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Originally Posted by AtlantaMissesItsFlames
What I have noticed isn't so much he is being spectacular between the pipes but he has been rock solid when needed and, more importantly, he has given the team confidence. The Canada D looks way happier with him back there and pinch more and simply are more part of an attack then they were against the US or the Swiss.
Last night they took their foot off that gas and it almost cost them. They won't make same mistake Sunday.
It pains me greatly to say this but as we cannot be in the room or know what is in the player's heads, given what I see on the ice I can see why (chokes back some vomit) Vancouver made him their captain.
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Exactly. How much the players trust their goalie has a huge effect on their game. If the goalie can be counted on to make a huge save at a critical time in the game, it gives the forwards more confidence to their job which is to score and not be overly worried about backchecking all the time.