Andrei Vasilevskiy's insane season

[Chimpradamus]

Unsurprisingly, Bob and Vasilevsky who are in

His expected SV% is top 10 in the league, Tampa is an elite team in front of him. He's outperformed that xSV% by about 1 percent.

Bobrovski is pretty easily the best tendy in the league right now.

Bob plays for a pretty good team as well.
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Also look at the xG numbers.

 

[RDTBay4]

Ugh, people are using "Big Cat" or "The Cat" as his nickname...

 

[BleedBlue14]

He looked amazing last night. Still don't think he can beat out Bob. Bob has been incredible for the last couple of years.

 

[maacoshark]

Why doesn't Budaj have nice stats? Does he play for a different team?

Why didn't Lindback post the same numbers Bishop did?????

What are we talking about Bishop? He isn't even the best goaltender on his team.

 

[maacoshark]

He looked amazing last night. Still don't think he can beat out Bob. Bob has been incredible for the last couple of years.

He is playing very well. I think he has a legitimate chance of winning the vezina. Of course Bobrovsky will be a favorite as well. I'm still hoping Holtby can get on a roll and get in the Vezina talk.

 

[JoVel]

Who are the youngest Vezina winners? Pretty amazing what Vasy and Gibson have done at such a young age as a goalie.

 

[Sky04]

What are we talking about Bishop? He isn't even the best goaltender on his team.

Reading comprehension?

 

[KingBran]

VV said "They are definitely the best team in the West!" when asked about the Blues.

Nice compliment. Blues played great last night but VV held it down. Game was a lot closer than 3-0. One of those being an empty-netter.

Some of those saves were incredible.

 

[The Macho King]

VV said "They are definitely the best team in the West!" when asked about the Blues.

Nice compliment. Blues played great last night but VV held it down. Game was a lot closer than 3-0. One of those being an empty-netter.

Some of those saves were incredible.

Including two amazing ones that didn't count.

 

[Hennessy]

If he stays near where he's been so far he'll be a lock. But there's still a lot of hockey to be played.

 

[CBJx614]

Unsurprisingly, Bob and Vasilevsky who are in

Bob plays for a pretty good team as well.
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Also look at the xG numbers.

The difference is Bob is THE reason the jackets are one of the top teams in the league right now. The offense hasn't given him ANY help this season. The jackets will score a quick goal or two and then pretty much put all the pressure on bob to get the W. Bob has been nothing short of stellar and vezina worthy, I'd argue that Bob is even in Hart contention.

 

[The Macho King]

The difference is Bob is THE reason the jackets are one of the top teams in the league right now. The offense hasn't given him ANY help this season. The jackets will score a quick goal or two and then pretty much put all the pressure on bob to get the W. Bob has been nothing short of stellar and vezina worthy, I'd argue that Bob is even in Hart contention.

Goalies don't win the Hart when there are decent forward candidates (the exception being Hasek).

Outside of Hasek, when Theodore won, the top point getter had 96 points. The only other time during that period where the Art Ross went to a player without 100 points was 99-00, when Pronger won the Hart. When Price won, the Art Ross went to a player with 87 points (only other sub-100 Hart winner was Corey Perry who had 98 points).

If there is a 100 point scorer this year, a goalie will not win the Hart.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

His expected SV% is top 10 in the league, Tampa is an elite team in front of him. He's outperformed that xSV% by about 1 percent.

Bobrovski is pretty easily the best tendy in the league right now.

Bobrovsky deserves it I agree. TB is a stacked team.

 

[CBJx614]

Goalies don't win the Hart when there are decent forward candidates (the exception being Hasek).

Outside of Hasek, when Theodore won, the top point getter had 96 points. The only other time during that period where the Art Ross went to a player without 100 points was 99-00, when Pronger won the Hart. When Price won, the Art Ross went to a player with 87 points (only other sub-100 Hart winner was Corey Perry who had 98 points).

If there is a 100 point scorer this year, a goalie will not win the Hart.

I'm not saying he's gonna win, but if the jackets offense doesn't pick up and Bobrovsky drags this team into the playoffs, let alone a top spot in the east, he will most definitely be in the talks for hart.

 

[maacoshark]

Reading comprehension?

Nope I just think Bishop sucks.

 

[ViD]

For any of you Russian fans, has Vasi surpassed Bob as the best Russian player in the NHL?

You mean best Russian goalie?

And no, he hasn’t. Bobrovsky is the best Russian NHL goalie of all times.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Bob is undoubtedly better than Vasi. However I think Vasi can win the Vezina. A couple years back Holtby won the Vezina over the superior Bishop (Bish led starters in sv% and GAA but Holtby had a better team + more wins and thus won the trophy). This year, Vasi looks like he could win many games like the Holtbeast, but maybe also lead in sv% and/or GAA.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Vasya may have nice stats, but I would say it because of the team. His rebound control and ability to make a glove save are just not good enough.

Gets better with every day. Tell Blues fans what they think of Vasi after yesterday.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Bobrovsky has an incrementally higher save percentage than Vasilevskiy despite facing ~35% more high danger shots against and 5% fewer low danger shots against in roughly the same ice time at all strengths. The median NHL goalie is 8 times more likely to give up a goal on a high danger shot than a low danger shot. Quick's shot quality is far trickier than Vasilevskiy's too.

He shouldn't be in Vezina contention.

He absolutely should at the moment, and will be if he keeps it up. It doesn't mean he's the best goalie in the league, he's not, but he's been a big reason to Tampa's success (and not the other way around like some are suggesting).

Cannot think of 3 better goalies than him this season. Bobrovsky and that's it. Quick, Gibson and Crawford have been superb but not as consistent as Vasi, and that matters too.

 

[Ainec]

Some of you are selling the Blue Jackets team as a whole short.

A chart has already been posted showing the possession stats of CBJ (this ignores goaltending) and they are good

 

[Deficient Mode]

He absolutely should at the moment, and will be if he keeps it up. It doesn't mean he's the best goalie in the league, he's not, but he's been a big reason to Tampa's success (and not the other way around like some are suggesting).

Cannot think of 3 better goalies than him this season. Bobrovsky and that's it. Quick, Gibson and Crawford have been superb but not as consistent as Vasi, and that matters too.

Shot difficulty says otherwise, my friend.

 

[Ainec]

Shot difficulty says otherwise, my friend.

there is nothing wrong with his HDSV%

Do you also think Dubnyk is bad? Sorry man, I know Bobrovsky is your guy but him letting in beach balls in the post-season will affect some voters' judgement

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Shot difficulty says otherwise, my friend.

So, this is the season that we should have had Holmqvist or Anders Lindback playing in net. Damn it, always too late!

 

[Deficient Mode]

there is nothing wrong with his HDSV%

Do you also think Dubnyk is bad? Sorry man, I know Bobrovsky is your guy but him letting in beach balls in the post-season will affect some voters' judgement

Sure, there's nothing wrong, but he'd have let in ~10 more goals in 25 games if he had faced as many HDSA as Bobrovsky is.

Bobrovsky isn't my guy, he's merely the best goalie. Dubnyk isn't good this year. Vasi is, but not in the Vezina range. I don't care about the voters; they can do their thing and Vasi probably would finish top 3 right now. I don't think he should.

 

[maacoshark]

Sure, there's nothing wrong, but he'd have let in ~10 more goals in 25 games if he had faced as many HDSA as Bobrovsky is.

Bobrovsky isn't my guy, he's merely the best goalie. Dubnyk isn't good this year. Vasi is, but not in the Vezina range. I don't care about the voters; they can do their thing and Vasi probably would finish top 3 right now. I don't think he should.

OK who should be in the top 3?