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Originally Posted by V H F
So Sutter playing Markstrom in that span is the reason why the season was lost? LOL!
That's a very one-eyed myopic look at the situation. Do realize that Markstrom had a better GAA in that span? or that the Flames scored almost 2X as much per game with Vladar in net?
From Nov 27 - Jan 31
Vladar 13 gms - 2.74 GAA - Flames scored 56 goals...4.4 Goals/Game
Markstrom 17 gms - 2.70 GAA - Flames scored 40 goals...2.44 Goals/Game
By your logic, massively struggling goaltending means your teams offense can't even score 2.5 goals per game, while red hot goaltending means your team is scoring 4.4 goals per game. Shame on Sutter for ruining the whole season with his goalie selections over a 9 week period.
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Weird. It’s almost as if teams play differently when they have the lead. It’s not hard to check their respective splits during that timeframe.
When the games were tied
Vladar had a .935 SV%
Markstrom had a .892 SV%
When the game was within 1 goal
Vladar had a .916 SV%
Markstrom had a .889 SV%
The bulk of Markstroms saves during that time came after he spotted the opposing team a multiple goal lead which inflated his already poor SV%. Whereas Vladar only struggled when the team was winning by multiple goals.