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Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

I don’t think he’s playing great. He’s good, I still think he has 2 levels higher to get to
 
frightenedinmatenum2 said:
He feels like a star right now, even when his numbers aren't technically great. It's like his overall numbers might not be elite right now, but he has all these big saves in big moments and helps the team translate that momentum into wins.
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He is clearly a leader on the team, and his swagger is a big part of it. His weak ones aren't great, but he bounces back and competes in the net.

What a difference from so many years of bad and fragile goalies.
 
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I'm nervous about this guy in the playoffs.

Like, usually goalies post better numbers in the playoffs than in the season...

Like, take lalime...

2.58 GAA with .905sv% in the season turns into 1.77 GAA with a .926 sv% ....and yet we still criticize him for playoff failures lol.

Goalies we often faced and recent good goalies:

Joseph goes from a 2.79 and .906 to a 2.45 and .917
Balfour goes from a 2.50 and .906 to a 2.17 and .920
Hasek goes from a 2.20 and .922 to a 2.02 and .925
Brodeur goes from a 2.24 and .912 to a 2.02 and .919
Price goes from a 2.51 and .917 to a 2.39 and .919
Lundqvist goes from a 2.43 and .918 to a 2.30 and .921
Vasilevskiy goes from a 2.56 and .917 to a 2.41 and .920

It's like every star goalie seems to put up a better GAA and better Sv% in the playoffs.

Ullmark goes from a 2.51 and .918 but then he goes all the way down to a 3.59 and .887


Is this more of a fluke and he's due for a Hasek like playoff run or two to even out the numbers? Or is he one of the worst goalies when it comes to handling pressure?

Does he have a short leash? If we lose game 1 big, does merilainen go in? If we are down 2-0 even though he's not terrible?

Or do we roll with him no matter what even if he's a sieve?
 
jbeck5 said:
I'm nervous about this guy in the playoffs.

Like, usually goalies post better numbers in the playoffs than in the season...

Like, take lalime...

2.58 GAA with .905sv% in the season turns into 1.77 GAA with a .926 sv% ....and yet we still criticize him for playoff failures lol.

Goalies we often faced and recent good goalies:

Joseph goes from a 2.79 and .906 to a 2.45 and .917
Balfour goes from a 2.50 and .906 to a 2.17 and .920
Hasek goes from a 2.20 and .922 to a 2.02 and .925
Brodeur goes from a 2.24 and .912 to a 2.02 and .919
Price goes from a 2.51 and .917 to a 2.39 and .919
Lundqvist goes from a 2.43 and .918 to a 2.30 and .921
Vasilevskiy goes from a 2.56 and .917 to a 2.41 and .920

It's like every star goalie seems to put up a better GAA and better Sv% in the playoffs.

Ullmark goes from a 2.51 and .918 but then he goes all the way down to a 3.59 and .887


Is this more of a fluke and he's due for a Hasek like playoff run or two to even out the numbers? Or is he one of the worst goalies when it comes to handling pressure?

Does he have a short leash? If we lose game 1 big, does merilainen go in? If we are down 2-0 even though he's not terrible?

Or do we roll with him no matter what even if he's a sieve?
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It's ok to be nervous, but a 10 game sample is next to meaningless, the bigger concern is he's got no track record to speak off.

He was also playing through what the bruins called a debilitating injury for the 6 games vs Florida, so more than half the sample comes with some context.
 
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Micklebot said:
It's ok to be nervous, but a 10 game sample is next to meaningless, the bigger concern is he's got no track record to speak off.

He was also playing through what the bruins called a debilitating injury for the 6 games vs Florida, so more than half the sample comes with some context.
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You're make some points...but I still wonder...surely some of those goalies I listed also may not have been 100%.

But also, right before the NHL, in his last AHL year, he posted a 2.44 and .922 in the season with Rochester, and then had a 5.50 and .800 in the playoffs...through THREE games. Lol it wasn't like he just played a period and let in a couple goals so it's inflated...he was the starter. He played 44 games and was with buffalo for a chunk of the season.

And I look at playoffs for moto

One year putting 3.50gaa and .896sv% in the playoffs.

Or putting a 2.35 and .913 in the season and then 3.50 and .850 in the playoffs.

Or another year putting 2.08 and .931 in the season only to put 4.25 and .899 in the playoffs.

There's a bit of a theme.

To be fair he's had 4 good playoffs in his career as well though...

But it's like 4 good versus 7 bad.
 
jbeck5 said:
You're make some points...but I still wonder...surely some of those goalies I listed also may not have been 100%.

But also, right before the NHL, in his last AHL year, he posted a 2.44 and .922 in the season with Rochester, and then had a 5.50 and .800 in the playoffs...through THREE games. Lol it wasn't like he just played a period and let in a couple goals so it's inflated...he was the starter. He played 44 games and was with buffalo for a chunk of the season.

And I look at playoffs for moto

One year putting 3.50gaa and .896sv% in the playoffs.

Or putting a 2.35 and .913 in the season and then 3.50 and .850 in the playoffs.

Or another year putting 2.08 and .931 in the season only to put 4.25 and .899 in the playoffs.

There's a bit of a theme.

To be fair he's had 4 good playoffs in his career as well though...

But it's like 4 good versus 7 bad.
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Well, they may not have been 100%, but the almost certainly weren't fighting through a "a debilitating injury" for 60+% of their playoff games.

Your still jumping on tiny samples. it's borderline meaningless.
 
Micklebot said:
Well, they may not have been 100%, but the almost certainly weren't fighting through a "a debilitating injury" for 60+% of their playoff games.

Your still jumping on tiny samples. it's borderline meaningless.
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You're totally right. Nothing to worry about. My bad.

We should go pump up his playoff numbers on the main boards? Adrianopolous?
 
jbeck5 said:
You're totally right. Nothing to worry about. My bad.

We should go pump up his playoff numbers on the main boards? Adrianopolous?
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What I'm saying is there isn't enough there to make any determination from. Could be he's bad, could be he's good, we don't don't have enough to go on.

If you want to get worked up about a 10 game sample, go ahead I guess, not something I'd recommend, but you do you, post whatever you want on the main boards. Gaudette was going to finish the season with 49 goals after the first 10 games this season. Missed opportunity for a mainboard thread I guess...
 
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Cementing the 7 spot and making the last 4 or 5 games meaningless will allow us to rest Linus heading into the first round. His slide in numbers is like due to the heavy work load. Locking that spot up asap should be the goal.
 
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I think Ullmark has come as advertised.

Remember, the average NHL save percentage nowadays is around .900%.

Ullmark has a .909SV% which ranks him around 10th in goalies with 40+ GP. He’ll carry the 8th highest cap hit for a goalie next season.

He’s shown the ability to win us games, and also provide capable goaltending, which is something the team desperately needed. Remember the stat last year that showed if the Sens even got average goaltending, they were one of the top teams in the league?
 
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13th in the league in save percentage this season. Might seem underwhelming at first with a .909 save percentage but could be worse given injury struggles and the injuries to our blue line.

He can absolutely be a gamebreaker when the rest of the roster seems outmatched.
 
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