S59 PT #4 All-Star Snub
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leafs1997
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I'm still a few weeks away from moving up to the SHL, so its still tough to pinpoint All-Star snubs right away, but let's take a look. There will always be some controversy at goalie I assume, since there are only 2 spots per conference. Looking at some statistical comparisons, we can hone in on the Western Conference and the LAP goalie specifically, Knox Booth. Here, we can get into a debate on what are actually the most important stats to look at for a goalie. Knox has a decent 19 wins in 41 games played which isn't much to write home about, let's be honest. When we look at the two goalies that made it, one had more wins in almost the same games played and the other had the same wins in 10 less games. But, when looking at other stats, Knox is top 3 in the league for saves, top 10 in GAA in goalies playing 30+ games, top 3 in SV% in goalies playing 30+ games, and the best GR for goalies actually in the SHL (the #1 is NOLA's very own Jon St. Ark who is playing on a call-up basis). So, there's definitely a case for Knox making the All-Star game, considering his statistical dominance and the simple fact of having played more games (having a larger sample) than one of the currently All-Star Game-named goalies. Hopefully I can get called up and make my first All-Star game soon!
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