For those who say, "Oh no! Not the backup goalie!"

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Just food for thought for the people who curse themselves after finding out that the team they've bet on decided to play their backup goaltender.

Some of these are small sample sizes and some play for teams that are just naturally good at defending in front of any goaltender. Still...you'll get my point.

Pit: Vokoun 7 GP, 3-3, 2.87 GAA, .899 save %
Chi: Emery 6, 6-0, 2.27, .925
Car: Ellis 5, 3-1, 1.75, .943
Wpg: Montoya 4, 2-0, 2.74, .889
Mtl: Budaj 4, 2-1-1, 2.45, .905
Ott: Bishop 4, 2-2, 2.61, .919
NJ: Hedberg 4, 2-1-1, 1.72, .935
LA: Bernier 4, 3-1, 1.80, .916
Min: Harding 4, 1-1, 2.92, .885
SJ: Greiss 3, 1-2, 2.69, .913
Bos: Khudobin 3, 2-1, 2.69, .905

Now let's look at some starters...

Wsh: Holtby 10 GP, 4-6, 3.62 GAA, .891 save %
Fla: Theodore 12, 4-6-2, 3.37, .893
Car: Ward 12, 5-5-1, 3.27, .896
TB: Lindback 13, 7-4-1, 3.12, .895
NY: Nabokov 14, 7-6-1, 3.11, .895
Det: Howard 15, 6-6-2, 3.08, .896

weeble5672 · Answer

Just food for thought for the people who curse themselves after finding out that the team they've bet on decided to play their backup goaltender.

Some of these are small sample sizes and some play for teams that are just naturally good at defending in front of any goaltender. Still...you'll get my point.

Pit: Vokoun 7 GP, 3-3, 2.87 GAA, .899 save %
Chi: Emery 6, 6-0, 2.27, .925
Car: Ellis 5, 3-1, 1.75, .943
Wpg: Montoya 4, 2-0, 2.74, .889
Mtl: Budaj 4, 2-1-1, 2.45, .905
Ott: Bishop 4, 2-2, 2.61, .919
NJ: Hedberg 4, 2-1-1, 1.72, .935
LA: Bernier 4, 3-1, 1.80, .916
Min: Harding 4, 1-1, 2.92, .885
SJ: Greiss 3, 1-2, 2.69, .913
Bos: Khudobin 3, 2-1, 2.69, .905

Now let's look at some starters...

Wsh: Holtby 10 GP, 4-6, 3.62 GAA, .891 save %
Fla: Theodore 12, 4-6-2, 3.37, .893
Car: Ward 12, 5-5-1, 3.27, .896
TB: Lindback 13, 7-4-1, 3.12, .895
NY: Nabokov 14, 7-6-1, 3.11, .895
Det: Howard 15, 6-6-2, 3.08, .896

Tepham · Answer

Good info, the backup are just as good as the starters or even better

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Getty3 · Answer

As shaky as Cam Ward has been, I don&#x27;t know why Dan Ellis isn&#x27;t getting a shot to win that starting job in Carolina who have a pretty good team. Ellis has never had a GAA above 2.93 in 7 NHL seasons but always seems to be backing someone else up, whether it was Rinne, Mike Smith, or Giguere.

ogkush · Answer

I agree weeb.. i&#x27;ve realized backups have been doing well this year too.. They have more to play for since their still trying to become the starter. It all matters if they can stay consistent enough..

Nailed-it · Answer

Viktor Fasth  anaheim 8-0 signs 2 yr extension...guess he&#x27;s a #1 now.

Nailed-it · Answer

and he a 30 yr old rookie. but cant win rookie of year too old!

weeble5672 · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Nailed-it]  and he a 30 yr old rookie. but cant win rookie of year too old!  [/Quote]Yup...the good ol&#x27; Sergei Makarov rule.

weeble5672 · Answer

Even better...Leaf goaltenders are a combined 11-7 with a 2.20 GAA and .927 save % (good enough for 3nd-best in the NHL, behind Crawford/Emery and Anderson/Bishop) and only Phoenix has more shutouts than they do. Who woulda thunk it?

For those who say, "Oh no! Not the backup goalie!"

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