Which is why I pointed out that some goalies get ragged on for high GAA when they play for bad teams unfairly (and, for that matter, some get too much credit for a low one), but GAA and save percentage aren't nearly as team dependent as wins are. Yes, the team has an effect on how many chances and how high quality of chances get through, but there's still one determinant that's largely under the goalie's control: making the save on the individual shots. Some are gimmes and some are impossible, but overall, in general, a better goalie will have better stats in GAA and sv%.
Case in point: Hasek led the league in goals against average twice and in save percentage six times, while only leading the league in wins once, while Grant Fuhr never led the league in goals against average or save percentage, but twice led the league in wins (once while playing only 45 games). I think it's pretty clear that Fuhr had much better team support than Hasek, but Hasek's still level more than overrode that.
On top of that, a team's offensive output doesn't play nearly as much of a role in a goalie's GAA or sv% as it does "his" wins. Certain aspects of team play go into GAA and sv%, but literally everything goes into wins. I've been very clear during my time as a member here that stats aren't a be all, end all, but I don't think anyone can claim that they don't consider them, and the fact is, we do have to consider them, even if context is key. Sometimes, part of that context is knowing which stats to put more stock into that others (such as realizing that plus/minus doesn't mean anything like what so many make it out to be). I think pretty much everyone that's involved in this has a good grasp on taking everything relevant into consideration, even if we don't all put the same weight into various aspects.
