Criteria: 1) Production in relation to peers. Goaltenders with high SV%, low GAA, and the most shutouts are generally the "best" in the league. In particular, SV% should be weighted slightly more than GAA when analyzing stats. Also compare how a goalie did in comparison to the other goalie(s) on his team throughout the season. This gives some extra insight into how truly outstanding a goalie's performance was. 2) Individual record. Individual record becomes a very important and telling statistic. At the end of the day it's about winning, and to be considered for this award you should be posting at minimum a respectable record. Also note that to be eligible for this award you need to have played the most goalie games on your team. You can't be judged as the best goalie in the league if you weren't even judged as the best goalie on your team. It's preferable for goalies to have gotten a brunt of the workload throughout the season as opposed to an average 5/4 split, but this is not mandatory for consideration. 3) Linemates. This is mainly to note that a goalie should not be significantly punished during consideration simply for playing behind a talented team. On the flip side of this, goalies should not significantly benefit during consideration simply for playing on a below average team. 4) Strength of schedule. In a league where managers (and players, to a certain extent), are able to choose who they play against, it is important to consider strength of opposition when determining individual awards. The main things to examine here are record vs playoff teams as compared to record vs non-playoff teams, as well as statistical production vs playoff teams as compared to vs non-playoff teams. Specifically, a goalie who plays a majority of his games against stronger teams and has a quality record in these games should be rewarded over players who mainly play against weaker teams. As far as individual stats are concerned, it is expected that goalies will allow less goals against weaker teams. Goalies should only be downgraded in this area if they allow a significant and disproportionate amount of goals in games against playoff teams. In especially tight cases between goalies, also consider evaluating the individual lineups that they face throughout the season. Subjectively quantify teams' 1st/2nd/3rd lines, and examine how many of each the goalies have played against throughout the season, in combination with playoff/non playoff. @Devilz IPM Binghamton Devils Total Record: 31-15-4 .828SVP 2.55GAA 4SO Playoff Team Record: 19-9-1 4SO Fringe Team Record: 3-2-0 0SO Non-Playoff Team Record: 9-4-3 0SO @Darcy Kuemper Grand Rapids Griffins Total Record: 33-13-6 0.812SVP 2.3GAA 6SO Playoff Team Record: 19-9-3 3SO Fringe Team Record: 2-1-1 0SO Non-Playoff Team Record: 12-3-2 3SO @GOAT YeeYee Providence Bruins Total Record: 36-12-3 .802SVP 2.22GAA 7SO Playoff Team Record: 19-10-2 2SO Fringe Team Record: 5-1-0 1SO Non-Playoff Team Record: 12-1-1 4SO @WSH Holtby San Antonio Rampage Total Record: 33-8-6 .792SVP 2.53GAA 0SO Playoff Team Record: 17-7-5 0SO Fringe Playoff Team Record: 2-0-1 0SO Non-Playoff Team Record: 14-1-0 0SO @xAKUx Reaper Providence Bruins Total Record: 24-5-1 .816SVP 2.29GAA 5SO Playoff Team Record: 5-2-1 1SO Fringe Team Record: 2-1-0 0SO Non-Playoff Team Record: 17-3-0 5SO
33 WINS IS COOL... BUT A .792 SV%? GOT DAMN THATS NOT GOOD.. So his team scored alot im guessing? CMON SVG should be here over that!