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Originally Posted by thymebalm
It's a nice happy thought that half of Eddie's pro career is an aberration or anomaly, and that part of his career furthest from the present is a more accurate representation of where he is as a goalie today...but it takes some mental gymnastics to get there.
We can do all goalies with 100 starts over the course of Eddies career and compare him in that manner too.
Since Lack joined the NHL:
2.57GGA (29/49), .910 SV% (39/49).
That's as rosy as I can make the numbers, and it's still not great. I will say again, I think the Flames and their coaches and management poured over all the video and felt confident enough that they could get Eddie back to the level he was playing at in Vancouver. If there is hope to be had, its in the hard work of the people who decided this was the right move to make.
Do I think he could be as good as he was in Vancouver as the Flames backup? I do. Will that happen? We'll see.
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The one thing with Carolina that keeps creeping up to me is that they don't give up a ton of shots, but give up an abnormal amount in High Danger Areas.
For example.
Carolina Last Year
Compared to Calgary this year who give up a ton of shots, but alot seem to be from outside the hashmarks, and very little in the blue paint.
Calgary This Year
Means that Carolina goalies might have artificially deflated save percentages since the team doesn't give up many shots, but when they do they tend to be right in the slot.