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10-12-2017, 08:14 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: https://homestars.com/companies/2808346-keith-my-furnace-guy
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Yes. And the team in front of him is just getting better . Smith is good.
Be like Smith. BE Good.
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10-12-2017, 08:16 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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I think it's awesome to see MAF on that list too.
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10-12-2017, 08:29 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Calgary
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It's really fun to see Flower on that list after essentially being cast off in Pittsburgh. Good for him!
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10-12-2017, 08:29 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Jay and Dan are sure happy Bobrovsky is mentioned. Smith has been outstanding and it's actually odd seeing a league leading list with a Calgary netminder listed. I've just skipped that list since Kipper.
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10-12-2017, 08:32 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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Bishop, Smith, and Fleury all doing it early on. Funny that these were basically the options we analyzed ad nauseum last spring before Treliving made his move. Considering Smith is the most appealing contract situation of the three, I'd say he made the right move.
Of course, it's still really early.
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10-12-2017, 08:48 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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I'll admit I never really wanted Smith, but it had more to do with age and contract than anything else. Since Treliving got him after Arizona retained salary, the contract isn't an issue at all. The age thing is sort of a "wait and see" to see how he holds up over the course of a full season and if he has any injury troubles (knock on wood). All I wanted out of him was a Sv% of .915-.920. Everything else has been a major bonus, and he's been there for his team as they still figure out the defensive game (again).
I was still pretty adamant about getting 1) Bishop and 2) Fleury. At least I know that my analysis wasn't way off by picking those two. They're really carrying their teams in the early going.
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10-12-2017, 08:56 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Halifax, NS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Insane_Flame
Top 10 NHL goalies with the best save percentage: One week into 2017-18 season (2+ GP)
Sergei Bobrovsky CLB .985
Corey Crawford CHI .971
Marc-Andre Fleury VEG .963
Jimmy Howard DET .961
Ben Bishop DAL .955
Mike Smith CGY .950
Cory Schneider NJ .948
Jonathan Quick LA .948
Jacob Markstrom VAN .948
Semyon Varlamov COL .945
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It will be really interesting to see how this list changes throughout the season.
Smith's ranking will go up, obviously.
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10-12-2017, 09:15 AM
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Friedman made a good point last night. Smith only has one job here in Calgary, stop the puck. In Arizona he had to help sell the game, be the face for the franchise, be a team leader, etc. In Calgary it is just stop the puck.
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10-12-2017, 09:27 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbob
Friedman made a good point last night. Smith only has one job here in Calgary, stop the puck. In Arizona he had to help sell the game, be the face for the franchise, be a team leader, etc. In Calgary it is just stop the puck.
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I was surprised to hear that, but I don't follow that team much. I had thought it was all pretty much Doan doing those things. And that Domi was sort of being groomed for it.
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10-12-2017, 10:31 AM
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Smith is amazing so far. I feel a lot better about Flames having avg or slightly above avg goaltending by the time this season is all done. And his upside is better than that.
So once again, chapeau off to you Mr. BT!
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10-12-2017, 10:41 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Insane_Flame
Top 10 NHL goalies with the best save percentage: One week into 2017-18 season (2+ GP)
Sergei Bobrovsky CLB .985
Corey Crawford CHI .971
Marc-Andre Fleury VEG .963
Jimmy Howard DET .961
Ben Bishop DAL .955
Mike Smith CGY .950
Cory Schneider NJ .948
Jonathan Quick LA .948
Jacob Markstrom VAN .948
Semyon Varlamov COL .945
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Before the game last night I think Quick was at the top of that list......
Suck it Kings.
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10-12-2017, 10:44 AM
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He's been good, but it's a bit early to get too excited or make any long term judgments. Jacob Markstrom and Jimmy Howard look like world beaters right now too and I don't think anyone was lining up trying to get them.
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10-12-2017, 11:05 AM
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Miniscule sample size (2 GP?), but being in the top 10 is much better than the alternative. In case you're keeping score, Chad Johnson is #33 on the save percentage list (second last), Brian Elliott is #27 (eighth last).
PS. Smith is also second in the NHL in minutes played and first in shots against (Calgary actually is last in the NHL, averaging 40 shots against per game); Bobrovsky, Howard and Bishop have faced only half as many shots as Smith thus far.
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10-12-2017, 11:22 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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Without Smith this team is either 1-3 or even 0-4. He has been huge so far
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10-13-2017, 08:11 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Regina
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Where Is Brian Elliott ! Lol.
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10-13-2017, 08:14 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Geez .950 is not even good enough to be top 5. Those save percentages are nuts, even for a 4 game sample
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10-13-2017, 08:16 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
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Geez .950 is not even good enough to be top 5. Those save percentages are nuts, even for a 4 game sample
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That's what happens when the league changes the standard for counting shots on goal.
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10-13-2017, 08:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
That's what happens when the league changes the standard for counting shots on goal.
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This is news to me. Go on?
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10-13-2017, 08:33 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
This is news to me. Go on?
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Gulutzan did say something about that on the FAN this week. I don't know specifics though.
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