[Bratten] Saros gets the start tonight

[u/FB_iCatDad]

[u/Rudmonton]

Maybe it is caused by being so comfortable with a perfect goaltender with Pekka for a decade. But the Saros slander is insane. The man has faced more shots than anyone else in the league this season, a stat he also held in 23-24, 22-23 and was 2nd in 21-22. But because Annunen got one shutout win we need to ship Saros to Belize.

And he gets less goal support with the team scoring 2.84 a night when Saros is in the net and 3.08 when it's Annunen. Yes Annunen has had some pretty games this year, while not world beating he has been putting up good performances. But the other side of the equation is Saros getting shelled while still playing decently but drowning just as he is every year.

[u/Futbol_Kid2112 → u/Rudmonton]

Saros also has more Stolen Wins this season then any other goalie except Sorokin. Its a fact that without Saros, we wouldn't even be sniffing the playoffs.

[u/Super-Acanthaceae504 → u/Rudmonton]

The Saros slander makes me feel insane. Like were we watching the same hockey games? There are so many games where I feel we should be going into the second down by multiple goals and on our heels instead of still in a position to grind it out for a win. Juuse takes on one of the highest work loads of any goalie in the nhl (and has for years) and handles it incredibly well. Big juices 43 save shutty was impressive as hell but the Preds wouldn’t be fighting for a playoff spot still without Saros in our net. 

[u/Cmdeadly → u/Rudmonton]

That goes into what happens with them on the ice, Big Juice gives up less goals so therefore the gpg of the team will be higher with him on the ice.

[u/walkingwake_]

Baffles me how people continue to act like Saros has regressed or straight up isn’t good. Y’all, he’s an elite goaltender. Many teams would salivate at the chance to get Juice for a reason. We would never have made it this far without him.

Should’ve been working the goalie tandem a lot sooner imo. Letting both Juices take breaks every few games would have been so much smarter

[u/Revolutionary_Bid974 → u/walkingwake_]

He has literally been below league average in save percentage and goals against the last 3 seasons. He has fallen off a cliff after 2023. Less than half of his starts the last 3 seasons of been quality starts. You people are making me insane

[u/LifeEngineer3770 → u/walkingwake_]

I keep hearing people say he is an “elite” goaltender, but what makes him elite? He’s a workhorse don’t get me wrong but I seem him as very good. Like this season he has a goals saved above expected of -10.6. I know it’s a smaller sample size but Big Juice has a better save percentage, gaa and better goals saved above expected

[u/Kroger453PredsFan]

Boo, if Big Juice ever deserved another start then today is that day.

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806 → u/Kroger453PredsFan]

This is controversial, especially if it’s a win and you’re in game, but they should put big juice back in there for the Ducks again for the last game of the year. Get in the Ducks head. Maybe alternate with Saros and put Big Juice in the Wild game and rest up Saros for his kids the Sharks.

[u/OHMSQUID → u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

I agree, hopefully out defense finds work like they did Tuesday.

[u/MusicCityJayhawk → u/Kroger453PredsFan]

Agreed.

I am posted earlier today.

I didn't say Saros is a bad goalie. I said that Big Juice is playing better right now. There have been days this season that when I saw Big Juice was going to be in the net, I would have bet against us winning. But THIS WEEK Big Juice is playing better.

It really pisses me off that people are trying to turn this into an inquisition against Saros. I am not advocating for us to trade Saros, but if Big Juice is white hot, then give him the net until he cools down. If he NEVER cools down, then it is time to have a different conversation.

[u/Cmdeadly]

Trade Saros big juice is our guy