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Old 01-13-2023, 09:26 AM   #234
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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.
Hence my comment that you can spin it both ways.

They give up less when Markstrom is in net, so they are technically playing better in front of Markstrom.

But Vladar has a better overall metric in this data and more goal support so maybe they trust him more and can open up?

You can literally see what you want to see.
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