Count me among the Vasilevskiy supporters as well. He has everything that people look for in projects like these- contemporary praise? check. dominance relative to peers? check. talent? check. awards? check. winner? check. You might put varying degrees of weight on each those categories, but Vasilevskiy looks good in ALL of them.
HOH Top 60 Goaltenders of All Time (2024 Edition) - Round 2, Vote 3
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VanIslander
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We could, but that would be wrong.
Regular season GF is misleading. I like Quick, but in the playoffs the 2014 Kings were #1 in the league in GF per game.
In 2012, they were 3rd, behind Philly and Pittsburgh who decided to spend their first round trying play video game hockey.
The LA Kings gave Quick tons of goal support, lots of time playing with a lead, and a much larger margin of error. The degree of difficulty was much lower because during their Cup runs the Kings scored like they were an offensive powerhouse, regular season results be damned.
Had Quick received 2.58 GFG (11 of 16) like Lundqvist, the 14 Kings aren’t going anywhere.
CaptBrannigan
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Damn, I knew there had been a big disparity down here in Vasy vs backups but would not have guessed those backups would be literally bottom of the barrel.
Big picture wise, does his run of shutouts in series clinching games do anything for anybody or just a neat little bit of trivia? At least one 1-0 was in there.
Edit: And don’t forget the currently unbeatable 18 wins in a single playoffs, according to NHL stat keeping…lol
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As people are voting, I'd like to point out that Bernie Parent won the Vezina (Low GA definition) in 74 and 75 while facing an extra 2 PP chances against per game.
He won 47 games in regulation. His .932/1.89 stat line in 1974 was accomplished with non-Parent Flyers (Bobby Taylor) posting an .872/4.26.
Although like Vasy, perhaps his backup just wasn't very good. Parent didn't outperform Stephenson by that much. Same with Vasilevskiy and ancient Brian Elliott.
He won 47 games in regulation. His .932/1.89 stat line in 1974 was accomplished with non-Parent Flyers (Bobby Taylor) posting an .872/4.26.
Although like Vasy, perhaps his backup just wasn't very good. Parent didn't outperform Stephenson by that much. Same with Vasilevskiy and ancient Brian Elliott.
Michael Farkas
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I'd also like to point that out ^ (the first paragraph)
He also was one of the few goalies to be consistently around the Final without a #1 PMD.
Stephenson got them to the '76 Final the next year, FWIW. I'm gonna zip my lips of the talent evaluation of these backups though haha
He also was one of the few goalies to be consistently around the Final without a #1 PMD.
Stephenson got them to the '76 Final the next year, FWIW. I'm gonna zip my lips of the talent evaluation of these backups though haha
jigglysquishy
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You should have made a Parent video instead of watching the Penguins get walloped.
Michael Farkas
Celebrate 68
It's worse than you think...not only did I watch the Pens starting at 9 local, but then I had to watch the Rutgers game starting at 11 local.
The seasonal ciders I had were good. Easily the best part of the night...
VanIslander
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Coaching, the talent of skaters, as well as team strategy, all play into a goalie's baseline of success.
