Petr Mrazek

[Pavels Dog]

Mrazek 5-3, GA 2,07, SV% .938
Howard 3-3-1, GA 2,07, SV% .932

I think Mrazek should be 1A and Howard 1B. I think Blashill should give Mrazek 6 and Howard 4 games.

Not much seperating the two at this point. I trust Mrazek's ability to steal a game a bit more, but I feel confident both guys will give us a chance to win each game.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Howard will be lost at an expansion draft most probably.

Don't believe for a trade.

Couldn't agree more Henkka, I think that Holland holds onto Howard for this year and next and then leaves him unprotected at the 2017/18 expansion draft. Would be nice to get something for him even if it's a high 1st or 2nd round pick but just don't see that happening.

 

[TheMule93]

What I like about Mrazek is that he's a legitimately good player. He doesn't rely on being like 7 ft tall (like bishop does). He's very active and acrobatic which makes him fun to watch

 

[Pavels Dog]

What I like about Mrazek is that he's a legitimately good player. He doesn't rely on being like 7 ft tall (like bishop does). He's very active and acrobatic which makes him fun to watch

Yeah he's just good. If they cut down the size of goalie equipment significantly he should still be a good goaltender, while some guys that rely on just being big may get exposed.

 

[14ari13]

Not much seperating the two at this point. I trust Mrazek's ability to steal a game a bit more, but I feel confident both guys will give us a chance to win each game.

I like both our goalies and I think Howard's veteran presence is very good and important for Mrazek now.
I think Mrazeks ability to move the puck is huge for our team as our Dmen really struggle to move the puck.
As I have said before goaltending is our strength.

Couldn't agree more Henkka, I think that Holland holds onto Howard for this year and next and then leaves him unprotected at the 2017/18 expansion draft. Would be nice to get something for him even if it's a high 1st or 2nd round pick but just don't see that happening.

Howard value has increased a lot lately.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Couldn't agree more Henkka, I think that Holland holds onto Howard for this year and next and then leaves him unprotected at the 2017/18 expansion draft. Would be nice to get something for him even if it's a high 1st or 2nd round pick but just don't see that happening.

It all depends. we may not even get an expansion team.. I think howard is traded unless he has a 910 save

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

It all depends. we may not even get an expansion team.. I think howard is traded unless he has a 910 save

Agreed I would have to believe that Howard's trade value would be pretty high right now the ways he's been playing here lately.

 

[Perfect Human]

is it appropriate to start comparing Mrazek to other once-young goalies in the NHL.
The last big goalie I remember that came up was Carey.
Now he is arguably the best goalie in the league, but for his first few years he struggled mightily.
Thoughts?

 

[SpookyTsuki]

is it appropriate to start comparing Mrazek to other once-young goalies in the NHL.
The last big goalie I remember that came up was Carey.
Now he is arguably the best goalie in the league, but for his first few years he struggled mightily.
Thoughts?

Right now Petr Mrazek is a top 5 goalie in stats (in save% anyway, think he is in GAA as well) Small sample size. But Mrazek is for real, you can see it in the way he plays.

 

[Flowah]

Agreed I would have to believe that Howard's trade value would be pretty high right now the ways he's been playing here lately.

Both our guys are top10 in GAA and SV. And we've seen how badly the team's defense has played for most of our games so far. I think Mrazek's SV is even above Price's. Imagine if we had played better this stretch. We'd be competing with the Habs for top spot.

 

[snailderby]

Agreed. But imagine where we would be if our goalies were playing at a more "normal" level? That worries me a bit. I love Mrazek as much as anyone else. He's been great. But I don't expect him to keep posting a .938 SVP for the rest of his career. It's still early in the season, but 15 games in, we're 30th in the league in Shots For/Game and 28th in the league in Shots Against/Game. We're lucky that Mrazek and Howard have played as well as they have so far.

 

[shultzyfeelinirie20]

^^^ this guy snailed it!!

 

[Flowah]

Agreed. But imagine where we would be if our goalies were playing at a more "normal" level? That worries me a bit. I love Mrazek as much as anyone else. He's been great. But I don't expect him to keep posting a .938 SVP for the rest of his career. It's still early in the season, but 15 games in, we're 30th in the league in Shots For/Game and 28th in the league in Shots Against/Game. We're lucky that Mrazek and Howard have played as well as they have so far.

Indeed worrying if we don't improve as a team. However I think Mrazek has a good chance of being an elite goaltender, top3 in the league within a couple years. And the past couple games has been a marked improvement in our possession metrics. If we can keep all that up and get Datsyuk back tomorrow.... I like where we're headed.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Agreed. But imagine where we would be if our goalies were playing at a more "normal" level? That worries me a bit. I love Mrazek as much as anyone else. He's been great. But I don't expect him to keep posting a .938 SVP for the rest of his career. It's still early in the season, but 15 games in, we're 30th in the league in Shots For/Game and 28th in the league in Shots Against/Game. We're lucky that Mrazek and Howard have played as well as they have so far.

2 or 3 games Howard has had a 910 save% I think hes already starting

 

[Ralgo]

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Title of the image was: "Not in my house!"

 

[odin1981]

I dunno who made this, but its too great to let it die in comments under sportnews.

Title of the image was: "Not in my house!"

Very nice. Thanks for posting it here.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

2 or 3 games Howard has had a 910 save% I think hes already starting

This is the second time you have posted this and this will be the second time you will be told you are wrong.

No he hasn't. His last start was against Tampa, where he posted a .967 save percentage.

 

[sean3250]

This is the second time you have posted this and this will be the second time you will be told you are wrong.

Jimmy Howard had a .909 in his last start against Dallas. He also posted a .861 in a loss against Carolina last month.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Jimmy Howard had a .909 in his last start against Dallas. He also posted a .861 in a loss against Carolina last month.

Okay, last month. The indication is that he has recently had games where he was below .910. That is completely false.

Mrazek has had two games within the last month where he was below .910 as well. Are we going to say he is starting to regress because of them?

 

[DanZ]

Jimmy Howard had a .909 in his last start against Dallas. He also posted a .861 in a loss against Carolina last month.

So what? Do people not realize what an "average" is?

Carey Price's last two games were sub .900. Mrazek had a .900 sv % a few games ago against Carolina.

The average is all that matters.

 

[sean3250]

Okay, last month. The indication is that he has recently had games where he was below .910. That is completely false.

Mrazek has had two games within the last month where he was below .910 as well. Are we going to say he is starting to regress because of them?

Jimmy Howard's last start was against Dallas on November 8th. He posted a .909 SV%. That means he recently had a game below .910, ergo that was not a false statement.

I think Howard has been just fine, and am not knocking his play at all, but his last start was below .910

 

[FlashyG]

Jimmy Howard's last start was against Dallas on November 8th. He posted a .909 SV%. That means he recently had a game below .910, ergo that was not a false statement.

I think Howard has been just fine, and am not knocking his play at all, but his last start was below .910

A game in which he left injured.

If he stays in and stops the 2 easy shots Mrazek faced his SV% is .917

You're grasping at straws.

 

[sean3250]

A game in which he left injured.

If he stays in and stops the 2 easy shots Mrazek faced his SV% is .917

You're grasping at straws.

I wasn't the one who started posting about Howard or his play, I was just responding to a poster that stated that Howard hasn't had any starts below .910. Well, he has and I was just pointing that out.

Howards's been good this year, and I'm hoping for that good play to continue. I was just pointing out a fact in my previous post.

 

[DanZ]

Jimmy Howard's last start was against Dallas on November 8th. He posted a .909 SV%. That means he recently had a game below .910, ergo that was not a false statement.

I think Howard has been just fine, and am not knocking his play at all, but his last start was below .910

The guy said that it's been two or three games that he's had sub .910 save percentages. It's been one game, which means that yes, it was a false statement.

 

[sean3250]

The guy said that it's been two or three games that he's had sub .910 save percentages. It's been one game, which means that yes, it was a false statement.

Not true. He posted a .861 SV% in the loss vs. Carolina.

In his last 5 starts, Howard has posted: .909, .967, .941, .925, .861

Those are 2 games where he's had a sub .910 SV%. That poster was making a true statement. If you don't believe me, a simple check of his game log on nhl.com can confirm that information for you.

I think Howard has been doing well, and I wasn't even the one who made that comment, so I guess I should probably stop debating semantics at this point.