One of the nice things about the 2021-22 NHL season is that it looks like we are going to get a full 82-game regular season schedule*. The owners like it ($$$). The fans like it (moar hockey!). Most of the players like it (more paychecks). One subset of players that might not care quite as much are goaltenders. Then again, do we ever really know what goaltenders like or dislike?
A reason that the full schedule may not be as welcome in the blue paint as it is elsewhere is that goalies are now looking at 60-65 regular season games followed by a grueling playoff stretch that, hopefully in the Lightning’s case lasts about another 20-some games.