The New Jersey Devils were eliminated from the playoffs one week ago as of this writing. It’s been one week since the dream of a Stanley Cup Championship was still alive. The Devils did not look great against the Carolina Hurricanes, and the goaltending did not help.
Both Vitek Vaneck and Akira Schmid played in four games against the Canes, playing within two minutes of each other (130 for Vanecek, 132 for Schmid). Schmid had the better stats, but they still weren’t good. Schmid had a .874 save percentage against Vanecek’s .824. It was a rough series, but Schmid was actually better than the numbers show.