Player Discussion: Andrei Vasilevskiy

[These Are The Days]

Um...I pointed out he had an injury to his glove side like back in late October. I think only Brother Cash only agreed with me and everyone else called me crazy. He couldn't pinch that one side or hug that post for a while. So many goals went in over his shoulder on that side.

I saw this through the Charts. Back then no one believed. Now, people slowly are believing.

Bro I believe in the charts so much that I don't want to believe anything you say unless it's put in chart form. I didn't see a chart bro!!

 

[Boltswin]

The Hughes/Kakko one was better




And as of now Vasy is FINALLY playing like he is worth every penny of that $9.5 million we're gonna be paying him. I think DFC is right.... there was something wrong with him earlier and I agree it's an injury or something we were not told about

I shouldn’t have to say sorry for disagreeing, but sorry, I don’t think that is true. I don’t think it can ever be true, but it definitely won’t be true for me until he wins a couple cups.

“I don’t think”
“for me”
(just quoting myself in case someone missed what I said)

 

[DFC]

He's back now. That's all that matters. I don't tense up every time it looks like a Matt Carle shot is going on goal.

 

[These Are The Days]

I shouldn’t have to say sorry for disagreeing, but sorry, I don’t think that is true. I don’t think it can ever be true, but it definitely won’t be true for me until he wins a couple cups.

“I don’t think”
“for me”
(just quoting myself in case someone missed what I said)

Nope it makes absolute sense. If you wanna get paid a shit load of money to not win anything go play for one of the teams in Canada. I won't complain about what our players have been making. Not yet anyway because at least in the last several years we've gotten as far as the semi-finals at least 3 times -one of which got us to the SCF. But for some crazy reason, I just woke up one morning knowing this was gonna be our year. We'll see if it happens that way or not

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

for all thats holy we give you V
in V we trust

i really wish we had not given him his contract myself think he woulda signed at 7 milly lol..... but he is the best in the game when he plays like he should.... for the first time start of year he really had issues in his career that were not injury caused imho... the playoff losses he had injuries couldnt move right.... so glad he got his head fixed

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Byrddog]

17-1-2 in last twenty starts. Not pulled in that stretch of games. While 13th in GAA and 16th in SV Vasi still keeps us in games and wins. He only has 2 shutouts but he wins games. 4 more wins than any other goalie in the league right now He has a shot at passing his personal best 44 wins in a season as well after the slow start he and the team got. And he will need to do that for consideration for a second straight Veznia.

 

[DFC]

It feels like his season didn't really start until Christmas. I don't know exactly where the divide is, when he started turning things around, but I'm betting there's a staggering difference in the numbers.

 

[The Macho King]

It feels like his season didn't really start until Christmas. I don't know exactly where the divide is, when he started turning things around, but I'm betting there's a staggering difference in the numbers.

I mean he's pumped his save % by like... .015 in a little over a month.

 

[DFC]

I mean he's pumped his save % by like... .015 in a little over a month.

Yeah, and just going from vague memory, we really aren't allowing the 3rd goal very often anymore. He's keeping it to 2 or fewer on a nightly basis, so the GAA must have fallen off a cliff too.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Should we be worried about burning this guy out? Wasn't it a couple years ago he said he was tired?

He seems like the kind of guy that needs to play but I feel like Mac should get a few more starts here

 

[These Are The Days]

Should we be worried about burning this guy out? Wasn't it a couple years ago he said he was tired?

He seems like the kind of guy that needs to play but I feel like Mac should get a few more starts here

I remember he said he was tired taking over for Bishop after his trade to LA. Vasy wasn't used to a heavier workload than he was already getting so that (at the time) makes sense to me. But it's been about 3 years since that happened. If Vasy is still getting tired these days then we better ask for some of that $9.5 million back and send him to see Gary Roberts.

 

[Hoek]

Right now Vasi is on pace for 60 appearances which is fewer than his 65 a couple seasons ago. We are spelling him enough if you look at the game log.

 

[These Are The Days]

Right now Vasi is on pace for 60 appearances which is fewer than his 65 a couple seasons ago. We are spelling him enough if you look at the game log.

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60 is right around the sweet spot for starting goaltenders too. In the event of the playoffs being clinched and you're safe in your standing (i.e you know you're WC or division winner etc) you can always play the backup in the last few games and give you starter a brief rest before the long grind of the playoffs too.

 

[DFC]

Should we be worried about burning this guy out? Wasn't it a couple years ago he said he was tired?

He seems like the kind of guy that needs to play but I feel like Mac should get a few more starts here

That narrative has always been overplayed, IMO. It was his first time taking a big workload, so he gets a pass for it, but we hear it brought up quite often since. If he's a starter, he can handle a starter's workload.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[The Macho King]

Pete Peter's is a solid stat spoiler.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

2nd week in a row for Vasy

 

[Sticktape]

Do we anticipate McElhinney's usage to increase down the stretch here or is Vasilevsky the kind of goalie who benefits from a high workload going straight into playoffs?

 

[These Are The Days]

Do we anticipate McElhinney's usage to increase down the stretch here or is Vasilevsky the kind of goalie who benefits from a high workload going straight into playoffs?

It's hard to tell. Vasy is so freaking weird because he goes on such streaks. He's either totally broken or finding some way to play even better than the best hockey of his career. The only in between lasts like 3 games. I'd keep the workload coming steady and maybe rest him in only 2 out of the last 3 games or 2 out of the last 4 because God forbid we break him by accident. Joking but not joking.


I'd probably give him the NYR game on March 28th and rest him the 6 days until last game of the year vs Detroit on April 4th. Mac starts the 2 games against Ottawa and CBJ that are in between.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Rogue Leader]

Василевский верит, что сможет забить гол в НХЛ
Hey, boys!
An amazing interview summary with Vasy on the Russian site. Here are the tasty bits:

• He still really wants to score an NHL goal.
• His first game in the NHL is his most memorable NHL memory.
• The second most memorable moment is his Vezina win.
• During the All-Star game he had a laugh with Kopitar about his backhand save.
• He says you just can't train such a thing and it's pure instinct on the spot.
• This is the first time he shares his game day rituals ... and he seems to have a great sense of humor, because he says he goes to the toilet on game day.
• He also has a strict eating schedule. Before game-day he doesn't go out to eat with the team, but prefers a quiet home-cooked family dinner.
• If he didn't become a hockey player he would have become a musician. A rock musician or a DJ.
• He loves Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Regarding house music he loves "deep house".

Stay safe, boy! Love you all!