No team can have too much goaltending. And that’s the premise of this article. You can never account for injury or stalled development so keeping a varied amount of goaltenders at different stages of their development is important. One of those goalies plays for Arizona State. Luke Pavicich is having a solid season and he hasn’t reached his peak.
Pavicich has played 18 games this season with an 11-7 record. His 2.37 goals against average and .912 save percentage are very solid. The upstate New York native is 6’3” and that right there is enough to show interest in my mind. But I’ll dig a bit deeper.
Since I’m not a goalie expert. Few are, so InStat has nice goalie statistics. One that stands out is his 85% on saves in scoring areas. I always say goalies can’t stop all of these high-danger chances but they have to stop a fair amount of them to be successful.
The first thing that stands out is his leg extension. It’s really good. Whatever speed he has or doesn’t have post-to-post, he makes up with that extension.
Like a lot of NHL goaltenders, based on his discipline, he is susceptible to long, wrist shots. Teams that wire them high from a distance have a chance to score.
Pavicich has a good glove hand. He cleanly gloves quite a few shots and has quick covers. All of that is good. Goalies can take up to 25 to reach their peak and since he’s a complete free agent, I’d take a chance on him.