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Originally Posted by joestevens29
Not a fan of this deal. Lehtonen isn't exactly the healthiest goalie and that type of money puts him pretty close to top 5 goalie in the league, which he is not.
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2010-2011: 68 games > 34-24-0
2011-2012: 59 games > 32-22-4
Overall, in 2 years he seems to have developed some consistency in regards to his health. Plus he has become well conditioned and trained for the part of playing goaltending, so I don't really understand how health is a big issue? Stats-wise, he pulled 0.91 and 0.92 Sv% years (for more, also pulled 2.33 and 2.55 GAA ), I think that qualifies as a good goaltender.
Money on the other hand can be argued, 5.9 puts him in the likes of Bryzgalov (who I think is not better than Lehtonen), Niklas Backstrom, Ryan Miller, Cam Ward, Roberto Luongo and Miikka Kiprusoff. So you could really argue that Lehtonen matches the talent crop or surpasses at least 2 goaltenders.