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Originally Posted by Infinit47
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.
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I get it, I’ve heard that argument before. But I disagree.
I don’t disagree that Marky has let in some stinkers, either. Heck, I’m not in line with his rebound control and his post save recovery far too often.
But your point is why I went ahead and described every shot they took.
The Flames outshot the Avs, and all stats favoured them. But the goalies were asked to play two very different games.
As pointed out in great detail, Georgiev saved a lot by having his pads on the ice and/or simply being square to the shot. No equivalent to the Mackinnon or Malgin breakaways, except for when Mang missed the net.
Even Bingo’s description of the goals Marky allowed acknowledged they weren’t really on him. But there’s the fatigue because of the overall GA and first 2 shots
Like I said, the Flames first shot comparable to the Avs first 2 was their 21st shot. That is not good.
A lot of people last night said the Flames had a lot of good chances. The stats supported. Buy a close look at Georgiev’s body of work shows he had a routine night
Many nights, we have seen the same thing. 10 bellers our way, and a guy ‘just getting the job done’ down there. It’s not coincidence.
I do watch more than Flames hockey, and respectfully do see it differently.
I really think the Gs are getting a raw deal in terms of their perception