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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Vladar has been below average. Chicago, Columbus, and Arizona are at the bottom of the league and they all have better goaltenders than Vladar.
Vladar only looks average because Markstrom is playing so far below it.
Do impartial Sutter fans think .905 SV% and 2.73 GAA is “solid”? There are 30 better goaltenders in both categories. (And before the usual posters say “And Markstrom has been solid???” No, he hasn’t, not ever valid critique of Vladar needs to be excused by “but Markstrom!”)
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This is all true, however, for some reason, the team has more success with Vladar in net. The Great One himself said they didn't care about Fuhr's stats. He always made the saves when needed to win. Tough for me to imagine being a player and caring which goalie was in net, but maybe seeing that one extra save from Vladar or seeing Markstrom let in another early one does make a difference.