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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It will. Someone has twice posted the stats from last year that show Markstrom’s stats were cratered by a rough middle after his injury and turned back up once Sutter arrived.
He’s a solid starter, people just have a habit of trying to rewrite history to give themselves something extra to complain about when any player shows any sign of weakness.
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Stats are like that though. They count good and bad games. His career save %, to pick one number is .91. That seems like a fair starting point for an expectation for him. Is that solid starter quality? I think it depends if you believe he is actually better than that based on some excellent seasons with the Canucks.
Markstrom is far from the only goalie who has been injured so when you compare stats to his peers, IMO you need to take that into account too. Gibson last night was coming off a minor injury and he played great.
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