Quote (JamFtw @ Dec 23 2015 08:15am)
Time to let mrazek take that starting job ...
Let's be honest Howard had a good start and ever since his game is slowly but surely declining.
Mrazek consistently outplays him and it's really annoying knowing games could have different outcomes with him in net
Agreed.
I think the most frustrating thing about the Howard situation is how dumb some of the fans on the facebook page are lol. It hurts my head just reading some of the people defending him. You get comments like "Howard faces more shots every game", "the team supports Mrazek more", "The D let harder shots through on Howard".
Mrazek averages 29.15 SA/G to Howards 28.25.... He has a superior save percentage, a better points/game (In terms of "winning" points, not scoring points) and makes far fewer mistakes at important stages of the game. I don't know what more the D can do for Howard. That third goal was perfect man-on-man coverage, no screen at all, right in the middle of the slot, and he gets beat short side at hip level. Just can't happen.
It is just far too frustrating to watch the same thing happen every single game with him. He always lets in a weak goal either after the team has made a comeback and has some momentum, or right when the team takes the lead. He is a living, breathing motivation deflator.
Mrazek is young, talented, the better goalie... and if we want him to stick around long term and sign a nice contract we need to stop making him feel like a 50% backup.
It should be 55-60 games per season for Mrazek, 25 ish for Howard.