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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
...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 |
If this was true, then I would expect it to happen more often than once every decade or so. Brodeur played in a different era, and he was also a freak. If the best course of action was for teams to maximize starts for one of their goaltenders I am sure that coaches would do this much more often than they do.
But even beyond that—it is one thing to start a seasoned NHL veteran in 60 games. It is entirely another for a goalie in his first year as a starter to do the same. It certainly appears like this is something that NHL coaches are concerned about, whether you agree with them or not.