knorthern knight
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And if Noel played Montoya (or even Pasquale) in the 2nd game of back-2-backs, Pavelec's average would be better. It's Noel not Pavelec who's incompetent. See http://www.arcticicehockey.com/2013...ej-pavelec-al-montoya-claude-noel-goalie-2013 Yes, Pavelec's OVERALL save ratio was 0.905. But Noel insisted on playing him in back-2-backs. Here's a breakdown of Pavelec's save ratios from the above-noted article...Not full time, no, but the writing as they say should be on the wall.
There's one sure fire way to end the debate; Pavalec can deliver league average results.
0|0.882
1|0.910
2|0.930
3+|0.885
If Noel hadn't pig-headedly insisted on using Pavelec and Jokinen so much last season, we should've had the division pennant, not merely a playoff spot. I am not impressed with Noel.