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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
Fans here are crazy at relating to context:
Poster 1: Talbot put up better numbers in his career and cost less than markstrom.
Poster 2: you are ignoring CONTEXT! Markstrom put up slightly above average save % in one season where Vancouver allowed tons of low quality shots from outside. Vancouver = no good therefore Markstrom = good. Also if you exclude Markstrom's bad games you are left with only his good games. Which means Markstrom is ELITE (but only if u smrt and can do maths)
Me to myself: didn't Talbot play most of his career as a starter in Edmonton?..yeah that Edmonton...swarm defence, "this guy scored"...
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Talbot put up 91.9% in Calgary (the highest save percentage from a Flames starter since 2006, other than Kipper's 2009-2010 season).
Markstrom put up 90.4% on Calgary.
It's the same team - Calgary - so there's not much need for context.
Of course, Markstrom was injured and was overplayed.
We'll see how he does this year. Honestly, I think he'll be fine. But I also bet Talbot puts up better numbers.