Breaking Down The Net, Part 1

2. Jonathan Quick started off his season a little bit slower than many expected last season. Coming off of back surgery in the offseason, and having to deal with the lockout issues. I expect Quick to bounce back and be just fine this season. Quick showed us all in the playoffs last year that his regular season stats were nothing to be worried about.

I’ve gone over this before, but Quick is by far the most clutch goaltender in the NHL today. He’s capable of putting any game on his shoulders and carrying the entire team to the finish line. Quick put up great numbers in 2011-2012, possibly better numbers than Lundqvist who won the Vezina that season.

Last year looked a bit different for Quick on the stat sheet. Quick posted a goals against average of 2.46, a save percentage of .901%, and a record of 18-13-4. Jonathan Bernier is gone from Los Angeles, and Ben Scrivens is in to back up Quick this season. Scrivens had a decent season last year in Toronto, and he’ll look to have a solid season this year, to make sure he gets the contract he wants next summer.

The Kings won’t have any issues in net this season with a healthy Jonathan Quick. Scrivens is a more than capable back up and the Kings will look to use him to spell Quick as often as possible.