BeLeafer
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Ward had brilliant numbers in junior and the AHL though. That usually portends a good, if not great, NHLer. Ward made the jump to the NHL quicker than most goalies.
He did what a lot of promising goalies do in his first two full seasons -- that is, have a pretty big dip from his junior/minor sv%.He emerged with solid numbers after this period and sustained it through the next four seasons. He didn't really decline into mediocrity or worse until the 2012-13 season.
2006-07: 0.897 (27th)
2007-08: 0.904 (27th)
2008-09: 0.916 (12th)
2009-10: 0.916 (13th)
2010-11: 0.923 (7th)
2011-12: 0.915 (16th)
He did what a lot of promising goalies do in his first two full seasons -- that is, have a pretty big dip from his junior/minor sv%.He emerged with solid numbers after this period and sustained it through the next four seasons. He didn't really decline into mediocrity or worse until the 2012-13 season.
2006-07: 0.897 (27th)
2007-08: 0.904 (27th)
2008-09: 0.916 (12th)
2009-10: 0.916 (13th)
2010-11: 0.923 (7th)
2011-12: 0.915 (16th)