Sure, a career of .912.... but you know he was below .907 four times in the first 5 years of his career?
For the past 6? Below .915 (your mark of average) once.
.921 (this year)
.920
.915
.916
.913
.918
But .920 is really quite good, or no? Because that's the way he's been playing the last couple years.
Honestly, save the dramatic "blind spots! Incredible!" thing, you've clearly got a huge one. Just look at stats a little more closely if you'd like to get a better picture. Choosing career SV% as a judgement on current ability of performance is a poor choice.
Based on your logic, Jonas Hiller right now is better than Carey Price, Braden Holtby, and Ben Bishop. Guess we should have re-signed him, we had a Vezina contender!
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Fleury is a great goalie in a meaningless game in the middle of January, but he is hot garbage in the playoffs. He had two cup runs where he held it together behind a powerhouse team almost a decade ago, and since then he has collapsed how many times? He completely blew 4 seasons in a row, behind that same powerhouse team, after the cup win. The guy just isn't a big game goalie. He's the anti-Quick.