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As the ultimate buzzer sounded at Ball Area on New 12 months’s Eve, the Jets fell 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche, dropping to a 27-11-1 file. This marked the fourth back-to-back lack of the season for the Jets. Eric Comrie now has a 3-6-0 file, and he’s began in all 4 of these back-to-back losses. Some individuals imagine Comrie is the difficulty, however realistically, the Jets are failing him.
Now, if we have a look at Eric Comrie’s numbers, they’re not superb, however they’re not dangerous both. By 9 video games performed this season, he has recorded a .904 SV% and a 3.05 GAA. Fairly actually, I’d say these are comparatively stable numbers, particularly since goalies with a SV% above .900 within the NHL have gotten tougher to come back by. Though they’re not as spectacular as his associate Connor Hellebuyck’s numbers, which nobody ought to count on them to be, Comrie deserves extra respect for the best way he’s been taking part in as of late.
Let’s take the earlier recreation towards the Anaheim Geese, for instance. Comrie confronted 31 photographs and stopped 28 of them, recording a .903 SV%. As you may see, these are what we think about ‘common numbers’ for a goalie. However based mostly on how the Jets carried out in that matchup, you may simply examine these stats to Connor Hellebuyck’s total stats. Comrie performed that properly. All of his saves got here on high-danger scoring probabilities that would’ve put the Geese up by 5 objectives. Let’s additionally not overlook that the Jets allowed 12 photographs within the first interval, in comparison with their pathetic 4 photographs on internet. The Geese dominated that interval, and nearly all of the sport. There was solely a lot Comrie may do earlier than the Geese broke via, which they did.
Within the loss to Colorado, it was an identical state of affairs to the Geese recreation. The Jets have been outshot in each interval, and closely within the third interval, 5-13. Colorado completed with 38 photographs, whereas the Jets had simply 22. Now, positive, you may argue that the Jets have been drained since this recreation and the Geese recreation have been back-to-backs, however there’s no excuse for leaving your goalie out to dry. Lately, this has turn out to be a development when Comrie begins. In his final 5 video games, the Jets have been outshot, usually closely. I don’t know if the Jets have a grudge towards their backup goaltender or what, however at any time when he performs, it’s a large number on the ice. It’s already onerous sufficient as a backup goalie to play as soon as each 5-6 video games, particularly with a goalie associate like Hellebuyck, who is anticipated to play 65 video games a season.
It frustrates me to see individuals on social media (particularly X and Instagram) say issues like ‘Because of this we begin Hellebuyck’ or ‘That’s Eric Comrie for you,’ or no matter different nonsense they’re pondering. Most of those individuals most likely don’t even absolutely watch the video games, or they simply do not know what they’re speaking about. Though that is his third stint with the crew and Jets followers’ belief in him is slim, in my view, that is the most effective hockey he’s performed in his profession. Perhaps not statistically, however when it comes to his total play, completely. You possibly can see the expansion in his recreation from all of his seasons as a professional.
I’ve seen sufficient of therid Comrie hate, and it must cease. We’ve a goalie who loves taking part in for our crew and is performing outstandingly on the ice, which exhibits how a lot he loves Winnipeg and needs to signify this metropolis. I’m positive the assist means the world to him, so why present pointless disrespect to a goalie who deserves extra respect?
