Coming into this season, Aaron Dell had to quell a lot of doubt. James Reimer left pretty large skates to fill and Dell was one of three goalies vying for that empty crease. While the Sharks had made it clear that Martin Jones was their number one guy, he needed someone solid behind him.
Aaron Dell is more than solid. He’s a nothing short of a brick wall.
In twenty games, he closed out the season with the highest even strength save percentage of all NHL goaltenders who saw at least 1000 minutes of ice time (94.