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Originally Posted by transplant99
We have 30 games left. Not a season.
Using their current GAA and if they both play 10 more times....its 1 goal difference, yes or no?
Thats all i said...but knock yourself out with the whole if they were on different teams narrative.  |
You realize they play on different teams, right? TB allows more shots against per game, hence the GAA difference is smaller than the actual difference of the goalies.
Also, you might notice Smith and Rittich have combined for 57 starts. That means we've had a goalie change four times this season. When a goalie gets pulled and another is put in, that significantly drops the GAA for both goalies.
It's just one more reason why GAA is a really dumb stat. Fun, but dumb. It should never be used to compare goalies on different teams, just like you shouldn't use +/- to compare players on different teams.
If you're asking how.much difference a different backup goalie would make for the Flames, and your comparison point is Dominque, the answer is about one goal every other game.
EDIT: here's yet one more way to put it.
Smith allows 17 extra goals per 1000 shots in comparison to Dominique, or about one extra goal every 59 shots. Flames allow 29.2 shots per game.
If Smith plays for 12 more games, that's 350 shots against, and extra 6 goals against.
Is it enough of a difference to be worth getting a different backup? Maybe not.
But it's still an extra goal against about every other game, not 1 goal per 10 games.