Is Jacob Markstrom an elite goalie?

[SeanMoneyHands]

According to Noodles he is. What do you think? Is he really that good?

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[Cancuks]

No.

 

[Rowlet]

I don't think he's got the longevity to be a truly elite goalie, but he's certainly playing like one right now.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Lmao. Not even a question. Hes been elite since last year. We would be dead in the water without him.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

I don't think he's got the longevity to be a truly elite goalie, but he's certainly playing like one right now.

How so? Hes been healthy. Hes a little old, but still in his prime.

 

[Regal]

How so? Hes been healthy. Hes a little old, but still in his prime.

I think he means he doesn't have the long track record yet to call him one

 

[aufheben]

How is he elite?

 

[vanarchy]

When are people going to stop turning random thoughts into main board threads?

 

[Regal]

How is he elite?

He stops pucks good

 

[Rowlet]

How so? Hes been healthy. Hes a little old, but still in his prime.

I don't disagree, which is why I said he's playing like an elite goalie, I just don't really consider goalies to be truly elite if you only get an elite peak for a few years, whereas players like Price, Fleury, Rinne and Luongo play at their peak for a decade.

 

[Regal]

I don't know about elite, but I'd say he's outplayed the other goalie more often than not the last year and a half and is usually one of the best players on the ice every game.

 

[MinimaMoralia]

When are people going to stop turning random thoughts into main board threads?

Probably a main board thread worthy question.

 

[aufheben]

He stops pucks good

I agree he does a good job.

 

[strattonius]

If your answer is 'no' you have not been watching the Canucks AT ALL the last 2 years. This team isnt a playoff team without Markstrom.

 

[Zanon]

Best goalie in the NHL this season. No goalie faces and stops as many high-quality scoring chances as Jacob Markstrom.

 

[Cancuks]

If your answer is 'no' you have not been watching the Canucks AT ALL the last 2 years. This team isnt a playoff team without Markstrom.

Demko has a better winning percentage than Markstrom. We could easily be in the same position if he'd played in 41 games rather than 18.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

If he played against everyone else the way he plays against Edmonton he’d be an all time great. I don’t think he’s ever once played poorly against us.

 

[Regal]

I agree he does a good job.

Seriously though, the traditional stats are only ok, but I've seen some people who delve into the more advanced stats have him among the top 5 and some even number 1 when looking at workload and the number of high end chances he faces. They would have more info than me, and I do wonder if it's one of those things where facing a lot of shots might end up inflating your numbers a little at a certain point, but the eye test backs up the idea that he's been very good since November of last season. As a team that had Luongo for years, I don't know if he's been any worse than Lu was outside of '07

 

[strattonius]

Demko has a better winning percentage than Markstrom. We could easily be in the same position if he'd played in 41 games rather than 18.

Demko is not at Markstroms level right now and a weak argument of winning percentage isnt going to convince me.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

This season?

Yes.

 

[JianYang]

He's been really good since about the 2nd half of last year.

Goalies are so volatile though. Who knows how long this lasts.

 

[thaman8765678]

Elite this year yes.

 

[Three On Zero]

Top 5 goalie this season

 

[BCNate]

Everyone is going to have a different measure of what elite is, so tough to measure. I’ll say this, he is one of the best in the nhl this year, no question. He will be in the running for the vezina for sure.

 

[koyvoo]

This season?

Yes.

I feel he played at a very high level most of last season as well