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Originally Posted by Inferno
Like I said earlier, he's let in goals that weren't unstoppable but that doesn't make them bad goals. Not every goal a goalie lets in is going to be a goal he had no chance on. I'd say more goals that go in on goalies are goals they still had a chance to stop but couldn't.
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But when you start letting in too many of those goals that's when it starts becoming a problem. Not every goal is soft, and nobody is saying he needs to stop every shot, but the problem is he's letting in goals at the most inopportune times.
Flames dominating play to start a game...Goal on the first shot against.
Flames need a big kill on a 4-3 PK in OT...Goal on first OT shot against on a slap shot from the point.
Flames dominating play in the third and fight back to tie it...goal on first half chance on the period on a shot that's along the ice from the circles.
None of the goals are "soft" but they are all saveable, and he's letting too many of those in at the worst times.
Here is where Markstrom ranks by different metrics. (Naturalstattrick, All Situations, 65 goalies have played at least 100 minutes)
Goals Saved Above Average: -3.17 (52nd)
Save Percentage: 0.893 (44th)
High Danger Save Percentage: 0.771 (44th)
Medium Danger Save Percentage: .902 (29th)
Low Danger Save Percentage: .963 (31st)
He's below average in every single metric. There is no defense of his play. Every team gives up high quality chances, and we have stats that show how goalies fair on different types of shots now. IMO he's playing small in his net, playing very passive, and isn't reacting to puck movement well.
And like it or not salary plays a role. He's the 7th highest paid goalie in the NHL, and he's in the bottom 10 among starters (30 goalies have played at least 400 minutes, he ranks 23rd)
The Flames have other problems, but Markstrom (and Vladar's) terrible starts to this season are a big part of it.