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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Your reliance on the save percentage is leading you to a false conclusion. You have to look at the saves and the goals in context of what actually happened on the ice. And almost every goal was by a skilled offensive player put into a great spot by bad checking.
The Flames didn't get A list goaltending, like they've been used to all season. But then again, neither did the Avs, but they limited the net front and high slot chances as well as odd man rushes. The Flames don't win with merely "good" goaltending. With the Flames' skaters playing like they did, they would have had to "goalie" the Oilers.
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Three of the 4 losses were tied in the 3rd. With good goaltending, it's a 7 game series. If he had goalied them, it would have been over in 5 (the other way)
Yes, after the first period of game 2, the Oilers were the better team. But game 2, 4 and 5 were all winnable.
And if Markstrom is playing better, the team probably plays better. They had already recovered significantly by game 5, and should have won that one. With trusty goaltending, I don't think there is any question that it is a very different series.