Have missed the last few games because of work, but how nice it is to have an offense that isn't utterly anemic. Pretty hyped when I got to check the boxscore and see goals from throughout the lineup.
I'm not a Rittich fan by any means, but tonight was hardly his fault.
I'm not a Rittich fan by any means, but tonight was hardly his fault.
I feel like that's the summary of his preseason so far though.
"It's not his fault but..."
Just have to say it again, Czarnik is a beast. He's had a flat out impressive preseason. Honestly, he's playing and looking how I've hoped Bennett would at this point.
I feel like that's the summary of his preseason so far though.
"It's not his fault but..."
I'm definitely going to miss Ferland, but if Czarnik keeps it up, he'll replace most of what Ferly brought to the table.Yeah I missed the third period unfortunately, and when I saw he got an empty net goal I thought "oh just padding those stats with the easy stuff" and then I watched the highlights. He hustled his ass off for that.
That's been the story with every goalie we've had since Kipper unfortunately.Seems like the story for all of our goalies so far. Outside of Parsons.
Phillips draws in, goalies have rough night in Flames win over SharksPeters wasn’t going to lose sleep over either goalie’s performance.
“I don’t even think you can look at the first period . . . I’m almost scared to go and watch video,” Peters said. “There were a lot of breakdowns. A lot of odd-man rushes. A lot of tap-ins. A lot of breakaways. It was a very loose game . . . I wouldn’t evaluate the goaltenders a whole bunch on (Tuesday’s) game.”
Seems like the story for all of our goalies so far. Outside of Parsons.
And before Kipper, with the exception of Vernon.That's been the story with every goalie we've had since Kipper unfortunately.
If we're using breakaways to evaluate a goalie, then I don't know what to tell you.
Kipper was awful at them... probably the worst shootout goalie in the league. This isn't me saying that Rittich is as good but some logic has to be used rather than blatant stat watching
Goalies aren't judged on how good they are at stopping pucks under perfect conditions.
If they can't stop pucks, we shouldn't be paying them to stop pucks.
That's basically what SV% is, and that's what goalies are often judged on. It's naive not to think defensive play doesn't strongly impact perception of a goalie. Different goalies also respond differently to different strengths and weaknesses in defensive play - a goalie's fit behind one D group might not be anything like his fit behind another. You think the only difference between Carey Price of 2015 and Carey Price of 2018 was Carey Price, and not the players in front of him?
You think the only difference between Carey Price of 2015 and Carey Price of 2018 was Carey Price, and not the players in front of him?
Sure, I'm not saying any of this is wrong, and my post was more hyperbolic than anything. My point being is Rittich's being let off the hook for the most part because the team in front of him hasn't played well. The flames haven't been a strong team to play in front of for a while so to expect Rittich to all of a sudden become a good goalie because we're just going to magically play a tight game in front of him is silly. Until this team can show they can play better in front of a goalie, we shouldn't have goalies who can't play behind a loose team. At least Gillies has made some saves when he's left hung out to dry. Can't say the same for Rittich for the most part.That's basically what SV% is, and that's what goalies are often judged on. It's naive not to think defensive play doesn't strongly impact perception of a goalie. Different goalies also respond differently to different strengths and weaknesses in defensive play - a goalie's fit behind one D group might not be anything like his fit behind another. You think the only difference between Carey Price of 2015 and Carey Price of 2018 was Carey Price, and not the players in front of him?
Stopping pucks is a broad spectrum. One guy might pitch a shutout if you don't expose him to breakaways, whereas another guy might pitch a shutout if you don't expose him to screened shots. Put them in each other's shoes and maybe they'll both get lit up.
An NHL goalie's job is to win NHL games, and if one guy is better at stopping pucks under conditions that actually resemble the conditions they'll be facing in NHL games, then it doesn't really matter how they look in front of conditions they'll never likely experience. Pekka Rinne was not a very good AHL goalie and yet he's one of the best NHL goalies for a reason.
I don't think Rittich was fantastic last game, but the conditions he faced did not resemble the conditions we expect him (or anyone else) to face in the regular season. If our team consistently plays like they did in period one of the last game, you could put Hasek in his prime out there and we'd miss the playoffs.