Goalies : Strange happenings...

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

I've been watching Devils games this year. I haven't noticed this phenomenon. What is this "scoring" you speak of because all I see are goalies making save after save.

 

[Daximus]

I've been watching Devils games this year. I haven't noticed this phenomenon. What is this "scoring" you speak of because all I see are goalies making save after save.

They call that the "Schneider effect".

 

[Martinez]

Young goalies- they make the great saves but let in easy ones
Offensive defensemen- they provide better offense and worse defense (obviously). So more scoring

 

[hirawl]

Early in the season so lots of things not in place the way they will be later on. I think this might just be something we see every season. Somebody cares to find out?

 

[AvroArrow]

A lot more talent coming into the league on a yearly basis. Seems every year we have 5 elite level prospects making the jump, the game is growing. Or maybe the goalies just suck so far

 

[cookie]

Small sample size plus a difference in player "readiness" on account of participating in the World Cup of Hockey. Also, the start of the year means that players are getting up to speed. Any (or all) of the aforementioned items' effects are magnified due to the small sample size.

 

[Roomtemperature]

It happens EVERY year

Next thing you'll tell me someone is going to make a topic about how bad refs are and how they can't remember ever being this bad

 

[Timeless Winter]

Don't worry, Bettman will find a way to bring the scoring back down very soon.

This is probably true.

 

[CraigBillington]

Obviously it's because Canada can't develop goalies anymore

 

[Bathcat]

Scoring is always really high to start a season. Goalies and defensive systems take a while to settle in each year. This same thread happened last year too and every other year.


Equipment didn't change this year.

This is it.

Everything else is wrong or just dumb jokes.

+1 rep to you.

 

[Stickpucker]

I've been watching Devils games this year. I haven't noticed this phenomenon. What is this "scoring" you speak of because all I see are goalies making save after save.

Watch the Canes it's wack

 

[Vladys Gumption]

This is pretty clearly just small sample size. Look at the average save percentage over the seven seasons prior to this one. The difference in save percentage between the lowest and highest average in that time frame is .002 of a percent. I mean that's insanely consistent.

 

[TCIH]

A recent article from Bob McKenzie on the topic:

Goalies taking a beating in early season scoring splurge
Coaches point to influx of skilled young players, poor goaltending as reasons for offensive explosion over first two weeks of the NHL season, TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie writes.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

A recent article from Bob McKenzie on the topic:

Good to know that Bob reads HFBoards...

 

[Caeldan]

Another interesting thing I'd heard a few days ago, was that to that point in the season there'd been 13 games with multi (3 or more) goal leads blown, and of those 10 resulted in the team that was behind winning the game.

Hopefully all this points to the fact that it's NOT goalie equipment or goal nets that need to be changed, but rather just the rules being called and the systems in play in front of the goalies that need to be massaged through rule updates.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

"Strange Happenings" is going to be the title of the book Marc-Andre Fleury is going to write about his experiences playing the puck outside the crease.

 

[kunekune]

The new goalie equipments. Wonder why noone brought that up.

 

[SaintMorose]

The new goalie equipments. Wonder why noone brought that up.

Because they dont believe goalies are letting in goals in anticipation of minor changes next season (nothing changed this year).

 

[Confucius]

I've been watching Devils games this year. I haven't noticed this phenomenon. What is this "scoring" you speak of because all I see are goalies making save after save.

Total goals for Leaf games this season... 9,5,9,5,9
the eighties are back...

 

[Beville]

Let's wait till at least the All Star break time before we start saying that SV% is massively down...

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

Total goals for Leaf games this season... 9,5,9,5,9
the eighties are back...

That first game of 9 goals scored is equal to the number of goals NJ has let in so far this year and surpasses their actual goal scoring total in 5 games total.

No scoring increase to see here, it's actually gone down from last year and it was pretty low then.

 

[MrGold]

Equipment didn't change this year.

Are you referring to the changes that didn't make it in this season?

Because they don't believe goalies are letting in goals in anticipation of minor changes next season (nothing changed this year).

Didn't adjusted pants made it in or is nobody wearing those yet? (Heard one analyst talk about it on the radio last weekend)

https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/741232826545213440

http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/a...streamlined-pants-by-start-of-upcoming-season

 

[Diamondillium]

Didn't adjusted pants made it in or is nobody wearing those yet? (Heard one analyst talk about it on the radio last weekend)

https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/741232826545213440

http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/a...streamlined-pants-by-start-of-upcoming-season

I heard in preseason that it was all delayed until next season, pants included, but I am too lazy to search any sources.

 

[cptjeff]

I heard in preseason that it was all delayed until next season, pants included, but I am too lazy to search any sources.

IIRC, pants, gloves, and thigh rises are smaller, but the chest protector rule has been pushed back.

 

[illpucks]

A recent article from Bob McKenzie on the topic:

Offensive explosion yet just 9 points for scoring leader. Some years the leader would be at 13 points by now.