Thats “ALL STAR” Joonas Korpisalo to you!!
FACTS!!
He didn’t get the nomination because of his name or hype or “in spite” of the CBJ.
Bro.. Here's the thing. You point out Elvis has played 68 games, and try to use that against his success. He's started 54 games and has 7 shutouts. In the 2 periods of times that he has been given consistent starts, hes been dominant. At the same time, we've seen 5 yrs of Joonas now. The one thing Joonas has been consistent on, is being good for a month or 2 period, and then his play dramatically falls off. Its happened nearly every season hes played. Even the yr he played well in the AHL, he was yanked in the playoffs in favor of Forsberg. The all-star nomination means very little.. after all, he played well for a short period of time , earned the nomination, got hurt, and then Elvis stepped in and played much better in front of that same team, than Korpi did. We arent sniffing the playoffs last yr, without Elvis being dominant, and Korpi isnt seeing action in the playoffs last yr, had Elvis not got hurt.
In 2 straight yrs, Elvis has massively outplayed Korpi. Them are the FACTS.. Korpi has a save % below 90% 3 out of his 5 yrs.. them are the FACTS.. Korpi has a career GAA of 2.90.. FACTS..
No GM in this league would take Korpi over Elvis. The reason there are trade rumors regarding Elvis is because Columbus is going to trade a goalie, and Elvis is the goalie other teams would want. Wonder Why ?
To pretend that the gap between these 2 goalies isnt huge, is a flat out Joke. Korpi is a middle of the road back up.. and his stats reflect that.