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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
But they didn't outplay their opponents last year...Bob had goalied both Toronto and Carolina. Goaltending 100% is what got the Panthers past both the Leafs and Hurricanes last year...but suddenly this year it's an issue if a goalie decides a series.
The stats show that Florida was more fortunate vs Carolina and Toronto last year than New York has been this year.
2023 Round 2 vs Toronto:
47.1% xGF - 15.8 xGF, 17.8 xGA - 14 GF, 10 GA - 154 Shots For, 174 Shots Against (-20) - 7.8 Goals Saved Above Expected
2023 Round 3 vs Carolina:
42.1% xGF - 13.7 xGF, 18.9 xGA - 10 GF, 6 GA - 127 shots for, 174 shots against (-47) - 12.9 Goals Saved Above Expected
And then New York's stats in this series:
44.4% xGF - 10.3 xGF, 12.95 xGA, - 9 GF, 11 GA, - 100 Shots For, 132 Shots Against (-32) - 1.9 Goals Saved Above Average
Bobrovsky goalied both the Leafs and Hurricanes last year a lot more than Shesterkin has goalied the Panthers this year. The goals saved above average isn't even close.
It's funny seeing the Florida fans on the opposite side of the argument this year after arguing all last season that the Panthers were doing something super special that overcame the large possession and shot discrepancies last year.
But this year it's just New York getting lucky and being carried by Shesterkin.
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Yeah that's fair. I forgot just how insane that round against CAR was for Bob.
I guess thing that kinda mitigated it a but was how cluth Tkachuk was in the series too. I remember now that lots of people focused on Bob, but I think the counter argument to that was "don't forget about Chucky's two OT winners and the series winner with 4 seconds left in game four."
Whereas this year, NYR doesn't have anyone else that stands out. Like it's just "hold the fort until something happens." vs "Bob standing on his head and Tkachuk taking care of the rest of it."
I do get your point though, and it's a fair one. I'm just saying if I'm CAR last year... yes I'm mad at getting goalied, but I'm also mad that we didn't have a Tkachuk to win any games for us.