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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The biggest thing that shot quality/high danger stats don’t count is the ability of the shooter. High danger (or even longer range) from Stamkos, Laine, Ovie etc is a little different than from other guys.
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Yeah adding shot location and context is certainly better than just shots (save percentage) because that shows you true chances to score ... the player may suck, or his execution may suck and the goalie has an easy time of it, but at very least it's a stress point.
So the high danger stuff is a pretty decent measure of what a team gives up, and it certainly points to a goalie's ability if all other things are held equal (average of quality of player against, average of players that fan or put the puck straight into the goaltender).
But we've certainly seen opposing goaltenders with easy nights against Calgary this year although they sported a .930 save percentage.