hopeleslyobvious Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Espo, Todd Lewis and Bill Clement each ranked their top 5 goalies based on the first 10 games. Clement Ranked Miller #1 Espo Ranked Miller #3 Todd Lewis Ranked him #4 Clement put him as number 1 because he is putting up good numbers on a team that takes tons of chances offensively and often leaves him to fend for himself. Personally I would rank him in the top 5 (not #1), but it's nice to see Miller get that kind of recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePolishSabre Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I wouldn't put him #1 either, heck i'd have a tough time putting him in top 5. Let's face it, he's a great goalie but so fat this season he's allowed way too many weak goals. He's just lucky that he has the best D and such a high scoring team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeleslyobvious Posted October 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I wouldn't put him #1 either, heck i'd have a tough time putting him in top 5. Let's face it, he's a great goalie but so fat this season he's allowed way too many weak goals. He's just lucky that he has the best D and such a high scoring team. I disagree. He has let a few weak ones in, but so does every goalie. While I disagree with Clement's exact ranking, I agree with his assessment. The team plays a wide open style, and the defensemen take a lot of chances. They wouldn't be able to do that with a lot of the goalies in the league. Another thing to think about is that most of his weak goals that I can think of deflected off of a defenseman and changed direction at the last second (Carolina game). The goal that made me the most frustrated this year was just a bad bounce off some lively boards. I didn't like it, but these things happen from time to time. Despite the fact that he has played quite a few games at the Joe in the past, he hadn't played there in a few years. EDIT: Just another thing I took issue with. While Miller does have a high scoring team in front of him, I think it's something entirely different to imply that a goalie with a .921 SV% in the new NHL would not be as successful if he did not have such a good offense in front of him. In fact, his SV% would probably be significantly higher if he played for a lower scoring team that didn't take as many chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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