The Panther
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I mean, he was incredible from 1993 to 2000 in general, but could the 1993-94 season have been his greatest-ever season (regular season, anyway)?
His stats are kind of scary-good:
Save-percentage
.930 Hasek
.924 Vanbiesbrouck
.918 Roy
.915 Brodeur
GAA
1.95 Hasek
2.40 Brodeur
2.50 Roy
Goals Allowed (adjusted) -- this is where 0 is all shut-outs, 100 is average, and higher than 100 is getting worse
67 - Hasek
72 - Vanbiesbrouck
78 - Roy
The only major goalie stat Hasek doesn't totally dominate is the GSAA one (goals-saved above average), which goes:
56 - Vanbiesbrouck
54 - Hasek
44 - Roy
But when you look at how far ahead of Roy he is, I have to wonder what happened to Vanbiesbrouck that season, or if that was Beezer's very best season.
That GAA compared to the rest of the League is frightening. Has any goalie ever been nearly half-a-goal better than 2nd-best -- even Dynasty goalies? And then, look at how Hasek fared compared to his back-up, Hall of Famer (albeit in the low-point of his career), Grant Fuhr:
Won-Lost-Tied
30-20-6 Hasek
13-12-3 Fuhr
Save Percentage
.930 Hasek
.833 Fuhr
GSAA
53.85 Hasek
-10.83 Fuhr
I mean, that's insane.
Then, how did he make-out in the playoffs? I think it's often forgotten that Buffalo very nearly took down the strong '94 New Jersey team in these playoffs, losing by only a goal in game seven. Hasek certainly can't be faulted, with a .950 save-percentage and a 1.61 GAA. That is nutty for 1993-94!
In conclusion, Hasek was a good player in 1993-94.
His stats are kind of scary-good:
Save-percentage
.930 Hasek
.924 Vanbiesbrouck
.918 Roy
.915 Brodeur
GAA
1.95 Hasek
2.40 Brodeur
2.50 Roy
Goals Allowed (adjusted) -- this is where 0 is all shut-outs, 100 is average, and higher than 100 is getting worse
67 - Hasek
72 - Vanbiesbrouck
78 - Roy
The only major goalie stat Hasek doesn't totally dominate is the GSAA one (goals-saved above average), which goes:
56 - Vanbiesbrouck
54 - Hasek
44 - Roy
But when you look at how far ahead of Roy he is, I have to wonder what happened to Vanbiesbrouck that season, or if that was Beezer's very best season.
That GAA compared to the rest of the League is frightening. Has any goalie ever been nearly half-a-goal better than 2nd-best -- even Dynasty goalies? And then, look at how Hasek fared compared to his back-up, Hall of Famer (albeit in the low-point of his career), Grant Fuhr:
Won-Lost-Tied
30-20-6 Hasek
13-12-3 Fuhr
Save Percentage
.930 Hasek
.833 Fuhr
GSAA
53.85 Hasek
-10.83 Fuhr
I mean, that's insane.
Then, how did he make-out in the playoffs? I think it's often forgotten that Buffalo very nearly took down the strong '94 New Jersey team in these playoffs, losing by only a goal in game seven. Hasek certainly can't be faulted, with a .950 save-percentage and a 1.61 GAA. That is nutty for 1993-94!
In conclusion, Hasek was a good player in 1993-94.