Comments for Goaltending and the Condensed Schedule at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 19:18:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5171-goaltending-and-the-condensed-schedule#comment-23758 @ Penquin7 Great info you dug up. Interesting to see if the backups played mostly in the back to back games. Goalies are goin to be important in the shortened season. Will help in the Head to Head leagues. - Magicstew Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:17:44 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5171-goaltending-and-the-condensed-schedule#comment-23756 When you say that a record amount of goalies played 80%+... that's fine, but perhaps you should qualify the WHO - and whether those goalies were expected to play that amount. I did the same investigation in a thread and found that the workhorses from the previous year did NOT necessarily act as workhorses in the shortened season. Here's the list I made (copy & pasted from another thread): NYR: Richter 68GP(81%) & 35GP(72%) FLA: Beezer 57GP(68%) & 37GP(77%) TB: Puppa 63GP(75%) & 36GP(75%) TOR: Potvin 66GP(79%) & 36GP(75%) DAL: Moog 55GP(65%) & 31GP(65%) STL: Joseph 71GP(85%) & 36GP(75%) CHI: Belfour 70GP(83%) & 42GP(88%) MON: Roy 68GP(81%) & 43GP(90%) BUF: Hasek 58GP(69%) & 41GP(85%) QUE: Fiset 50GP(60%) & 32GP(67%) SJ: Irbe 74GP(88%) & 38GP(79%) ANA: Hebert 52GP(62%) & 39GP(81%) LA: Hrudey 64GP(76%) & 35GP(73%) EDM: Ranford 71GP(85%) & 40GP(83%) So, of the goalies that played over 75% of their teams games, only two had an increased workload in the short season (Roy & Belfour). The other four (Ranford, Hrudey, Irbe Joseph, Potvin, and Richter) all had decreased amounts. Irbe, Ranford, and Joseph were the three highest on that list... and all decreased. So - there are two ways to look at any argument. In general, a guy who had awesome stats is going to have a hard time repeating that. - Pengwin7 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:54:58 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5171-goaltending-and-the-condensed-schedule#comment-23749 Great article on a great question. IMO, strong and playoff bound teams with good backups (NYR, Pittsburgh, Vancouver) won't play their #1 up to the 80% threshold. These teams can win more often than not with the back-up playing and managing the #1 goalie will prime. Teams fighting for a playoff spot however will play their #1 a heckuva lot. Question becomes, which ones? - cbergeron Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:27:23 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5171-goaltending-and-the-condensed-schedule#comment-23747 @magicstew Excellent question! A total of five out of the nine (55%) goalies who played in 80% or more of their team's games were on teams which made the playoff. What's interesting is that percentage is lower than the 16 out of the total 26 NHL teams overall which made the playoffs (61.5%) that season. Something else to chew on..... - RizzeeDizzee Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:58:06 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5171-goaltending-and-the-condensed-schedule#comment-23746 Question is did the other 6 goalies that played 80% of games make the playoffs? Also was there any goalies that were on pace that got hurt or sick? did the make the playoffs. Does it correlate to making playoffs if your goalie plays 80+% of game. Good article as I have Vokoun as my third goalie in my major $ pool. - Magicstew Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:35:19 +0100