tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post1880243492222464338..comments2024-03-27T06:03:35.695-04:00Comments on Brodeur is a Fraud: Goaltending ParityThe Contrarian Goaltenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03433370306939690205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-37960324365669630692011-10-06T01:26:09.729-04:002011-10-06T01:26:09.729-04:00Yes, the top goalies took on a greater workload in...Yes, the top goalies took on a greater workload in 2010-11. I think it likely did have something to do with teams fighting for playoff positioning, but teams also did tend to platoon goalies a bit more often back then. Today the media often stirs up a goalie controversy whenever two guys are in position to share the load, but that wasn't at all out of the norm in the '80s and '90s.<br /><br />Hasek actually wasn't that much of an outlier that year, Daren Puppa and Jeff Hackett were right behind him. At the other end, there were two other starting goalies with sub-.880 save percentages barely above Beaupre. There was a much wider spread of results in 1995-96 no matter how you look at it.The Contrarian Goaltenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433370306939690205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-66366059736317247542011-10-05T23:06:28.174-04:002011-10-05T23:06:28.174-04:00CG
Just looking at the numbers quickly something ...CG<br /><br />Just looking at the numbers quickly something struck me as odd.<br /><br />Percentage of games played<br />1995-96<br />Starters: 0.609<br />Back-ups: 0.391<br /><br />2010-11<br />Starters: 0.662<br />Back-ups: 0.338<br /><br />Unless I'm missing something in your numbers (it looks like you are posting decisions) it looks like the starters workload is INCREASING despite the back-ups performance improving. What are your thoughts on that? Are the decision makers just completely missing the boat on this?<br /><br />Did you break out the loser points from OT and shootout? Maybe teams play for the regulation tie when their back-up is in and lean on the starter to be the star otherwise (basically play more offensively and trade chances) leading to more regulation decisions?<br /><br />If you drop the outliers is the save % spread closer? I understand the gap between Hasek and Beaupre is large but Hasek was Hasek and Beaupre was... well lets be honest he's best known for being an All-Star in NHLPA 93 for Sega Genesis for a reason.<br /><br />Just some thoughts. I guess parity could explain the starters playing more. If everyone is in dogfight for a playoff spot the idea to roll the big guy out everynight to get every point possible makes sense (segway to the Carolina back-up post!)Agent Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969608025201544178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-17408136718749776452011-09-30T11:25:45.910-04:002011-09-30T11:25:45.910-04:00CG
Yes, of course, the cap would explain team par...CG<br /><br />Yes, of course, the cap would explain team parity which is different from the point of this article. Didn't think about that. <br /><br />It would be interesting to see if the gap reduction in goalie quality was matched with the scorers. That would seem to lend support to either the technical revolution argument (if the reduction is limited to goalies) or an increase in the supply of talent (if it is evident with scorers as well).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-10959325094889037102011-09-30T10:36:26.874-04:002011-09-30T10:36:26.874-04:00There has been an increase in parity everywhere, y...There has been an increase in parity everywhere, yes, especially with team results in the salary cap era. The best team last year had 117 points, the worst had 62. In 1995-96, the best team had 131 points and the worst had 41.The Contrarian Goaltenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433370306939690205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-28177989284116064462011-09-30T10:15:39.754-04:002011-09-30T10:15:39.754-04:00Has there been an increase in parity among scorers...Has there been an increase in parity among scorers as well? Team results?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-84638881533530821792011-09-29T22:22:55.534-04:002011-09-29T22:22:55.534-04:00You neglected to refer to Jim Carey by his nicknam...You neglected to refer to Jim Carey by his nickname at the time, The Net Detective.<br /><br />It seems intuitive that this parity happened; the league's been the same size for over ten years now, in addition to the European influx.Bettman's Nightmarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148461224473220694.post-55455712690454095342011-09-29T10:24:41.047-04:002011-09-29T10:24:41.047-04:00Despite the Vezina, I think Jim Carey was much mor...Despite the Vezina, I think Jim Carey was much more successful as a comedic actor.<br /><br />Besides, anyone can look good playing behind Joe Reekie and Mark Tinordi in their primes.Robert Vollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275044623767553681noreply@blogger.com