Ghost of Ethan Hunt
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On the team stats, there's a PP/PK% & "Net PP/PK%" what is the difference? It's been there for a month.
GDT: Sabres@Wings 1/12/20 game 46 5:00p.m
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I'm not sure anyone wants a goalie who can routinely save their bacon, but we also don't want a sieve back there making every mistake look far bigger than it should.
Red Stanley
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True, but they're still pretty big mistakes and there's a lot of them pretty much every game. I'm not defending Howard, btw. Just curious how he's always getting the lion's share of the blame when the team is a total disaster.
buddy Howard has a GAA over 4 and is 2-15-2 this year. Of course he deserves the lions share of the blame haha are you kidding me?
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Easier said than done with such a young team.
With solid goaltending and a couple proven defensemen and an extra competent center under 35, youthful mistakes could be more easily absorbed.
They could be teaching moments and not NHL highlights/lowlights that guys benched and in the doghouse.
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Do you think I don't know that?
That's why Zadina played 11 and change tonight.
But here's the thing... a bad play that doesn't result in a goal often doesn't result in benchings or other potentially demoralizing results.
A bad play that does result in a goal IS demoralizing itself, and often results in demoralzing benches.
When you have a shit goalie who NEVER bails you out, you tighten up, afraid that every mistake will set you back.
And that's not a good way to play or learn.
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Here's how:
Bernier 10-12-2, 2.99, .904
vs
Howard 2-15-1, 4.10, .880
Pro-rate that out over an 82-game season.
Bernier's stats put us about where we were last year.
75 points.
vs
Howard's ridiculous pro-rated stat.
23 points.
Red Stanley
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It's easier said than done getting solid goaltending when the team in front of you is constantly blowing coverage in critical areas. They're not losing most of these games because of Howard. They're losing these games because they're bad and he's not bailing them out at all. There's plenty of blame to go around.
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So are you telling me that Bernier is Dominic Hasek?
He is providing passable goaltending.
Howard is among the worst regular NHL goalies I've seen in a long time.
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No, but when you want to know why this team is a 48-point team this year compared to a 70-73 point year?
A TON of the blame clearly falls on Howard.
I guess it's not Howard's fault. Who resigned him?
WingedWheel1987
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The only thing i'm wondering, is if the Wings finish the season with a -100 goal differential.
Red Stanley
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Sure, but winning and losing tends to be a team effort in the long run. Howard has had some good showings that still ended up as losses. He's mostly been below avg to bad, though. Bernier has been very good as of late, but let's not pretend he's been rock solid throughout. Bottom line, the team is bad. The defense is hot garbage. Harping on the goalie non-stop just reeks of scapegoatism (spacegoatism).
Ghost of Ethan Hunt
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GenZ, ride or die. Come at me. Do you even avocado toast? I have some Howard swiss cheese as a garnish.
As a sidenote - sad state of affairs when people are bitching about a goalie that is clearly on his way out on a team that is just awful and features maybe 5-7 NHLers.
Ghost of Ethan Hunt
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I don't disagree about Howard. I was just correcting you social media jargon, jeez, take some deep breathes. Also I don't wanna know what an avocado toast is, that's your business.
Never heard the name until the last night when they mentioned his name.
Regardless, Howard is done as a starter in this league. His body simply can not keep up.
His numbers in October look spectacular.
