Stephen Valiquette

If Thompson was the best goalie by the end of the season and expected goals and he still didn't get it.

So I'm going to have to put some more thought into this.

Okay.

This literally just dawned on me like 30 seconds before we came on air.

Yeah.

um you know i i maybe it's just that maybe that's just it like a goalie can only do so much and depending on who you're playing for when you're playing for them and all the things that factor into it maybe

Maybe we're getting to a point where the scoring's getting so strong and the shots on goal are so by design not to keep goalies in the game.

And it's hard for good goalies to get hot because they're not getting touches and then they're feeling great A's.

So, again, the year's strange.

Look at the save percentage.

Last week it went to 895.

It's 896.

Yeah.

But a lot of really good goalies not being able to hit the mark.

And, you know, I think it's a strange year for sure.

I would say definitely Ottawa, Kipper, just because of...

Past performance, and anybody will tell you the only indicator of future performance is past performance.

Allmark in the playoffs, guys, he's been in four years that he's played the playoffs in 860, 896, 886, 880.

And his 633 save percentage on high danger chances is the second worst when you look at those four years combined.

Every year he's in a series that he's played in, he's been less than three goals than expected, which would mean he is less than an average goalie.