Was perusing some stats this morning.
It's interesting, I made the point above that Markstrom really hasn't been that bad, just not that good. His goals saved above average was right near zero; not what you want for an elite starter, an average goaltender.
But that was also a perch that had it easy to improve as he didn't have to dig his way out of poor performances in the early going, just average ones.
So with that crazy 2nd period against Pittsburgh and a one goal game with rubber on net he's now 9th in the league in goals saved above average at +3.5
Top 10
Oettinger +7.2
Allen +6.3
Hart +6.2
Samsonov +6.0
Skinner +4.8
Sorokin +4.7
Reimer +4.1
Stalock +3.9
Markstrom +3.5
Thompson +3.4
Some of those names certainly suggest how early it is.
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