He’s giving them quality starts at a far lower clip than he has his whole career. He used to be 63%, now you’re bragging about 53%. You can be fine with your $8.25 mill Elvis Merzlikens, I have higher standards. When a guy gets paid that much I generally don’t want their game to crater immediately after (and that’s what going from 4th to 75th in Saves Above Expected is…behind largely the same personnel too)
I'm not bragging about anything. I know you want to try and paint me as some pompom waiving Swayman fanboy in order to discredit anything I say, but I'm not. Is Swayman playing to my expectations? No, I expect him to play like Vezina caliber goalie and he hasn't. I guarantee you he's not playing to his expectations either. Is this team floundering because Swayman isn't playing like he did in last years playoffs? No. You also point the the 4 to 75 all you want but it's means nothing without context. What I mean by that is of the current top 32 goalies in GSAE, roughly 20% have played less than 10 games. Freddy Anderson is ranked #15 and he's only played 4 games. Sure it helps your point to leave that kind of noise in to drive numbers in your favor, but it's being disingenuous.
Am I disappointed with Swaymans numbers this year? Yup and I'm sure he is too. Am I worried, no. A disappointing Swayman still gives you a chance to win. He'll get himself on the right track again. His numbers this season are a massive outlier compared to previous 150+ games in his career.
With that, I'm out on this conversation because its going to be an endless loop, and its already taken more of my time than it should have. Enjoy the rest of your night
