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Originally Posted by GioforPM
In those next few seasons where the unnamed goalie played 70 games, how many series did Calgary win? And did the said goalie ever have troubles towards the end of the season?
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Okay, it was Kipper.
Now that he is named, do you wish to actually take a position that your questions imply?
Goalies can’t win playoff series by themselves. We all know that. Remember the 2007 Detroit series? How did Kipper play? That wasn’t a broken down goalie, my friend. That was a guy who kept a team in a series.
I think this goalie workload thing is no better than an old wives’ tale, unsupported by actual data.
Everything I have seen is just a general consensus that 55-60 games is a good place to be, but never any actual data supporting it.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports...oads-1.2592274
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Holtby's workload was on Washington coach Barry Trotz's mind when he ran into Martin Brodeur at the NHL draft in June. Brodeur started 78 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2006-07 and 77 games in three other seasons. Only Grant Fuhr started more games in a single season with 79 for St. Louis in 1995-96, and Brodeur won two of his three Stanley Cups in seasons he started 72 and 73 games.
Trotz said Brodeur believed he got into a rhythm playing game after game, and off days hampered the run. Trotz saw how hard Brodeur worked on a day off in Nashville while coaching the Predators. Brodeur took part in the Devils' morning skate and kept working, still on the ice when Trotz returned from lunch stopping possibly 400 pucks compared to 25 he might have faced in the game.
Brodeur suggested most goalies can play 70 games a season, a number posted by many in the Hall of Fame.
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