Save percentage over time

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Right, hindsight is 20-20. The Pens were right to trade him, but Ottawa signed him because he was very young and had already won 2 Stanley cups.

The thinking was that Murray would overcome any problems he had developed and return to form as he matured. It didn't happen, but even Toronto gave us a third and a seventh round pick in hopes of a return to form (we retained 25% salary for two years).

It's kind of a tale as old as time though. Teams pick up names from previous glory all the time that appear a bit washed or had too many injuries and pay them based on that, and hope they still have it. Seems like it works out less than it doesn't. If the warning signs are already there, it's not as easy to call it purely hindsight, it's more like the worst case scenario known at the time was realized.

 

[UglyPuckling]

Might have been mentioned already, but there’s some real irony in the goalie stats this year when it comes to Senator goaltenders or ex-goaltenders.

Korpisalo - .901 sv%, 7 gp, 3 wins
Ullmark - .890 sv%, 10 gp, 4 wins
Guatavsson - .927 sv%, 13 gp, 8 wins
Talbot = .927 sv%, 10 gp, 5 wins.

I expect things will change as the season progresses, but only pointing out the irony. Please don’t read more into this.

 

[Tuna99]

How can you say he’s not elite, when they show during games over the last 2 cumulative seasons he’s first in GAA and save percentage.

I can say it because it’s true. For a 31 year old he has the same amount of playoff starts as Korpisalo

 

[Ouroboros]

Right, hindsight is 20-20. The Pens were right to trade him, but Ottawa signed him because he was very young and had already won 2 Stanley cups.

The thinking was that Murray would overcome any problems he had developed and return to form as he matured. It didn't happen, but even Toronto gave us a third and a seventh round pick in hopes of a return to form (we retained 25% salary for two years).

The picks in that deal went from Ottawa - with Murray - to Toronto.