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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

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.

Yawn.

That's a tough break for the Flames. Despite the fact Bishop managed only a .910 save percentage and 2.54 goals-against average this past season, he was no doubt the Flames’ top target when it came to improving between the pipes this summer. That’s because in the four seasons prior to 2016-17, you could count on one hand the goaltenders who had been better than Bishop. From 2012-13 to 2015-16, Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury were the only goaltenders with more wins than Bishop’s 123. Carey Price, Cory Schneider, Cam Talbot and Tuukka Rask were the only masked men with better save percentages than Bishop’s .922 mark. That's not to mention that only five goaltenders posted more shutouts and, when it came to puck moving, Bishop had that ability, too, as witnessed by his seven assists over that span.

Top 5 goalie in the league over 4 seasons.

Elite.