You are cherry picking stats here a bit.
You ignored GAA and just focused on sav %.
Then you are claiming that since sv% is almost the same but Pickard let's in every other shot on PK then Skinner is the better goalie.
Twisting the same stats would prove that Skinner is a much worse goalie at ES.
That one SO vs PIT is probably the only reason why Skinner is a bottom 5 starter in the NHL instead of absolute worst.
Fact that Pickard is starting tonight when there is no back to back proves that there is no clear #1 in Edmonton. Lets not forget that we are comparing Canada's supposed best goalie who wishes to make 7M+ vs someone who is likely to clear waivers.
I never once claimed Skinner is the better goalie, you're creating an argument that isn't there.
I don't use GAA, as SV% is the better indicator of a goalie's ability. GAA is similar to +-, it's more of a team stat. If a goalie gets 60 shots a game but lets in 4 goals, his GAA is going to look bad based on the bad team around him, but his SV% would indicate he's actually playing quite well.
I said they're virtually identical, which they are. Yes, Pickard has a better ES SV% but he has a way worse PK SV% which is why their overall SV% is nearly the same.
the point of what I was saying is not that Skinner is better, it's that I don't understand people on here being excited that Pickard is starting when the stats say we have no better chance of winning with him over Skinner.
They've both been atrocious this year, yet people are acting like Pickard should play more while Skinner should be fired into the Sun, and that just isn't accurate. The team needs some sort of upgrade outside of those 2 guys ASAP.
At this point I'm ready to run with Rodrigue for the rest of the year with either Skinner or Pickard as the backup because it most likely can't get worse than what those 2 guys have been doing up to this point.
