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Originally Posted by Goalie39
In modern hockey, it's rare to see teams relying on a single goalie for 75% of the games. A more typical split is closer to 60/40, which would mean around 36 starts for your number one goaltender. This distribution might be influenced by AI handling scheduling—such as managing back-to-back games—or simply because the backup goalie is performing well.
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The other guy is awful. If we win with him in the goal it's because we fortunately outscored the opposition, not because of anything he did. If the AI starts the other guy because it's the second game of a back to back that's fine. Giving the other guy the majority of the starts in a month is another.
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A goaltender’s performance is often a reflection of the team in front of them. If the team is playing just slightly above .500 hockey, that could explain why the goalie’s stats aren’t outstanding. There could be many contributing factors. One stat I often look at when evaluating goaltending is the plus/minus rating of the defensemen. If a couple of defensemen have poor +/- ratings, it could indicate defensive breakdowns that are negatively impacting the goalie’s performance.
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True, but despite having 5 and 4 star defensemen we're still only slightly better than middle of the pack in terms of shots allowed per game. My five star goalie stops....some of those shots. The other guy is worse.
The fact that my team doesn't perform anywhere close to it's ability (as if ratings are mere suggestions that are sometimes followed) is one issue, the fact that this game
still can't get goalie usage correct is another. In what ratoinal world does a clearly inferior goalie by every possible metric start the majority of the games? The goalie usage issue has come in version after version after version.
(The league I'm playing is an import from '11. The team had a different coach but the same roster in that version. We only won a game if by chance the other team didn't show up for the game because the bus broke down on the way.