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SuperMatt18 · 01-19-2023, 10:06 AM

Yeah even last night - there was no blatantly soft goal in the first, and the Flames skaters were unobjectively bad.

But in the end the Avs only had around 1.5 xG for the period (according to Moneypuck, NST had it at like 0.8 xG), and they scored three goals.

Bad goaltending makes poor play look even worse. On all three goals his lack of confidence and just abhorrent lateral movement were on display.

The lateral movement issues truly make me wonder if he's nursing an injury, and if he is and the Flames keep playing him then that's just a ridiculous decision when you have Vladar and Wolf available.

And my biggest concern is that he's faltering at the biggest moments of the game.

He has an .885 save percentage and -11.64 GSAA when the game is within 1 goal - horrendous.

Vladar has a .917 and is +4.15 GSAA in the same situation where the game is within 1 goal.

That's the issue right now. When the game is tight we can't get a save and are getting just horrendous goaltending.

Tied- 0.891

Leading by 1 - 0.869
Leading by 2+ : 0.880

Trailing by 1: 0.891
Trailing by 2+: 0.964

Nice of him to show up when he already spotted the other team a 2 goal lead though.

01-19-2023, 10:06 AM	#659
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Yeah even last night - there was no blatantly soft goal in the first, and the Flames skaters were unobjectively bad. But in the end the Avs only had around 1.5 xG for the period (according to Moneypuck, NST had it at like 0.8 xG), and they scored three goals. Bad goaltending makes poor play look even worse. On all three goals his lack of confidence and just abhorrent lateral movement were on display. The lateral movement issues truly make me wonder if he's nursing an injury, and if he is and the Flames keep playing him then that's just a ridiculous decision when you have Vladar and Wolf available. And my biggest concern is that he's faltering at the biggest moments of the game. He has an .885 save percentage and -11.64 GSAA when the game is within 1 goal - horrendous. Vladar has a .917 and is +4.15 GSAA in the same situation where the game is within 1 goal. That's the issue right now. When the game is tight we can't get a save and are getting just horrendous goaltending. Tied- 0.891 Leading by 1 - 0.869 Leading by 2+ : 0.880 Trailing by 1: 0.891 Trailing by 2+: 0.964 Nice of him to show up when he already spotted the other team a 2 goal lead though. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-19-2023 at 12:14 PM.