JUUSE SAROS, elite stats with poor offense

[inxs]

It's very rare to see this kind of statistic but a goalie with such a high efficiency percentage and being with a team at the bottom of the overall standings. Juuse Saros deserves a star for trying to keep Nashville's predators in a never-ending race.

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[NotAVacuumSalesman]

It's very rare to see this kind of statistic but a goalie with such a high efficiency percentage and being with a team at the bottom of the overall standings. Juuse Saros deserves a star for trying to keep Nashville's predators in a never-ending race.

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He deserves the $8.25M special like the other goalies are getting.

 

[herzausstein]

It's very rare to see this kind of statistic but a goalie with such a high efficiency percentage and being with a team at the bottom of the overall standings. Juuse Saros deserves a star for trying to keep Nashville's predators in a never-ending race.

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Yeah... when your team is lucky to get 2 goals any given game it makes it hard to win

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Those aren't elite, but given that Nashville is last, or close to it those are some really nice stats.

I don't think the teams full of suck in the DPE had a goalie with stats like that if they were not performing well..

 

[Soundgarden]

We gotta fire Brunette.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Compare it to this guy who is on a Barracuda team that provides him with good offense.

Who is that guy you ask? None other than.....see image below:

Season	Team	Lge					GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct

2024-25	San Jose Barracuda	AHL								1.92	6	3	0	262	0.939
2024-25	San Jose Sharks	NHL								1.92	0	0	1	29	0.935

Our savior. The next Nabby.

( P.S. Is it too soon? )

 

[Reality Czech]

He deserves the $8.25M special like the other goalies are getting.

He probably deserves it more than the two guys who recently signed for that much, that's for sure.

 

[ijuka]

Saros is a top 5 goalie according to analytics, his save% is low because his team bleeds high danger chances against.

 

[vipera1960]

I laugh whenever I watch their games and see the announcers compliment the PK. Yes they are 1st, but they can’t stop zone entries, they can’t clear, and bleed HDSC. They are 1st on PK because Saros is like 0.960 on PK.

Edit: Although what can you say about a team getting elite goaltending and still last in the league?

 

[BB88]

Those aren't elite, but given that Nashville is last, or close to it those are some really nice stats.

I don't think the teams full of suck in the DPE had a goalie with stats like that if they were not performing well..

I assumed in relation to standings

How often do you see the worst team in the league with that level of goaltending?

 

[Reality Czech]

I assumed in relation to standings

How often do you see the worst team in the league with that level of goaltending?

There's so much parity in the league that the difference between bad and average teams isn't that big. For example, with 4 more points Nashville would be tied for 20th in the league and 6 points more they'd be league average.

It's more than likely if they keep getting this level from Saros they won't be last place by the end of the year, but who knows. This is the first year in awhile when there aren't a couple of teams that are much worse than the pack. Kinda crazy that 4 points separates 20th-32nd place.

 

[JPT]

Compare it to this guy who is on a Barracuda team that provides him with good offense.

Who is that guy you ask? None other than.....see image below:

Season	Team	Lge					GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct

2024-25	San Jose Barracuda	AHL								1.92	6	3	0	262	0.939
2024-25	San Jose Sharks	NHL								1.92	0	0	1	29	0.935

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Our savior. The next Nabby.

( P.S. Is it too soon? )

Too soon for what? To try to start some shit for no reason?

 

[Paper]

I don't care about a goalie's offense, especially after the trapezoid behind the net was implemented. It's cool to see a goalie goal, but I won't judge them by their offense much.

 

[Armourboy]

He's definitely gotten back on track in the last couple of weeks. Prior to that he was a bit rough too, which isn't surprising because he is normally a slow starter. If we got a coach that had a clue we would be in much better shape.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Too soon for what? To try to start some shit for no reason?

Yea bro you wanna fight? Better yet, let's have a goalie fight.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Preds have been blessed to have back to back elite goalies. Saros has been impressive this season given the barrage of quality shots he faces most games. Hard to say how good his stats would be if the Preds had a coach who could get get his head out of his ass and implement a system based on the roster's strengths and weaknesses. Come on, Barry, get the hatchet out!

 

[Russian_fanatic]

Preds have been blessed to have back to back elite goalies. Saros has been impressive this season given the barrage of quality shots he faces most games. Hard to say how good his stats would be if the Preds had a coach who could get get his head out of his ass and implement a system based on the roster's strengths and weaknesses. Come on, Barry, get the hatchet out!

Back to back elite goalies? They had Vokoun before Rinne, and he was elite in his own right.

Nashville has been spoiled by elite goaltending their entire existence.

 

[Anglesmith]

AFAIK the knock on Saros has always been his poor offence. Doesn't shoot nearly enough.

 

[Goose]

Yeah I don't think people realize how good he is, he's up there with Helly and Shesterkin and he's a workhorse as well.

 

[behemolari]

good for Finland tho..

 

[Commander Clueless]

AFAIK the knock on Saros has always been his poor offence. Doesn't shoot nearly enough.

He straight up refuses to go to the opponent's net.

Not a recipe for success in today's NHL.