Holtby best remaining goalie in the playoffs

[tntkid]

Holtby has been playing great.

He picked the perfect time to get hot.

 

[snowden]

Holtby is clearly the best goalie remaining. Easy trip to the Cup for Washington.

 

[FlamesFan18]

Ramo, Andersen, Dubnyk, and Crawford
vs.
Holtby, Bishop, Price, and Lundqvist

Wow.

 

[illpucks]

Holtby is clearly the best goalie remaining. Easy trip to the Cup for Washington.

Tampa Bay and Bishop say hi. They look deadly.

 

[nhldiedinthe90s*]

Ironically Holtby's best and biggest save of the playoffs was tonight against Ovechkin.

Seriously.

 

[Portable Mink]

Both even this series. Lundy has made incredible saves as well. Holtby just a couple more that has provided wins.

I'd say they are even and it's been ridiculously good goaltending to watch.

Go caps.

 

[tntkid]

Don't underrate Stammer & the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bishop has been playing pretty good himself.

Holtby is clearly the best goalie remaining. Easy trip to the Cup for Washington.

 

[sayheykid]

Holtby is clearly the best goalie remaining. Easy trip to the Cup for Washington.

Assuming we both advance, I sincerely hope the Caps approach the next series with similar nonchalance.

 

[DanZ]

Tampa Bay and Bishop say hi. They look deadly.

More like Montreal looks like garbage.

 

[DanZ]

Assuming we both advance, I sincerely hope the Caps approach the next series with similar nonchalance.

They won't, so don't waste your time hoping.

 

[sayheykid]

They won't, so don't waste your time hoping.

Well darn, that makes me sad.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

Holtby is clearly the best goalie remaining. Easy trip to the Cup for Washington.

I don't think a trip to the cup could be described as "Easy". Given they advance, they have to get through Tampa. TBL have the most potent offense in the Eastern Conference and their name suits them because there extremely fast. I'm not saying WAS can't beat them but if they do, it'll almost certainly be after wearing them down physically much like they did with the Isles.

 

[mad4comp]

Don't underrate Stammer & the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bishop has been playing pretty good himself.

We talking about the same Bishop that gave up a boat load of goals to the DRWs?

 

[hockeykicker]

well this thread turned a 180 haha, cant we all just say the goalies that are leading the series are great and if the caps and lightning both do advance we can discuss this next round?

 

[ViD]

There's no doubt in my mind - Tyler Johnson and Braden Holtby are the two front runners for the Conn Smythe right now.

 

[TampaDude]

It's really looking like a Caps-Bolts ECF is coming. Should be epic!

 

[TampaDude]

There's no doubt in my mind - Tyler Johnson and Braden Holtby are the two front runners for the Conn Smythe right now.

No doubt...TJ is having a breathtaking playoff run so far. The Bolts struck gold with that kid!

 

[Volodya Krutov]

More like Montreal looks like garbage.

Bishop over his past 5 starts: 96.2 Sv%

That includes the two final games he owned your team, so no need to be salty. Montréal or Detroit Bishop's a difference maker, as simple as that.

 

[Edgy]

Between him and Henrik. Price is doing his usual playoff choke and there aren't any elite goalies left in West.

Yes. It's his fault the team in front of him can't score more than 1 goal a game if their life depended on it. What's he supposed to do? Get a shutout every game or score a couple of goals himself?

 

[Faax]

Tampa Bay and Bishop say hi. They look deadly.

Bishop has had the easiest job this round, habs are playing awful

 

[HockeyAllDaWay]

Do not know about the best, because sometimes the team playing in-front of you can make you seem better or worse than you are, but he has been pretty damn solid.

 

[sycamore]

Bishop over his past 5 starts: 96.2 Sv%

That includes the two final games he owned your team, so no need to be salty. Montréal or Detroit Bishop's a difference maker, as simple as that.

Yeah but did Bishop do this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MghX_syVxsc

 

[billybobjoe2112]

Yes. It's his fault the team in front of him can't score more than 1 goal a game if their life depended on it. What's he supposed to do? Get a shutout every game or score a couple of goals himself?

It's how he won Gold for Canada.

 

[illpucks]

Bishop has had the easiest job this round, habs are playing awful

5 straight wins in the playoffs means the goalie is doing something right. Detroit looked awful for the last 2 games as well, right?

 

[dbieon12]

Yeah but did Bishop do this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MghX_syVxsc

That was more of Hagelin putting the puck in Holtby's glove than Holtby making an amazing save.

This is a 2-on-1 where Bishop has to move across the crease to track a pass across the ice. In a penalty shot there is, potentially, less lateral movement required. This was a 0-0 game where the first goal allowed by either team could have tilted the game dramatically. Holtby was at home, Bishop was on the road.


Both are good saves.