This thread is really stupid. Goalies have improved and with that, expectations for goalies have improved as well. Every time a goalie lets in a shot that he saw all the way, fans and commentators alike will all say "ah he let in a softie" even if the shot is like 105 mph.
There's absolutely nothing fluky about today's goals. This is the high percentage way of playing hockey. Not because every deflection goes in, it doesn't, but because the set up and execution is high percentage. Put the puck in a corner where you have a 50/50 chance of winning the puck. Pass it back up to the point defenseman, that pass is like 90% completion rate. He can go D to D at the line if necessary, again very high percentage passes. Then a shot from the point, and there are many stacking percentages here. The chance that the puck goes straight through the goalie is low, but it is even increased if you have a screening forward in front obstructing his vision for at least part of the puck's travel time. To do this, you have to practice being in position to screen the goalie, say off faceoffs or winning on the forecheck. Then there is a chance that the puck will be deflect, tipped, and there are positions to maximize these possibilities as well, ideally you both screen the goalie and have position to tip the puck, but also standing to the side of the goalie can allow for this, shoot to an area where the puck will be deflected. There is even the chance that the puck will hit a defender's body and go in. Then there is the chance that the initial shot with be blocked + the chance the tip will be blocked and the resulting rebound will be in a position where a defenseman who has been winning the positional battle in front of the net will be able to get his stick on it and put in on the goalie. So it's a simple play, but it has a very high percentage set up and many possible ways it can lead to goals.
That's why there are a lot of players who can pad their own stats because maybe they can score this flashy goal, they get out super far in front of their teammates where there's no possibility for a screen and the goalie will see the puck all the way, they pass a lot east to west which can be tipped by active sticks, they maybe have a cool shot that they can unleash and beat some goaltenders who weren't screened and they look amazing. But like, that's all low percentage stuff. Even if they are super good at that, and they score one goal per game, IF their team cannot run the high percentage play that I just described above, they will lose. Because all you need to do to beat them is score 2 goals per game. No one else on their team can replicate that type of play. If the rest of their team cannot score in high percentage ways, they just lose, even though they had one awesome player who seemingly is very impactful, he is not actually that impactful. He is just the guy who made himself look good by scoring the team's only goal in a 1-3, 1-4 loss. And that's the best case scenario because that's assuming star player scores his low percentage goals once a game. Most players don't score a goal per game. Worst case scenario, what if they don't get a powerplay called for them, or they get unlucky bounces on the powerplay, or they don't get an opportune mistake leading to some break scenario. If that star player can't get his low percentage goals to go, then suddenly the team lacks scoring. That's why it's important to play good system hockey. The ability to capitalize on transitions and mistakes from your opponents is great, but you also, perhaps more importantly, need to be able to execute high percentage plays to maximize your scoring chances.