Gotta replace shesterkin, rank my options?

[SamT-Z]

Blackwood Crawford Demko Georgiev Koskinen Raanta Saros

H2H Saves, save percentage, wins, shutouts. Playoffs are March 9 to March 28.

[Eskimo Brother]

Blackwood
Demko
Saros
Crawford
Georgiev
Raanta
Koskinen

[anthonybeaty]

Blackwood - playing really well right now
Demko - will be the starter for weeks
Saros - taking over the crease - not clear if this is temporary or more permanent
Raanta - playing really well right now, but Kuemper has been recalled to the big club. Not sure what their split will be
Georgiev - Not sure how he and Lundqvist will split starts
Crawford - Has been getting > 50% starts and been doing well enough in them, but Chicago isn't getting him many wins. Add in that Crawford doesn't seem to let in fewer than 2 goals per game and his numbers could be great (40+ shots, 2 goals) or not so good (< 20 shots and 3 goals), he is a risky play.
Koskinen - Smith has been getting more and more starts - this means less and less value for Koskinen

This is a snapshot in time, but as will all things goalie, this may be different in a week. Blackwood and Demko are probably top 3 a week from now, but Saros, Raanta and Georgiev could increase or decrease their values depending on their splits.

[hockeyrobot]

Demko
Blackwood
Georgiev
Saros
Raanta
Crawford
Koskinen

[lucafen4]

Demko
Blackwood
Georgiev
Saros
Raanta
Crawford
Koskinen

I'd agree with this. I don't care how well Blackwood has been playing vs. Demko. One is the starter on a lottery team. The other is a starter for a month on a playoff team 2 pts out of 1st.

[hockeyrobot]

I'd agree with this. I don't care how well Blackwood has been playing vs. Demko. One is the starter on a lottery team. The other is a starter for a month on a playoff team 2 pts out of 1st.

Yep. And if goalies like that are available on the wire then you should be less worried about getting the starter for the rest of the year.

[anthonybeaty]

I'd agree with this. I don't care how well Blackwood has been playing vs. Demko. One is the starter on a lottery team. The other is a starter for a month on a playoff team 2 pts out of 1st.

Performance has to be part of the argument especially since their respective performances are quite different. Demko hasn't played well in his appearances. His GAA and SV% both put in around the 50th best goalie for the year while Blackwood's put him as the 30th and 20th best goalie respectively..

[Eskimo Brother]

Performance has to be part of the argument especially since their respective performances are quite different. Demko hasn't played well in his appearances. His GAA and SV% both put in around the 50th best goalie for the year while Blackwood's put him as the 30th and 20th best goalie respectively..

This was my thinking in putting Blackwood first, but I can understand the argument for either.