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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I think it's very likely that Markstrom finishes with a save percentage that is better than his current 88.9%. It's a Sutter team.
But it's also very unlikely that Markstrom finishes anywhere near last year's 92.2%. Very few goalies in the league will get this save percentage. It's possible, Wolf has basically done this already (he started of slow but has since rebounded). But Markstrom would have to start playing better very soon.
The same goes for Vladar. He'll finish above his current 88.1%. This isn't a bold prediction.
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It's extremely unlikely, simply because the stats from these first 15 games remain in the total. Assuming the same 63 games, he would have to play at a .932 pace the rest of the way (for 48 games) to finish with a .922 save percentage.
And this illustrates what we are going to see from fans all year long: no matter how well he plays, they will quote his save percentage, which will continue to look poor, due to these first 15 games.
No amount of success from Markstrom, going forward, will appease some fans, because this number will continue to look weak, even when he is playing well.