[News] Canadiens D Hutson wins Calder Trophy, Wolf #2

[dammage79]

8 million a year won't be much over the next 10 years relative to cap space. I don't think it's unreasonable to see Wolf locked into an 8x8 if they want.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

OK, perhasps better was he took the ball and ran with it. But he wasn't gifted the starters role. He took it.

So you didn’t see that he was given 14 of 16 starts against the absolute bottom teams?

How is that not being gifted it?

I shake my head. We all saw it, they curated it all year long then gave him a bit of a run later on, and honestly he dropped off a bit

I mean you tell yourself the story you need to hear, but the data is pretty darn clear

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

So you didn’t see that he was given 14 of 16 starts against the absolute bottom teams?

How is that not being gifted it?

I shake my head. We all saw it, they curated it all year long then gave him a bit of a run later on, and honestly he dropped off a bit

I mean you tell yourself the story you need to hear, but the data is pretty darn clear

They started him slower, then he got busier and busier. That's what I saw.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

They started him slower, then he got busier and busier. That's what I saw.

Yes he did. And now you can also see who he was given starts against, and how that helped him

It’s not a coincidence how the opponent distribution shook out

You’re a smart guy, you should be able to see how he was managed

[JusAFlamer]

Hutson as #1 I can totally see, and well deserved.

Wolf as #2 totally earned and congrats to him as well.

Not sure why people are trying to take away from Wolf and what he accomplished this past season.
so many stats can be cherry picked here and there to try and prove a point cannot simply take 1 out of context
example
(from moneypuck) Goals saved above expected Wolf 11.9 , Vlad 0.9
does not give overall true picture.

I was happy with the goaltending overall, period.
It was the biggest strength for the team all year.
And wolf showed is a true starter and can handle the load

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

4th last pick of the draft. I just hope we don't live to regret not picking Arvid Costmar, Massimo Rizzo, or Jeremy Michel instead.

We just missed out on Tyler Angle though - drafted two spots ahead, who has 1 career goal, to Dustin Wolf's zero.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by dammage79

8 million a year won't be much over the next 10 years relative to cap space. I don't think it's unreasonable to see Wolf locked into an 8x8 if they want.

8x8 has a good chance at being a bargain for the entire contract.

[MissTeeks]

All Rookie team.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1933300043643060626

Dustin Wolf, Calgary Flames
Wolf (29-16-8, 2.64 GAA, .910 SV%, 3 SO) paced rookie goaltenders with 29 wins – 14 more than the next-closest player and one shy of the franchise rookie record established by Mike Vernon in 1986-87 (30-22-1, 3.62 GAA, .883 SV%, 1 SO) – as the Flames narrowly missed the playoffs due to head-to-head tiebreakers with the St. Louis Blues. Only three U.S.-born rookie netminders have earned more victories in a single season than the Gilroy, Calif., native: Jimmy Howard (37 in 2009-10 w/ DET), Frank Brimsek (33 in 1938-39 w/ BOS) and Ryan Miller (30 in 2005-06 w/ BUF). Wolf, a seventh-round selection (214th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, also topped 2024-25 rookie goaltenders in games played (53 – 19 more than the next-closest netminder), saves (1,409) and assists (3). He made at least 25 saves in 35 of his 53 total appearances (66.0%) and allowed two or fewer goals 25 times (47.2%). The 24-year-old is the first Calgary goaltender who has been voted to the All-Rookie Team and the franchise’s third representative (at any position) this century, joining forward Johnny Gaudreau in 2014-15 and defenseman Dion Phaneuf in 2005-06

[Reggie Dunlop]

Frankie Brimsek, one of the Greats.