Hot and Cold Goaltenders Making 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs a Wide-Open Race

May 4th, 2015 by Adrian Dater Leave a reply »

Hot potato, then vichyssoise. Habanero pepper, then green bell. Raging inferno, then a wet match.

It is always one or the other, it seems, when it comes to descriptions of NHL goalies in the playoffs.

Just a few days ago, people were openly discussing whether Carey Price might be having the best season in NHL history for a goaltender. Now, even the bombastic Don Cherry is feeling sympathy for Price, as the Canadiens are down 2-0 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with Tampa Bay after the Lightning's dominating 6-2 win in Game 2 Sunday night. (Let this be a first notation in history, perhaps, of Cherry feeling sorry for anyone in a Canadiens sweater.)

In Minnesota, Devan Dubnyk a few days ago ranked somewhere between Bob Dylan and Prince as a state hero for all his brilliance in net for the Wild. Entering Game 3 Tuesday night, some were wondering if Dubnyk's magic carpet ride was over. Dubnyk's save percentage in the postseason so far has been a most pedestrian .907, a steep drop from the .936 in the regular season with the Wild.



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