The goalie equipment changes obviously have something to do with increased early season scoring but yeah this does seem to happen every year. More penalties are called early on, goalies take a while to get into a rhythm, and many teams are getting used to new players and systems.
I remember Kipper in 2005-06. He gave up 18 goals in his first 4 games and then went on to win the Vezina with a 2.06 GAA.
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