Originally Posted by
hockey216
Schneider is a great goaltender. However, I attribute the .960 save % to a small sample size (3 games). Yes all the other goalies also have 5 or less. but thats my point. playing 3 good games is a lot different than playing 20 good games. I think if vancouver made cup run and schneider played 20 games or so, his .960 save % would drop to below .940. LAK isn't known for their offense either, so that pads cory's stats a little too. yes kings offense got better after carter trade. but their offense was just terrible for most of the year, and isnt potent
Yes, Schneider is great. But there's no way in hell any goalie would sustain a .960 over the course of an entire playoff cup run, or over a sample size of more than 40 playoff games. so of course no one is going to pass Schneider. Although i will say halak and elliott have been great. its easy to have a .960 save % when you only play 3 games.
yes other goalies have small sample size too. and yes schneider is good. but a .960 save % does not reflect the mean value of any goalie's true save %. No goalie I can remember has sustained an average of a .960 save% over a sufficient period of time . So, yes, schneider only has a .960 save % because the sample size is too small at 3 games.
But he is one of the better goaltenders in the nhl. I enjoyed watching LA vs. VAN because of the Quick v. Schneider matchup. UMass v. Boston College! Great hockey east rivalry!