Quoting: pretzelcoatl
His GSAx is deep in the negative, and has been for years. Anaheim's other goalies fared far better this year.
It's possible you're right, but the risk is way too big for a contending team to take
The last time the guy believed in the team in front of him was 21-22 season prior to the Allstar break. Anaheim had managed to move up to 2nd in the pacific by that point. It came out shortly afterwards that Verbeek and Lindholm couldn't come to terms on an extension, and that Verbeek was selling at the deadline. After the Allstar break, the entire team fell off a cliff. Defense couldn't get the puck back, offense couldn't score when they had it, there were no good vibes to be had in Anaheim, at that point it was just Getzlaf's retirement tour.
Below is the pre Allstar split from 21-22 for Gibson and several of the leagues top goaltenders. He's shown when he believes in the team in front of him, he is among the best goalies in the league, he just hasn't had that in a long time. This is why Anaheim fans continue to believe in him as well.
Going into the allstar break
Gibson 0.922 sv% 2.49 GAA
Hellebuyck 0.910 sv% 2.90 GAA
Vasilevski 0.922 sv% 2.23 GAA
Markstrom 0.923 sv% 2.20 GAA
Shesterkin 0.937 sv% 2.10 GAA
Saros 0.927 sv% 2.35 GAA
Kuemper 0.915 sv% 2.55 GAA