Jägermeister Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Honestly I doubt it, but it isn't impossible.I'd be thrilled if he was even a top 10 goalie for us all year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 no reason why miller cant keep up his play his knee looks fully healed from last yr. Once markstrom is back from a conditioning stint we wont need to burn out miller that way miller will be fresh for playoffs. If benning upgrades our defense at deadline with a top four right handed dman we will give up less shots against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hell yeah he can. As long as he can stay healthy and his confidence remains where it is now he is more than capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 no reason why miller cant keep up his play his knee looks fully healed from last yr. Once markstrom is back from a conditioning stint we wont need to burn out miller that way miller will be fresh for playoffs. If benning upgrades our defense at deadline with a top four right handed dman we will give up less shots against. Yup. games played will be a big factor. Hopefully Markstrom is up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yup. games played will be a big factor. Hopefully Markstrom is up to it.im sure marky mark will be fine i really hope benning has a trade worked out for our weak right defense side if tanev gets injured our right side is screwed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 no reason why miller cant keep up his play his knee looks fully healed from last yr. Once markstrom is back from a conditioning stint we wont need to burn out miller that way miller will be fresh for playoffs. If benning upgrades our defense at deadline with a top four right handed dman we will give up less shots against. WE can only hope Travella : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 WE can only hope Travella : )pulock would be nice hopefully benning gets snow drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 pulock would be nice hopefully benning gets snow drunk He's gonna have to bring a keg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckleheadFan Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I believe he can. Last year, he had to adjust to a new goal coach in Rollie, this year it seems they figured out where Miller needs to be aggressive and it's working better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 he is an elite goaltender ... why wouldn't he ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJVD Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I see him normailzing to a .915, maybe .920 save %. In the upper half of starting goaltenders. He, and the defense, (mainly Edler, Tanev, and Hutton) have looked better than I anticipated so far. Some upgrades on the middle are helping too. (Sutter, McCann in and Vey, Bonino out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Buzzsaw* Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yes, but only if he gets more time off to recover.Anyone who has been at athletic into their late '30s understands the body just does not heal as fast when you hit 35.Small strains which a younger body would shrug off turn into serious injuries when they are not given time to recover.Miller had the whole summer to get himself back into fighting shape, that is why he has played so well to start the season. But he needs to have his backup spell him out at regular intervals... personally I think 2 games for Miller, 1 game for his backup is the best ratio. He shouldn't play more than 55 games this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I suspect he'll falter soon. That said, I'm extremely impressed thus far. If he falters and becomes "average", he'll just be meeting my expectations instead of exceeding them, like he currently is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I don't think this is just another hot start, only to be followed by more mediocre numbers. I think Miller is actually playing better this season. He seems more comfortable, more confident, and frankly more competent. And that's spectacular!But as always, any goalie's stats are not entirely in their control. The team in front of Miller will have a great deal of impact on his stats, possibly as much as his own play. Simply put, if they want Miller to keep looking good the team needs to keep helping him have the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovesLikeDatsyuk Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Miller will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 What if I say YES and he doesn't?What if I say NO and he DOES!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 no reason why miller cant keep up his play his knee looks fully healed from last yr. Once markstrom is back from a conditioning stint we wont need to burn out miller that way miller will be fresh for playoffs. If benning upgrades our defense at deadline with a top four right handed dman we will give up less shots against. I wouldn't imagine so. Miller is only facing an average of 28.55 shots per game. Currently only 10 teams give up fewer shots on average than we do. It seems like our D is currently doing a good job keeping shots to a normal amount. Any less would actually likely hurt Miller's stats as the number of goals scored would likely remain relatively the same but with fewer saves to bolster his SV%. (Fun fact: Both Buffalo and Carolina are among the teams giving up an average of fewer shots against per game than Vancouver. Both have lost more games than they have won and both have given up at least 7 more goals than Vancouver in the same number of games played. Fewer shots don't necessarily equate with better defense, or vice versa.Bonus fun fact: Only 5 teams have allowed fewer goals against than Vancouver. That's a major improvement, thus far at least, over last season when we were 12th in the league for the most number of goals against.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_Fan_52 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 With the way he is playing so far, I am confident in his abilities in goal. Good move by Canucks management to sign him to provide solid consistent goaltending as well as a veteran presence for the young guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuongo Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hopefully, with how our def is playing though its making it tough on him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 What if I say YES and he doesn't?What if I say NO and he DOES!? Blame Higgins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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