Player Discussion: Andrei Vasilevskiy

[Sky04]

Vasi is still going to have struggles (and I'm sure the board will jump down his throat again when he does), but it's nice to see him having the success I knew he is capable of. Still way too early for this thread. Wait until the midpoint of next season.

Unless he completely stinks it up, I see people being more lenient with Vasi now. I mean what's the alternative now that Bishop is gone? Budaj and Gudlevskis?

 

[Coopers Gum]

Not really "eating crow" if he sucked before. Which he did. Glad to see he's turned it around though.

 

[Electricity]

Way to own up, OP. Good luck getting anyone to join you though.

Go Bolts.

 

[T REX]

What the hell is this thread doing here?

Talk about jinx city. This should have been posted AFTER we make the playoffs.

Wow.

 

[MattM92]

Not really "eating crow" if he sucked before. Which he did. Glad to see he's turned it around though.

He still sucks. He's given up almost 2 goals a game! Garbo.

 

[The Gongshow]

just bumping this thread for reasons

 

[Sky04]

More worried about how Vasi rebounds after this game moreso than having a bad game.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

More worried about how Vasi rebounds after this game moreso than having a bad game.

Same.

 

[MattM92]

More worried about how Vasi rebounds after this game moreso than having a bad game.

Would you like the lottery numbers?

This is true though. He's gotta take tomorrow to wipe his memory and get back to form.

 

[The Gongshow]

Ready for Trashilesky to show up and get wrecked by Ovi on saturday?

 

[dechire]

What the opposite of eating crow ?

 

[RDTBay4]

I am not a huge Vasi fan, but you can't knock a goalie for losing a game when you get blown out 5-0 and go 0-5 on the PP, including a 5 on 3. Unacceptable.

 

[The Gongshow]

What the opposite of eating crow ?

crow eating us?

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

What the opposite of eating crow ?

vomit.

 

[Todd1a]

Pretty much what I expected vasy is a young kid has not turned the corner yet! He will still have many ups and downs! I still don't know if he is truly ready for 60 games as a starter next season?

 

[JoVel]

It definitely will not be easy for Vasy to face the Caps after a night like this.

 

[The Gongshow]

Whats Vasi's record this year?

 

[Sky04]

16 goals against in his last 5 starts and still going this game, his hot streak just got wiped away these past couple games.

We better hope the offense plays to their potential and Cooper gets his head out of his ass because goaltending will not be anywhere close to what it once was. Vasi will probably be an average #1 next season statstically, which should be ok as long as the rest of the team plays well, if the offense starts like they did this season, it's going to be another long ride.

 

[RDTBay4]

Please rename thread Official Vasi Eats Trash Thread.

 

[The Gongshow]

Another 4 goal game tonight, with another whole period left.

 

[Glide5]

16 goals against in his last 5 starts and still going this game, his hot streak just got wiped away these past couple games.

We better hope the offense plays to their potential and Cooper gets his head out of his ass because goaltending will not be anywhere close to what it once was. Vasi will probably be an average #1 next season statstically, which should be ok as long as the rest of the team plays well, if the offense starts like they did this season, it's going to be another long ride.

Thats just the whole thing. If this team is playing well, average goaltending would be okay. Problem is, this team has absolutely relied on outstanding goaltending to be good in recent years. Without Bishop being a Vezna candidate, we likely wouldn't have been a consistent playoff team. If we upgrade the defense and stay healthy, Vasi will find his stride. I just don't believe either of those will happen in a needed capacity. Which is a shame. We all know what Vasi should and could be, but as of now he's just going to get run into the ground and be destroyed 50-60% of his games.

I still believe in the kid. But with this team still lacking identity it's hard to know where his future will be.

 

[Sky04]

Thats just the whole thing. If this team is playing well, average goaltending would be okay. Problem is, this team has absolutely relied on outstanding goaltending to be good in recent years. Without Bishop being a Vezna candidate, we likely wouldn't have been a consistent playoff team. If we upgrade the defense and stay healthy, Vasi will find his stride. I just don't believe either of those will happen in a needed capacity. Which is a shame. We all know what Vasi should and could be, but as of now he's just going to get run into the ground and be destroyed 50-60% of his games.

I still believe in the kid. But with this team still lacking identity it's hard to know where his future will be.

I mean like I said, even if Vasi plays like an average starter which is fine given his age, then we really need a system that takes advantage of our offense like the game we're seeing now.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Going into this game Vasilevskiy is tied for 17th in save%. Of the 16 ahead of him 4 are considered backups, Raanta, Darling, Nilsson and Bernier. So he's top 15 amongst starters and a few points outside the top 10. He's going to have clunkers like tonight but he's not the reason we are on the outside looking in and won't be an issue going forward.

 

[Hoek]

He redeemed himself a bit after coming back in.

 

[JoVel]

He redeemed himself a bit after coming back in.

Like a lot of our players, he seem's to have an A game and an F game. Nothing in between. If he can't keep consistent, it will be a problem especially because he's a goalie.