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Originally Posted by Bingo
Still hoping Rittich lands the #1 job for the playoffs but it's getting hard to ignore Smth's play of late.
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Player # Last 5 Last 10 Last 15 Last 20 QS%
Smith 38 0.915 0.922 0.917 0.905 47%
Rittich 42 0.920 0.895 0.896 0.898 62%
.922 in his last ten is pretty damn impressive. |
I think it is still quite misleading to ignore the meat and potatoes of the last 10 Smith starts.
Smith has started games against bottom dwelling offensive teams (let's say bottom 10 in GF) 7 of those 10 games. A paltry 2 of his last 10 starts have been logged against a high-end offensive team (let's say top 10 in GF).
Take that for what it's worth, but there is a clear path of evidence that suggests although he's settled down compared to the dumpster fire that was the first 4 months of the season, he's still struggling to stop pucks against teams that generate above average offensive volume. The vast majority of the 'good' has been coming against anemic opposition that our elite team is completely shutting down.
This is not something that excites me about the prospects of him starting playoff games against what will likely be above average offensive teams.