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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
...Why would a goaltender be more fatigued than a 25+ minute defenseman or a 20+ minute forward?...
I'm not sure why it would affect a goalie any more then players though. And I don't think there is any proof that fatigue can have an effect across multiple seasons. These guys do get months off to rest. Even the guys that win the Cup.
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Did anyone here at any point suggest that goalies are more or less susceptible to fatigue than forwards and defensemen?
That is sure as hell not my argument, and as far as I can tell is completely irrelevant to the topic in question.
My point is that when two goalies are facing off against one another in a playoff series, the advantage will go to the goalie who is both finely tuned and less fatigued. I see a starting goalie's workload through the full season as a ramping-up point to hit his peak for the Stanley Cup Finals in June. The numbers rather strongly suggest that that peak is around the Game 75–85 mark.