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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Those numbers are save percentages
In terms of xGA, they are a bit below average but middle of the pack
They wouldn’t be among the worst if they allowed more shots
And yes, they have too many egregious breakdowns giving shooters time and space to place their shots, in my opinion. They are among the ‘worst’ there
I have been noticing it for a while, decided to document it this game, to help the dismissive people like Bingo
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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Well, my view is more this
Flames lose 4-1.
People say the goalie sucked, the guy at the other end was better (yet again)
I say that in my view they deserved to lose around 4-1 based on what the goalies actually had to stop (I’d say ~5-2, given Mang’s issue and some of Marky’s big saves)
I actually don’t view the goaltending as the single biggest problem
A lot of people do, basically because of sv% and timing of goals. Some guy stuff and the pitchforks are out after enough of it
I really view the costly breakdowns, and time and space allowed, as the problems on the defensive side
That’s all. Basically I think that they are skewing to the wrong side of what the model would expect, based on non-goalie related things we repeatedly see
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According to Moneypuck, among the 33 goalies who have played 25 games or more, Markstrom's goals save above expected is 30th. That makes him the 4th worst starting goalie according to Moneypuck.
I'm not saying the team is a defensive juggernaut, but Markstrom has been downright putrid.
And I don't want to accuse you of not watching any other hockey, but in the viewing I've done nothing the Flames give up in terms of scoring changes is that different than many teams which are getting way more saves. I'm not saying the Flames are Boston, but they aren't Columbus either.