Originally Posted by
Sandwiches1123
I think there will be a slightly bigger gap than The Goalie Guild predicts. I think Vancouver's defensive core has improved (although who knows with Salo) and the Preds have yet again let guys leave because of self-imposed cap issues.
Overall I agree that Rinne gets extremely streaky: Lunqvist-style. Rinne could very well prove to have better numbers than this year but I just don't see it with the constant turnover of good players in Nashville.
The other factor to consider is who the Pred's play this year. Obviously there is an onus on the division, followed by conference. In their division, Columbus is probably the only team that will trend downwards next year, although a bounce back season from Mason could change things; St. Louis has definitely improved with the addition of Halak; Chicago has declined slightly but that may not matter as the major parts are still in place; and Detroit will probably see better production from a more experienced Jimmy Howard. Nashville looks as though they have stayed the course or declined slightly with the loss of Hamhuis and Arnott.
I'm gonna have to agree that there is a big difference between Rinne and Luongo. Not so much in terms of GAA and SV% but in wins. Nashville struggles to score and with Arnott gone and Hamhuis in Vancouver it is gonna be a tough year for Nashville. The division is also gonna play a big part. I see Rinne in the same situation as Vokoun, great stats aside from wins.
30 GM Commish Dynasty
G A +/- PIM PPP SOG W GAA SV
Start: 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 1Utl, 1G
C:Savard,Filpulla,Arnott,Ott,Boyd,Weight,Rupp
LW:Heatley,Morrow,Sullivan,Tambellini,Bissonnette, Pierro-Zabotel
RW: Hemsky,Backes,Orr,Tikhonov,Artyukhin,Ortmeyer
D:EJ,Ehrhoff,Hjalmarsson,Babchuk,Commodore
G: M.A.Fleury,Deslauriers,Koskinen,Monnino