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cam_wmh · 02-22-2023, 04:48 PM

Quick analysis, of rookie goalies who went on hot playoff runs etc, given the opportunity due to injury, or were their team's other goalies playing awful? It's a small sample, so feel free to poke holes with other examples.

Cam Ward - With Ward earning the backup position to start the 05/06 season, it was an injury to Gerber that gave him the opportunity and he ran with it

Jake Oettinger - Started the season in the AHL, but with injuries to both Stars goalies, gave him the opportunity and he ran with it. Oettinger lead all goaltenders in the first round with a .954 save percentage, almost single headedly carrying the Stars past the Flames.

Jordan Binnington - With the Blues season starting off dire, they waive Chad Johnson, and called up Binnington on Dec 9. Starter Allen continued to start the next 12 games, going 6-6. Binnington's first NHL action was in Jan 2016, under emergency call-up conditions. With an injured Eilliott - he stepped in and was scored on a single time, over 12 minutes, in a 4-1 loss. It was was Jan 7, 2019, nearly 4 years later, he earns a shut-out in his first NHL starts. The Blues proceed to go on a a 30–10–5 run, with a franchise-record 11-game winning streak in the meat of it. Come the playoffs he backstops the Blues to their first Stanley Cup win.

Matt Murray With starter Fleury, concussed on Dec 14, Murray is called up. He starts his first NHL game, Dec 19 a 2-1 loss. He was called up again, on February 21, and started nine games to finish the season. With Fleury faltering, Murray started game three of the first round He allowed just one goal as the Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 3–1. Murray remained the starting goaltender throughout the 2016 playoffs. After being replaced by veteran Marc-André Fleury, who returned from injury in game five of the third round, he started in all remainder games of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.

There seems to be an apprehension by NHL teams towards their young goalies.
IN-SEASON, they only receive an opportunity if; The team is in a disastrous state (Binnington), or due to injury to the teams main two goalies (Murray, Ward, Oettinger)

A bit surprised by the analysis to be honest, as imho it needs to be about merit.

02-22-2023, 04:48 PM	#236
cam_wmh Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Exp:	Quick analysis, of rookie goalies who went on hot playoff runs etc, given the opportunity due to injury, or were their team's other goalies playing awful? It's a small sample, so feel free to poke holes with other examples. Cam Ward - With Ward earning the backup position to start the 05/06 season, it was an injury to Gerber that gave him the opportunity and he ran with it Jake Oettinger - Started the season in the AHL, but with injuries to both Stars goalies, gave him the opportunity and he ran with it. Oettinger lead all goaltenders in the first round with a .954 save percentage, almost single headedly carrying the Stars past the Flames. Jordan Binnington - With the Blues season starting off dire, they waive Chad Johnson, and called up Binnington on Dec 9. Starter Allen continued to start the next 12 games, going 6-6. Binnington's first NHL action was in Jan 2016, under emergency call-up conditions. With an injured Eilliott - he stepped in and was scored on a single time, over 12 minutes, in a 4-1 loss. It was was Jan 7, 2019, nearly 4 years later, he earns a shut-out in his first NHL starts. The Blues proceed to go on a a 30–10–5 run, with a franchise-record 11-game winning streak in the meat of it. Come the playoffs he backstops the Blues to their first Stanley Cup win. Matt Murray With starter Fleury, concussed on Dec 14, Murray is called up. He starts his first NHL game, Dec 19 a 2-1 loss. He was called up again, on February 21, and started nine games to finish the season. With Fleury faltering, Murray started game three of the first round He allowed just one goal as the Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 3–1. Murray remained the starting goaltender throughout the 2016 playoffs. After being replaced by veteran Marc-André Fleury, who returned from injury in game five of the third round, he started in all remainder games of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. There seems to be an apprehension by NHL teams towards their young goalies. IN-SEASON, they only receive an opportunity if; The team is in a disastrous state (Binnington), or due to injury to the teams main two goalies (Murray, Ward, Oettinger) A bit surprised by the analysis to be honest, as imho it needs to be about merit. Last edited by cam_wmh; 02-22-2023 at 04:51 PM.