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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
But what's wrong with that? One player has been objectively bad for most of the year. One player has been objectively good for most of the year.
When you're good, you get the benefit of the doubt. Johnny Gaudreau has 45 giveaways and nobody really cares. If Alex Chiasson had 45 giveaways, he'd be in Stockton.
Fans feel more comfortable with Johnson in net. The team feels more comfortable with Johnson in net. That has less to do with bias and more to do with reality. Right now, one is vastly better than the other, so much that it hardly merits discussing.
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They might not hold it against him for the season but they still call him out for bad plays. They also can give Chiasson props for good plays rather than think of excuses as to why he was lucky they happened.
I'm not saying fans should flip out when Johnson lets in a softie and want to run him out of town because overall he's played well this season. But if he lets in a goal that Elliott was crucified for say it was a bad goal too and move on rather than try and make excuses for him. That IS being biased.