If MAF's cup final play does not improve and vegas wins does he still win Smythe?

[Empoleon8771]

He shouldn't, but he probably will. If Vegas somehow wins and Fleury continues to struggle, Marchessault or Smith should win it. But you know that Fleury will get it based on what he did in the first 3 rounds.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Huh???

He was bad in the first two games. Not so much last night. Regardless, he ain't winning a CS since his team will be eliminated by Thursday night.

 

[LeapOnOver]

.885 sv% is average? Maybe for Islander fans thats average, but that's worse than Rick DiPietro for the rest of us.

Have you seen the chances the Capitals have had? It should .820.

 

[LeapOnOver]

Bad in one game and, sure, “human/average” in the other two. I’d say that’s floundering, he’s been the second best goalie in these finals.

Not really the definition of floundering though. He'd have to be bad in all three. Vegas D has been quite porous and he's bailed them out a lot. That 2-1 with Kuz and Ovi...what a save!

 

[LeapOnOver]

He was bad in the first two games. Not so much last night. Regardless, he ain't winning a CS since his team will be eliminated by Thursday night.

Won't be on him...team D has kinda disappeared for the GK. To be expected though.

 

[Sentinel]

I personally think MAF has hit a wall. He's been flat out abysmal thus far. If he keeps this up, they have no chance of winning.

Unfortunately, nobody will remember how well he did in the first three rounds if he craps the bed now.

you are quite possibly the most hyperbole -prone member of this board.

 

[i1]

Lol

Conn Smythe is Ovi’s to lose.

Kuznetsov is making a solid case as well

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Not Fleury's series anymore.

 

[5minutemajor]

People who can do math? If goalie A allows a goal on 7.7% of shots and goalie B allows a goal on 9.8% of shots than for every 3 goals allowed by goalie A, goalie B will have allowed just over 3.8 goals. Considering how tight the series has been so far which would you rather take, it would be asinine to take the goalie who allows more goals just because he makes "great saves".

Not sure if you had read my post. Anyway, here is the scenario, and the results then interpreted:

Put goalie A in and let Ovechkin shoot from his own blueline. Goalie A stops 923/1000 shots, and lets in 7.7% of his shots. sv% is 0.923.

Now put goalie B in, but Ovi shoots from the point. Goalie B stops 902/1000 shots, and lets in 9.8% of his shots. sv% is 0.902.

Conclusions:

-Accordind to you, goalie A is better.

-According to me, goalie B is better.

 

[justafan22]

If the knights come back and win while fleury doesn't have any outstanding games, I still see him winning unless someone from vegas's top line goes nuts in the next 3-4 games.

 

[justafan22]

He shouldn't, but he probably will. If Vegas somehow wins and Fleury continues to struggle, Marchessault or Smith should win it. But you know that Fleury will get it based on what he did in the first 3 rounds.

Neither of those 2 so far have done enough to warrant a conn smythe on their own, no?

 

[McDrailers]

Washington has the book on MAF. Playing him year after year in the playoffs is showing. They're waiting for him to over commit and passing it off. They're executing on all his weaknesses.

 

[pezpunk]

Thank you for making this thread. As a Caps fan, all these “if the Caps win...” threads are making me sick to my stomach!

To answer your question though — yeah, probably.