Player Discussion: 2023 Vezina Finalist Connor Hellebuyck

[Jets4Life]

Helle has got to do this in the playoffs, and so far he’s folded. We need him to stand up big this time.

He has only folded in the last couple of years. In 2018, he was great, and one of the main reasons we beat Nashville. In 2019, he actually had better stats than Binnington, who went on to win a Stanley Cup. 2020 is a bit of a write off, as there was a 5 month break, and Laine and Scheifele were hurt in Game 1. Hellebuyck was lights out in 2021, especially vs the Oilers. He was great against Montreal, but Price was arguably better.

The last two series he has under-performed, but against Colorado, that cannot be blamed entirely on Helle. The defence was atrocious, and the Jets seemed shell shocked after game 2. However, he has to be clutch in the post season, if the Jets have a shot at the cup.

 

[Jets4Life]

These numbers are absolutely wild.

The crazy thing is that the SO stat could very easily be in the double digits, too.

There's been the odd cheap goal late in games where it looked like he was cruising to an easy SO.

Special stuff from Vezinabuyck.

That may have happened, if we had kept Kovacevic, instead of Stanley.

 

[DRW204]

Helle has got to do this in the playoffs, and so far he’s folded. We need him to stand up big this time.

agreed. he needs to be a difference maker in the POs. i know folks love comparing his regular season sv% vs PO sv%, but then also refuse to look that the NHL standards in the POs are way higher (duhh you remove the 16 worst teams). he needs to maintain that high level of regular-season dominance into the POs, & be the true difference maker for the Jets. over the last few years he's had 1 series that i think you can point to where he was at the regular-season level of dominance we are accustomed to.

maybe im assigning weight to a v small tournament, however, his showing at a high leverage competition like 4 Nations gives me some confidence Helle is ready to roll this POs.

 

[Jets4Life]

maybe im assigning weight to a v small tournament, however, his showing at a high leverage competition like 4 Nations gives me some confidence Helle is ready to roll this POs.

Hellebuyck was by far and away, the best goalie in the 4 Nations Cup. 0.931% and miles ahead in high danger shots. Binnington played out of his mind in the last 1/2 of the final and deserved credit, but Helle would have been named the MVP, had the Americans won in OT. And let's face it, nobody was going to stop a prime McDavid open in the slot like that.

 

[Jet]

That may have happened, if we had kept Kovacevic, instead of Stanley.

Lol ridiculous

 

[Buffdog]

That may have happened, if we had kept Kovacevic, instead of Stanley.