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Originally Posted by Matty81
Career if you take away his one good season his save percentage is .910. And in this case that is a fair thing to do because it is a major outlier at .930.
Just to contrast, Chad Johnson's career save percentage is .915. Elliot is .913.
Somebody said he was making 40 saves a game... well if that was the case based on his save percentage he was also letting in about 4 goals a game.
I get the quality of chance argument but his save percentage hasn't been good since 2011-12 and was below average even before that. Really when you look at his career that was his only really good NHL season. He has never been an elite goalie except that one blip year. Even in the minors.
For me he's overrated. And that's not to say he's not a passable NHL starter, but he is middle of the pack at best, probably slightly below. His save percentage has never been that high, on a defensive team, and he is a bit of a hothead.
But for me the kicker is that goofball GM they have spouting off about how the price will be steep. Doing his job I guess but teams should stay away. Old, overpaid and average stats but he will cost a steep price? That's what kind of rationale you get when you hire a 26 year old gm who has a company called stathletes I guess. Tell everyone how his stats make whatever case he wants while he tanks and collects picks no different from the losers up north did. At least Arizona doesn't have Dreger acting as their mouthpiece trying to reinforce their asinine player values.
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Thanks for that post. Sometimes it really is that simple and we do not need to manipulate stats to make them more intricate than they need to be. Smith had one really good season, but has been average to bad most of his career. Especially for a goalie that make almost $6 million per year for the next 3 years. He would be an anchor for what he makes and what he delivers. If it was a one-year deal, it would be a lot easier to take (just like Elliot who I thought was a poor choice, but at least the term and salary made sense).
If we get Smith, it will be a waste of a rebuild for the next 3 seasons. Even if just for optics, if the Flames don't get serious in net, it will kill any goodwill players currently have when it comes to signing contracts.
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
You do realize that on that Coyotes team Carey Price would be around a .910 percentage as well?
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Are you suggesting that Mike Smith is just as good as Carey Price?