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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I think the full story of a goalie is not the raw numbers but how they perform in game-critical situations.
Some games are just destined to be shut-outs, often against weaker or tired teams. In other games, you need the goalie to be the difference maker and with the sample size of 3 at the moment, I can't say whether or not he will be an effective difference maker in those closer or must-win games this season. Right now his raw numbers are boosted by the shutout against Detroit.
We will just have to hope that the defense gets better and his numbers improve in those games where he needs to stand out.
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Yeah, but it wasn't one of those, 'one team didn't show up' kind of shutouts. Markstrom was full marks for the win, never mind the shutout. He won the Flames the game in the first 5 minutes, turning away several Detroit chances.
If the Flames score one more against ANA (and they most definitely should have), his GAA is under 2 and the Flames are 2-1-0