by Guest » Mon May 06, 2024 9:51 am
Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 9:36 am
Lots of good goalies but goals against average is clearly impacted by teams they play on. Top teams have the best GAA because the team is also better.
As a lurker with no kid this age - I can't agree more.
my kid (much younger, also a goalie) went and tried out a few places this spring. I knew he was a solid goalie for his age, but after comparing him to a bunch of goalies from "top teams" and being offered spots it put things in perspective.
My kid take ~20 break-aways a game, their goalies do donuts around their nets because they are bored. Obviously at the younger ages this is more exaggerated (being on a good team vs a bad team) but it does ring 100% true. The best goalies aren't always on the best teams. Typically they aren't.
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Lots of good goalies but goals against average is clearly impacted by teams they play on. Top teams have the best GAA because the team is also better.
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As a lurker with no kid this age - I can't agree more.
my kid (much younger, also a goalie) went and tried out a few places this spring. I knew he was a solid goalie for his age, but after comparing him to a bunch of goalies from "top teams" and being offered spots it put things in perspective.
My kid take ~20 break-aways a game, their goalies do donuts around their nets because they are bored. Obviously at the younger ages this is more exaggerated (being on a good team vs a bad team) but it does ring 100% true. The best goalies aren't always on the best teams. Typically they aren't.