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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Which series did goalies really cost us? IIRC COL and DAL it wasn't an issue until elimination games (and was a bright spot before that). Against ANA our GF were 2, 2, 4, 1. Only 2 of those at EVS. Goaltending could have helped us steal that series, but it was only part of the reason we lost.
Goalies are voodoo. How many teams in the league are really, really confident in their goalies down the stretch?
TBL. ANA (irrelevant). WPG. VGK (though I'm not sure how confident they'd be with just one of them). Maybe COL - Grubauer's numbers are pretty darn good the last few years.
I'd argue that most years there are only 5-7 teams with great goaltending, and another 15-20 where it's okay, but questionable.
This year should be evidence enough that goaltending was never the thing holding this group back.
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It was 100% Anaheim. We carried play across every measurable stat and lost four one-goal games with Elliott giving up
7 low-danger goals. The other fifteen teams combined to allow only 5 in the first round. If that's not a goalie costing you the series then it's just not possible.