Vejmelka has no luck.

[Czechboy]

Karel Vejmelka started as the clear backup and was not getting starts. Despite his good games he wasn't getting played. Now he finally got some games and got hot. Here are his stats for the year:

Here he is compared to Ingrim

Save Percentage

Despite all this has 2 wins. Man has no luck!

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[Mr Kot]

Team just isn't too great in front of him right now. Good sign though that he has good numbers despite the team play so far.

 

[Gruyeriev]

Trade him to the Avs for a fresh start!

 

[Mr Kot]

Trade him to the Avs Oilers for a fresh start!

 

[ijuka]

There are actually people who think that Ingram has been a better goalie because wins are everything for a goalie, and you need to have a winning goaltender.

 

[Bender Duster]

If this guy got to face the Jets 50 times a year he’d win the Vezina…totally stands on his head every time he faces them.

 

[Thallis]

Worth noting that without his 50 save win vs Carolina he'd be at an .890. Still a discrepancy vs Ingram, but not as cartoonish as it looks right now.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

There are actually people who think that Ingram has been a better goalie because wins are everything for a goalie, and you need to have a winning goaltender.

That's how about 5 hardcore Stuart Skinner fans are on EDM's board. Wins are everything and he got to game 7 of the finals......

Having a guy with Vajmelka numbers is like a fantasy dream lol

 

[ijuka]

Worth noting that without his 50 save win vs Carolina he'd be at an .890. Still a discrepancy vs Ingram, but not as cartoonish as it looks right now.

Many players wouldn't look great if they had played 8 games and you removed their best one.

 

[Czechboy]

Worth noting that without his 50 save win vs Carolina he'd be at an .890. Still a discrepancy vs Ingram, but not as cartoonish as it looks right now.

Very true.. if you remove the best games and leave the bad ones.. stats go down.

 

[Lemontree]

He has some luck. He heard the post ring behind him 5 times tonight against the Leafs.

 

[Czechboy]

He has some luck. He heard the post ring behind him 5 times tonight against the Leafs.

As you know.. a post isn't even a shot on goal.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Veggie milkshake has always been a decent goalie that I felt a team would have traded for by now and he'd be a solid starter somewhere else. He faces a ton of shots and I think that kind of gets him burned out when he has a lot of starts in a row like that. But his numbers have always been good even with a down year or whatever in his career, overall I've always been a fan of his game and felt he should be one of those next back ups traded to be a starter somewhere types.

 

[Jormungandr]

Or he could just be the starter in Utah. Ingram has been trash this year.

 

[Thallis]

Many players wouldn't look great if they had played 8 games and you removed their best one.

Very true.. if you remove the best games and leave the bad ones.. stats go down.

Sure, but the Carolina game is an extreme outlier from the average that brings the total sv% to a misleading number. Does he deserve a better W/L from his play? Sure. But it's misleading to sort by sv% and pretend it's indicative of the median performance.

 

[BKarchitect]

Ingram was outstanding last year and Vej not so much so of course Ingram was going to have a longer leash to start this year even after some shaky performances.

Not really sure what’s going on with Ingram…I thought he looked every bit a guy Canada should consider as a potential starter for a best-on-best tournament last season but this year he’s doing Jarry/Georgiev numbers. Utah fans?

 

[Czechboy]

Sure, but the Carolina game is an extreme outlier from the average that brings the total sv% to a misleading number. Does he deserve a better W/L from his play? Sure. But it's misleading to sort by sv% and pretend it's indicative of the median performance.

I get what you're saying. My point is that he's playing very well and keeps losing. Here are his last 3 games... all exceptional and he got 1 win.

His average is .922.. willing to bet his mode and median would be near that too!

 

[Shane Diesel]

Worth noting that without his 50 save win vs Carolina he'd be at an .890. Still a discrepancy vs Ingram, but not as cartoonish as it looks right now.

NHL Goalie Advanced Stats 2024-2025

NHL Goalie Analytics, Goals Saved Above Expected

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Second in the entire league in GSAx.

 

[Spawn]

Worth noting that without his 50 save win vs Carolina he'd be at an .890. Still a discrepancy vs Ingram, but not as cartoonish as it looks right now.

I'd love to see the math behind that. No way its true.

 

[Jormungandr]

I'd love to see the math behind that. No way its true.

Because it’s not true. Take away the Carolina game and he’s at 232 shots against, with 212 saves. Save percentage of .9137

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Because it’s not true. Take away the Carolina game and he’s at 232 shots against, with 212 saves. Save percentage of .9137

Agreed with your math - it's 20 goals against on 232 shots.

No idea where the 0,890 guy comes from.

 

[NVious]

He's too much of a tryhard, the team isn't responding well and don't want to play for him with his hotshot saves and trying to flex on everybody.

Ingram is obviously more chill and a better vibes goalie, the team knows it's gonna be a barn burner when he's in net so they play accordingly.

 

[Czechboy]

Ingram was outstanding last year and Vej not so much so of course Ingram was going to have a longer leash to start this year even after some shaky performances.

Not really sure what’s going on with Ingram…I thought he looked every bit a guy Canada should consider as a potential starter for a best-on-best tournament last season but this year he’s doing Jarry/Georgiev numbers. Utah fans?

It's a shame because I think he was, at the very least, in consideration for Team Canada after last season.

I'm happy for Vej becasue he's had a shit run before this. Ended the season, went to Prague to play for Czechs and was in the stands (Dostal started almost every game and Mrazek got 1 or 2) and never even dressed. Then he came to Utah and barely started at all.

At that point I was begging for the Oil to trade for him to push Stu. Now his price has probably gone up!

 

[Thallis]

Agreed with your math - it's 20 goals against on 232 shots.

No idea where the 0,890 guy comes from.

I misremembered some napkin math from a few games ago when I saw a similar post elsewhere. Still wrong (it was .905 instead of .890) though, that's on me for not double checking.

 

[A1LeafNation]

I misremembered some napkin math from a few games ago when I saw a similar post elsewhere. Still wrong (it was .905 instead of .890) though, that's on me for not double checking.

So his stats minus his 4-5 best games....and he's mediocre.

Got it.