Kinkaid was amazing that year....He probably was the only reason we made the playoffs... From January 16th to the end of the season He won 21 out of 30 games with .918 SV%
GP | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
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30 | 21-7-1 | 73 | 895 | 822 | .918 | 1 | 2 | 1698:57 |
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In the final 20 games he was at his best - From February 13th
GP | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
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21 | 16-3-1 | 48 | 679 | 631 | .929 | 1 | 2 | 1238:48 |
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I don't think this defense is much better either...Adding Subban will make the defense somewhat better but I think the same exact problems still exist...They all stem from poorly matched pairings and a very weak left side.
Greene is not the same player he was two years ago and as much as it pains me to say it Moore was significantly better than any other LHD we have today. You had Vatanen and Severson now you've upgraded one of those to Subban on the right side...But our right side really was never an issue, the problem was Moore, Butcher, Mueller all weren't capable of playing quality top 4 minutes and had to be paired with less than ideal partners...I don't see the pairing situation any better today. Then Greene and Vatanen were your best defensive defensmen and probably still are right now. That is why I don't think the the defense is much better.
We can hide some of the defensive problems with better puck possession this season hopefully. But that left side and the fact almost all of our defensemen are weak defensively is still a major problem.