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Originally Posted by Bingo
I don't think the issue is the soft goal tally, it's the not making a difference.
The goal against Vegas was a doozy, but I don't really have him with any others.
His goals saved above average pretty much supports that too at -.6 ... So he's given up a half goal more than the average goaltender should have through 7 periods of hockey.
Now that's not glowing ... he shouldn't be aiming for average, but it's not a windfall of weak goals going past him.
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-0.6 after 7 periods is on pace for -14.1 after 55 games. Last year that would have ranked between Thomas Greiss and John Gibson.
Clearly, it's early, and can be fairly quick to turn around, but that's how Markstrom has played so far.