This is misleading though if you're watching those series and teams that are absolutely loaded with skill through the lineup. The goalies in the OOT series ahve been spectacular even when giving up goals. The teams are generating so many good scoring chances with skill plays. The save % doesn't tell the whole story. Look at the saves the goalies are making, the form, the technique. Night and day better than what we got.
If anything this is another golden age of goaltending only its disguised by the quality teams advancing and the best teams on Earth with talent, playing each other. Every team can score. Vancouver would be the weakest scoring teams in the playoffs by miles (through the regular season results out the window, Vancouver doesn't generate much in playoffs. )
Both Georgiev and Ott tonight were very good. Dallas played a perfect road game and were generating quality chances on the counter all night.
What I mean is that setting expectations that goalie needs win games constantly letting only 0, 1 or 2 goals per game is setting unrealistic expectations nowdays in NHL.
Because there isn't any goalie who can do it constantly against scoring threat present. And not looking Vancouver particularly, all 16 teams which start playoffs are close there.
Thefore we need to find ways to win games where otherside scores 3, 4 or even 5 goals. That brings us as well closer to the cup, because it looks there isn't that level goalie available in any near future, if ever.
If any team can do it is Oilers, but coach needs to open up when needed.
When 20 shots generates 2.2 expected goals (.890 SP) it means either 2 or 3 real goals, it means 3 or 4 is needed to win the game. It is just maths. In regular season we had average 3.6 goals per game done, need to keep that level if wanting to move forward. In real life it means 4 goals minimum.
When we are producing less than 4, I am not expecting win from the game because it is not mathematically the most expected outcome.
We could swap goalie with 5 other playoff team and expect to be just in same position because they save same share of shots in wider picture.
People need to set their expectations according realities, not according what they are hoping for.
Just my humble opinion.