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Originally Posted by Bingo
Don't let a hot goaltender convince you a team was solid defensively.
The Jets from January 1st to the league schedule suspension (your timeline) were the following 5 on 5
20th in CF%
30th in xGF%
29th in expected goals against
Dead last in HDCF%
Dead last in HDCA/60 (high danger scoring chances against)
Who knows what the Jets are now with the 3 month plus delay, but they were NOT playing lights out defensively when the season halted.
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The jan 1 to the end of season was from the article not mine. 2.65 seems pretty middle of the road to be 6th best...
After the All Star game the 2.10 seems scary ... That compares to the Flames 3.35 over the last 20 games going 10-8-2
No amount of fancy stats can paper over a 3.35 Goals against. That is the whole team playing weak defense. (Gio and Hamonic missing.. a bit over half the games. Hamonic might not be as easy to replace as some folks think)
A 2.10 with a 12-6-2 and those Crappy fancy stats...IF they held for the last 20 games would suggest that Hellebuyck would be the best player in the league as the season ended.
The Flames goalies saw slightly more shots over the last 20 games than the Jets goalies 653 to 634