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Originally Posted by CSharp
I think Crawford is just an average goalie IMO. When the Blackhawks won the 3 Cups, the team in front of him was the best in the league. They won with Niemi and they could've won with any other average goalie. Takes a team to win, not just one guy to shoulder everything like Kipper (and Iggy).
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He definitely seemed pretty average then, but he has definitely earned his spot amongst his peers since then:
https://www.nhl.com/player/corey-crawford-8470645
But that team was a cheat-code TBH, and I think it'll be a lot easier to get a Cup-calibre goalie than hope that the team can prop Smith to .920+ (sorry if I misconstrued the point)