I'm very my guilty for bashing pavelec but seeing how dejected he looked in that post game I feel bad for him. He clearly wants to succeed and if anything i find myself rooting for him now after seeing some emotion in the guy. Threads like this are why some players might not want to play in winnipeg.
Oh please, threads like this exist on every sport forum. Fans hate it when their highly paid players **** the bed.
I've come to the conclusion that the discussion on wether Pav's is good or bad is pretty pointless at this juncture (late to the party, i know).
Anyone who still firmly beleives pav's is currently an average to above average goal tender must subscribe to the following:
1.Does not believe in the merit of sv% as a statistic
2.Does not believe mountains of research that shows team defence has minimal effect on goalie performance
3. Allows visually appealing saves to inflate their worth of the goaltender (this is a illogical, as we don't watch other goaltenders as much as pav so it's impossible to determine whether the amount of said saves [regardless of their actual value] is any higher/better then other average-above average goaltenders)
I cannot agree with these pretenses. With that, there will never be an understanding between myself and those who hold these views as we have different concepts of reality. If you accept these things as truths and are not willing to consider alternatives then there is no point in arguing.
I am not willing to consider these above three points as they are beliefs with no evidence and in fact (in most cases) there is evidence supporting the contrary.
All that being said
I was excited at the start of the year as Pavelec was playing well and I was hopefull it would continue- it hasn't.
I would like to see Monty start more, not because i think Monty's great (though the rebound/puck control arguments that have been made are interesting points i hadn't considered) but because Pavelec has certainly not been good enough to warrant the number of starts he gets. Our backup would literally have to be a a historic .85 or less goal tender to continue giving Pavelec the start ratio he has.
At the end of the day I want this team to win. If Pavelec comes out our next game (and every game there after) like a .916 goalie i would be ecstatic.
Also at the end of the day, unfortunately, i'm realistic and I recognize the likelihood of this happening is extremely low.
In closing, i also really wish we'd picked up khudobin/greiss/anyone with an obvious track record to challenge pav. I also hope we do something to remedy the situation this off season if Pavelec does not improve.