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Originally Posted by Bonded
He wasn’t measurably better than Markstrom. Even during his point streak his save pct was just above .900 and he finished the season with .895%. There wasn’t a point last season where I felt comfortable that either goalie would make the needed save. Vladar could have done better than Markstrom if they flipped games played but I think he would have ended up with worse stats.
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Right. It isn’t coincidence that both goalies’ sv% cratered. They didn’t both coincidentally get crappy.
It was the team play, Sutter wanting them checking on the boards, and losing those battles exposed the goalies to grade A chances