TJinAZ
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- Aug 27, 2004
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This had to get done. We are nothing without a great goalie. Debate it I guess, but Tippett and GMDM havn't made many bad moves. Our team is built from the goalie and D out. Well done gents.
Agree on all fronts. Advanced stats are in their infancy in hockey, and I think there's a lot of analysis to be done to dope out exactly what percentage of keeping pucks out of our net is goaltending vs defense vs back checking forwards vs talent vs hustle vs luck / randomness.Jury is still out if Smith is really a great goalie. So far a Vezina/Conn Smythe-level season followed by an inconsistent one doesn't remotely put him in that category. And he'll have his work cut out for him if Maloney has to make significant changes to our blueline.