[tigerthelion]

Goalie statistics are pretty meaningless, with the exception of save percentage. Goalies don't get wins, they prevent losses -- and even then, the quality of the defence in front of them has a lot to do with the GAA. Even the save percentage can be unreliable, if you take it over a small sample of games, because all shots are not equal.

I think you have to look to a lot of things that are less concrete, which of course means endless controversy.

I agree.

GAA, Save %, and Wins are what the voters look at. It is impossible to judge who had the best season, though. A goalie can stop 30 out of 31 shots but only be faced with five good scoring chances, while the other goalie can stop 29 out of 31 shots but have to deal with 15 good scoring chances. The first goalie would have the better numbers, but maybe not the best game. However, when handing out awards, stats are really the only thing to look at.