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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
So does save percentage and goals against. The whole team is involved in all of that.
As for the Conn Smythe, if the Bolts had won the Cup it would have been between Bishop, Johnson and Hedman. Everybody knows that, you're just being obtuse now. Two game 7 shut outs, stellar numbers and 13 wins. It was a Conn Smythe worthy playoff performance.
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Again, SV% is the strongest indicator of a goaltender's individual performance. GAA is good, but influenced more heavily by team play, and wins are almost irrelevant when judging a goaltender's ability. That's basic fact.
Which goaltender played better in these two scenarios:
.950 - 2.00 GAA - Loss
.800 - 2.00 GAA - Win
One suggests a good to great goaltending performance behind bad team play, the other suggests a bad goaltending performance behind good team play. Can you guess which is which?
Sorry, if your argument for Bishop is solely "well if you take out bad seasons and mention all the awards he didn't win but in my opinion should have then he's elite!" then I'll remain unconvinced. I thought participation medals were silly, but giving Bishop credit for "deserving" awards he didn't win? Oh boy. That's pretty flimsy to me.