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Originally Posted by Bingo
Lots of comments about the Flames playing better in front of Vladar.
Pulled the stats, but then it occurred to me you can interpret all of these two ways.
All situations ...
Markstrom
Flames score 2.84/60
Give up 2.77/60
Generate 3.25/60
Generated against 2.72/60
Vladar
Flames score 3.42/60
Give up 2.73/60
Generate 3.14/60
Generated against 2.92/60
So what do you make of that?
They technically play better in front of Markstrom in terms of chances for and against and the resulting expected goals.
But they give Vladar more run support so he gets more wins.
Actually goalie performance has Vladar up but it's razor tight.
So if you like Markstrom you say he's not getting the run support. If you like Vladar you say they score more for him because they feel more comfortable.
Spin is available both ways.
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I have another take. The bolded tells me that Vladar makes some big saves where he shouldn't have been able to which gives the team confidence to attack more and take an extra risk now and then.
With Markstrom's numbers you can say that either he's letting in exactly the goals he should and no extra saves, but we all watch him play and I would argue that he may make an extra big save or two, but then let's in some soft or unforgivable goals that deflate the team and force them to focus on their end more, taking fewer risks.
Hockey is a dynamic game, and all these factors are correlated to each other in a careful balance.
Playing better in front of Vladar is a function of his play, and isn't just random.