I wish we could see more of him to get a more accurate assessment of his ability.
He has played 10 years pro and on 3 NHL teams (been in 4 organizations)
More then half of which was in the AHL
I think everyone knows his ability by now.
OK, simple question.
Let's say Pavelec is a true #1 starting goalie in the NHL right now.
How many NHL teams would give up a #1 center, a #1 winger or a #1 defenseman in a trade for Pavelec?
Answer: None.
Let's face it. He's not good enough, despite lots of practice, to be a starting goaltender in this league.
He and Montoya are both decent back-ups in the NHL. That's what we have.
When you only have two back-ups, what do you do? I think you give them equal opportunity and you ride the hot hand and the guy who has confidence. Simple as that.
AND, you keep your eyes open for a trade until your prospects mature.
OK, simple question.
Let's say Pavelec is a true #1 starting goalie in the NHL right now.
How many NHL teams would give up a #1 center, a #1 winger or a #1 defenseman in a trade for Pavelec?
Answer: None.
Let's face it. He's not good enough, despite lots of practice, to be a starting goaltender in this league.
He and Montoya are both decent back-ups in the NHL. That's what we have.
When you only have two back-ups, what do you do? I think you give them equal opportunity and you ride the hot hand and the guy who has confidence. Simple as that.
AND, you keep your eyes open for a trade until your prospects mature.
Everyone except Claude Noël.
I agree 100%. I'd like to see Noel use the "win-stay in" philosophy. At the rate Noel is using Montoya, he'll play 10 games this season. That's not enough, and far too many for Pavelec.
I posted this last night on another thread:
I think Montoya's pedigree is under appreciated here. He is a former first round draft pick, 6th overall. In the two seasons before his concussion he had a 2.08 and a 2.39 goals against average with save percentages of .925 and .921. He is known to be an excellent puck handler, a difficiency in Pav's game that often gets us in trouble. I am 100% in favour of letting him play and developing a healthy goaltending rivalry on the Jets.
Here is some added context to these numbers.
Lots of preaching around here about sample size.
Those were in 5 games and 20 games respectively.
There is no harm to giving him more games. I feel that it would be beneficial to give Pavs more time off. He started off the year playing solid positionally but has lately slipped in that regard, one has to wonder if fatigue is not a factor there.
He has played 10 years pro and on 3 NHL teams (been in 4 organizations)
More then half of which was in the AHL
I think everyone knows his ability by now.
not Jet.
dude loves his underdogs. Peluso, Montoya.
underdog stories are exciting and make a great narrative. but, realistically, such a tiny fraction of underdogs actually meet the David vs Goliath narrative that is spun for them.
Did Montoya look good in his only start of the season? Yes.
Was he spectacular? no. it was against the Devils.
Should he get more than 15 starts a year? no.
Is Al underrated? Generally speaking, probably not. I think perhaps the coaching staff underrates him though. That is to say I don't think there is much of a difference between him and Pav and the coaching staff seemingly rates him very differently.
Both have identical career sv%
A lot around here thinks it's the end all be all
Montoya is no better then Pavelec