Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Wish I was a mod so I could remove the question mark in the thread title. Igor has the best GAA while playing for the New York Rangers. He also has a .1 higher save% than anyone in the league. He's the favorite with good margin atm. 1
Long live the King Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 6th in wins, 2nd in GAA, 1st in SV%, and doing all that while facing 3-5 more shots per 60 than his peers. 1
Keirik Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Definitely in the conversation if not the front runner
Valriera Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 He's the front runner and at the moment it's not even close. 1
Patrick Bateman Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 His other analytics are also insane, I think the real question is where is he in the Hart race? 1
Ozzy Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 So lucky and thankful to have such a tremendous follow up to Hank! We sure struck gold with Shesty!
Valriera Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said: His other analytics are also insane, I think the real question is where is he in the Hart race? Yeah this is more true
siddious Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Season ends today he should get it. We’ll see what part two of the season looks like. 1
Slobberknocker Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 every time the garden chants Igor he looks like he'll lose it like messier. i don't care if he wins. would rather see him hoist that 35 pound silver thingy on home ice. 1 1
RichieNextel305 Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 I think he’s front runner for sure. If not for a few injuries, it’s possible he could be sniffing 30 wins already. I think the only challenge he’ll face is his durability. Coming down the stretch, I’d expect (and certainly hope) he’ll get ridden a little more than we’ve seen. I’m not saying to burn him out but the reason you play Georgiev as often as you did when Shesterkin was healthy was to give him a rest, and you give him a rest so come the stretch run he still has a lot left in the tank, which he surely does. Provided he doesn’t suffer any catastrophic injury, I do think he’ll get it. We have 35 games left. He may be staring at a 40 win season if the team keeps performing well. 1 1
Sharpshooter Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 I think he's the front runner, but Andersen, Vasilevskey and Jarry will give him a good run for it. After this long break there's 35 games left as Richie said. How many games does he start out of those? 28-30 easily? He's young and has had plenty of time to rest now.
RJWantsTheCup Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 I would expect a 25-10 split between Shesterkin & Georgiev.
Sod16 Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 The narrative that the Rangers are not that good but have had their record boosted by the goaltender is so pervasive in the hockey media that it will create inertia for Sheshty winning the Vezina. 2 2 1
Sharpshooter Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Sod16 said: The narrative that the Rangers are not that good but have had their record boosted by the goaltender is so pervasive in the hockey media that it will create inertia for Sheshty winning the Vezina. There's usually anti Rangers bias in the media anyway, but this season it's been overkill. They're just totally harping on the fact that the Rangers aren't very good and it's just Igor. I won't deny that he's been a huge factor and a big part of the success, but you'd think this team is a bunch of absolute nobodies. They have several point per game players on their team, Adam Fox, and a young core on defense. They are an up and coming team. There were years during the Lundqvist Era where they weren't that great and were primarily led by him, and even then the media really didn't harp on it as much as they've done with Shesterkin and this year's Rangers team.
Pete Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 17 hours ago, Sod16 said: The narrative that the Rangers are not that good but have had their record boosted by the goaltender is so pervasive in the hockey media that it will create inertia for Sheshty winning the Vezina. 1 hour ago, Sharpshooter said: There's usually anti Rangers bias in the media anyway, but this season it's been overkill. They're just totally harping on the fact that the Rangers aren't very good and it's just Igor. I won't deny that he's been a huge factor and a big part of the success, but you'd think this team is a bunch of absolute nobodies. They have several point per game players on their team, Adam Fox, and a young core on defense. They are an up and coming team. There were years during the Lundqvist Era where they weren't that great and were primarily led by him, and even then the media really didn't harp on it as much as they've done with Shesterkin and this year's Rangers team. Lol stop. There is no bias or narrative. People are simply looking at the numbers. 1
Ozzy Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 What troubles me most is the spelling of "offense" and "defense" in that tweet!! LOL Seriously though, those shortcomings listed are really where it's at for us. We gotta shore up that kind of crap the rest of the 2nd half. No Shit!!! Being 31st in anything listed up there is REALLY testing your goalie. I watch mostly for turnovers in the D Zone and Neutral zone more than anything, and we have NOT been good with those. I didn't even know we were ranked so low in these!! Shit!!! ...better check Sheterkin's tee shirt under that jersey!! It may very well have an "S" on it!!!
Pete Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ozzy said: What troubles me most is the spelling of "offense" and "defense" in that tweet!! LOL Seriously though, those shortcomings listed are really where it's at for us. We gotta shore up that kind of crap the rest of the 2nd half. No Shit!!! Being 31st in anything listed up there is REALLY testing your goalie. I watch mostly for turnovers in the D Zone and Neutral zone more than anything, and we have NOT been good with those. I didn't even know we were ranked so low in these!! Shit!!! ...better check Sheterkin's tee shirt under that jersey!! It may very well have an "S" on it!!! And that's really the right way to approach this discussion. It's clear where improvements are needed. The stats don't lie, the Rangers hover between middle of the pack in most categories, and pretty bad in 5v5 specific categories. It's just something that needs to be improved, so you really can't fault the commentary around "The team is not as good as the record, and Shesterkin is their difference maker." It's quite an accurate statement.
Ozzy Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, Pete said: And that's really the right way to approach this discussion. It's clear where improvements are needed. The stats don't lie, the Rangers hover between middle of the pack in most categories, and pretty bad in 5v5 specific categories. It's just something that needs to be improved, so you really can't fault the commentary around "The team is not as good as the record, and Shesterkin is their difference maker." It's quite an accurate statement. It's like..."we see it", just how much we see it is the issue...yeah Pete! I just usually eyeball turnovers and shit like that, but these stats identify where we're misfiring. Again, I think it's something that can and will be resolved, or at least mitigated somewhat with a few smart moves/trades.
Sharpshooter Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) I never said there weren't legit flaws. I still think there's a narrative, though. Like, I still think they're a little too negative about the Rangers in certain places. Like on ESPN they failed to mention that Adam Fox was hurt and they were still finding ways to win, until that woman brought it up and they didn't even respond to it. Again, they are pointing out the flaws and there are plenty of them, but just going out of their way to be a little too negative, I think. They do need to get better five on five and improve their bottom six depth, but they're not far off regardless. Edited February 9, 2022 by Sharpshooter 1
Keirik Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 I honestly think Jarry probably gets the vezina just because by seasons end, the wins might be much higher than Shesty. Unless Shesty really start playing more often.
Cr00zng Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Keirik said: I honestly think Jarry probably gets the vezina just because by seasons end, the wins might be much higher than Shesty. Unless Shesty really start playing more often. Jarry played 38 games, won 24, winning % of 0.632. Shesty on the other hand played 29 games, winning % of 0.759. Unless staying healthy and play the majority of the regular season games is a criteria, Jarry cannot hold a candle to Shasty... If the staying healthy is part of the evaluation, Andersen with his winning % of 0.774 in 31 games runs circle around Jarry. Even Vasilevsky's winning % of 0.694 in 36 games would be a better finalist than Jarry in my view... Nothing against Jarry, he's a good goalie and if he improves his record, he could be one of the finalists... Edited February 10, 2022 by Cr00zng
RJWantsTheCup Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Sauros seems more of a threat to win it than Jarry.
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