Lemieux had a 19% for his career. So it's not impossible the handsome Fin sustains it, just really unlikely.
- 1979AD

what was the NHL avg SV% in the 80s and 90s .. has be be well below .900

19% in the NHL today is basically Stamkos Level. really Rare to average it for a career

Won't they just protect Buff, Trouba and Myers?
- Scabeh

enstrom and buff both have nmc's...so automatic protection.

after that they probably protect myers and trouba and end up exposing dano and a couple other ok forwards.

Don't try and dampen my Sens fan hated. Just... don't.
- GreasyJungle

Oh no, I wouldn't do anything of the sort... I'm more saying that there's so few of them that they're small fries

enstrom and buff both have nmc...so automatic protection.

after that they probably protect myers and trouba and end up exposing dano and a couple other ok forwards.
- Tumbleweed

Oh my.

So they'll go the 8 skater + 1 goalie road huh?

Might be a good idea to buyout enstrom instead....

enstrom and buff both have nmc...so automatic protection.

after that they probably protect myers and trouba and end up exposing dano and a couple other ok forwards.
- Tumbleweed

Winnipeg may be one of the few that go with the 4D protection.... you can however be sure that whatever the right choice is, Chevvy won't make it

Oh my.

So they'll go the 8 skater + 1 goalie road huh?

Might be a good idea to buyout enstrom instead....
- Scabeh

that's a possibility.

Winnipeg may be one of the few that go with the 4D protection.... you can however be sure that whatever the right choice is, Chevvy won't make it
- lumlums

or more likely this

Oh no, I wouldn;t do anything of the sort... I'm more saying that there's so few of them that they're small fries
- lumlums

Well there is Gary Lawless, that guy is like 8 Jets fans in one.

what was the NHL avg SV% in the 80s and 90s .. has be be well below .900

19% in the NHL today is basically Stamkos Level. really Rare to average it for a career
- senstroll

Good point.

During the high-scoring 1980s, average saves percentage moved between 87.5% and 88.5%

http://imgur.com/7HhIGuE

Well there is Gary Lawless, that guy is like 8 Jets fans in one.


- GreasyJungle

He's a big lad, but that's a bit mean don't you think...?

Buffalo, Winnipeg ... would love to revist some of the september comments about how far ahead of the Leafs these two teams were in the development curve.

Fak'em
- winsix

Won't they just protect Buff, Trouba and Myers?
- Scabeh

Forced to protect Enstrom.

Also even if they buy him out or something

Buff, Trouba and Myers all play the Right Side. As does Morrissey. Their best LD after Enstrom is Stuart LOOOOOOOOOL

Forced to protect Enstrom.
- AdamFrench

Because he's so small?

He's a big lad, but that's a bit mean don't you think...?
- lumlums

Probably. I don't dislike him b/c he is a big guy. I dislike him b/c he is a Leaf hater.

Forced to protect Enstrom.

Also even if they buy him out or something

Buff, Trouba and Myers all play the Right Side. As does Morrissey. Their best LD after Enstrom is Stuart LOOOOOOOOOL
- AdamFrench

They can pickup hunwick in the offseason…

what was the NHL avg SV% in the 80s and 90s .. has be be well below .900

19% in the NHL today is basically Stamkos Level. really Rare to average it for a career
- senstroll

Nope...not really. Lower than the past 10 years for sure
Edit: Yeesh...its the 2nd last number in each column of this mess)

17 1999-00 NHL 1148 2.75 0.65 4.03 16.15 83.85 .904 2.64
18 1998-99 NHL 1107 2.63 0.69 4.38 15.81 84.19 .908 2.54
19 1997-98 NHL 1066 2.64 0.70 4.64 15.08 84.92 .906 2.53
20 1996-97 NHL 1066 2.92 0.67 4.10 16.27 83.73 .905 2.80
21 1995-96 NHL 1066 3.14 0.90 5.04 17.93 82.07 .898 3.04
22 1994-95 NHL 624 2.99 0.77 4.36 17.73 82.27 .901 2.89
23 1993-94 NHL 1092 3.24 0.90 4.85 18.64 81.36 895 3.14
24 1992-93 NHL 1008 3.63 1.03 5.28 19.57 80.43 30. .885 3.53
25 1991-92 NHL 880 3.48 0.97 5.02 19.24 80.76 30.4 27.0 .888 3.37
26 1990-91 NHL 840 3.46 0.89 4.57 19.44 80.56 29.7 26.4 .886 3.35

Probably. I don't dislike him b/c he is a big guy. I dislike him b/c he is a Leaf hater.
- GreasyJungle

Yeah, he's a bit of a homer... no worse than many others out there though

They can pickup hunwick in the offseason…
- Tumbleweed

It's also easier to shoot 19% when the goalies of the era are concentrating more on snorting coke from off the iron than they are on keeping track of whoever has the puck...
- lumlums

Smaller goalies.
Smaller Goalie equipment

- AdamFrench

I think I'm the only Senators fan that is quasi-happy the Leafs are currently in the playoffs, maybe it's cause I'm getting older The Islanders and Lightning can suck my ballz

- AdamFrench

Nope...not really. Lower than the past 10 years for sure
Edit: Yeesh...its the 2nd last number in each column of this mess)

17 1999-00 NHL 1148 2.75 0.65 4.03 16.15 83.85 .904 2.64
18 1998-99 NHL 1107 2.63 0.69 4.38 15.81 84.19 .908 2.54
19 1997-98 NHL 1066 2.64 0.70 4.64 15.08 84.92 .906 2.53
20 1996-97 NHL 1066 2.92 0.67 4.10 16.27 83.73 .905 2.80
21 1995-96 NHL 1066 3.14 0.90 5.04 17.93 82.07 .898 3.04
22 1994-95 NHL 624 2.99 0.77 4.36 17.73 82.27 .901 2.89
23 1993-94 NHL 1092 3.24 0.90 4.85 18.64 81.36 895 3.14
24 1992-93 NHL 1008 3.63 1.03 5.28 19.57 80.43 30. .885 3.53
25 1991-92 NHL 880 3.48 0.97 5.02 19.24 80.76 30.4 27.0 .888 3.37
26 1990-91 NHL 840 3.46 0.89 4.57 19.44 80.56 29.7 26.4 .886 3.35
- Fakepartofme

Here's a chart by year: http://imgur.com/7HhIGuE

Avg. Sv % clearly much lower in the Lemieux era than current.

I think I'm the only Senators fan that is quasi-happy the Leafs are currently in the playoffs, maybe it's cause I'm getting older The Islanders and Lightning can suck my ballz
- Brandon

I like you

Maybe you can be for the Sens what Ahjay is for the Bruins and Scabs is for the Habs in this thread...?

Good point.

During the high-scoring 1980s, average saves percentage moved between 87.5% and 88.5%

http://imgur.com/7HhIGuE
- 1979AD

so bad in the 80s

what happened in 87-88 playoffs that they dipped so much?

probably just gretzky