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Originally Posted by Itse
There's also the 13 regular season BoA games where Markström has a combined SV% of .884.
But again, try the other goalie. Then we'd know if we have a serious problem or just a weird situation where the backup happens to be better against that one team.
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Yeah, people need to stop pretending Markstrom’s play against the Oilers has been an issue in just this series. I don’t know how many more sub-par games it will take to affirm in their eyes that it’s a problem. Three more? Six?
That doesn’t mean it’s the only reason this team has struggled. But it’s the biggest reason.
Honestly, what’s the downside of going with Vladar at this point? That he might play even worse than Markstrom? To do that, he would have to play worse than any other goalie in the playoffs so far. And if he does? <shrug>
Alternatively, Vladar might play average. Which would be a big boost to the Flames’ fortunes.