For all that the Sharks’ win against the Canadiens on Friday wasn’t, it certainly was one thing: a dominant performance by Martin Jones. San Jose doesn’t win that game without the extraordinary efforts of its netminder, and after a shaky start to the season it’s very nice to see Jones back to his old self between the pipes.
Using the eye test on goaltenders can be fatally flawed for a couple of reasons. The first is pretty simple: While yes, everyone thinks they’re a goalie expert, the actual number of goalie experts is quite few.