I agree with you Moustache - I don't know why people are pointing at the SV% being so definitive. IMO, you really have to watch the Canes a tonne - and even then it can be tough to figure out WHY the goalies are sucking.
Fact:
Lack
Darling
Ward
They each had better years historically pre-Peters.
Fact:
Lack
Darling
Were never #1 goalies until they arrived. Was it the pressure? Was it the goalie coach? Was it the poor defensive coverage?
Ward: Aging and declining, and was inconsistent throughout his career.
Looking back at Calgary, was Hiller THAT bad, or was it partly because Calgary gave up too many glorious chances?
Kipper was an easy 'this is why' - Keenan! However, there were still fans that were insinuating that Kipper was done and declining.
I do not think that Darren Haynes should be that definitive - he really can't know definitively if Darling and Ward were terrible, or if it was the system that was a big contributing factor. We will see how Darling does this upcoming season under a new coach. We will see how Calgary does. I just don't see pointing the finger at goaltending and saying "THAT IS WHY" is correct (it may indeed be correct, but it is often not - heck, just look at Dubynk, or even Talbot over the last 2 seasons).
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