Episode 137: The NHL’s Back-Up Goalie Problem

The Hockey PDOcast

Sportsnet

Nhl, Sports, Hockey, Sportsnet

4.8 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Nick Mercadante joins the show to discuss the downtick in league-wide goaltending this season, the especially uncharacteristic individual performances, and how to fix the NHL's back-up goalie problem. Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered: 1:35 Weird Individual Goalie Performances 9:05 Average Shot Distance 17:25 The Wonky Schedule 21:20 Ben Bishop, Steve Mason, and Brian Elliott 28:00 Carter Hutton, Curtis McElhenney & "The Proven Back-Up" 43:30 The Juuse Saros Blueprint 49:45 The Problems with Results-Based Analysis Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. All past shows can be found here listed in chronological order. Make sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews of the show are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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