This has been a fairly weird NHL season so far in terms of goaltending.
Many teams that have otherwise good rosters are being held back by sub-par goaltending. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard some variation of “if only we had a decent goalie.” Several big-name starters have been hit by injuries, age, or perhaps just an off season, and are beginning to look like the netminders of yesteryear.
Meanwhile, the top slots in goalie stats are sprinkled with names many NHL fans would have to Google: Jack Campbell, Mikko Koskinen, Casey DeSmith, and of course, David Rittich.