Oh man. Yeah, Kipper has not looked his best but let's turn the dial back a couple notches here. In reality, there is a list of problems on this team that are all more responsible for the slow start than Kipper. How about two guys making more money than most of us will ever see in our lifetimes with 0 goals to show so far? Perhaps Butler throwing the puck to open opponents in his own zone like it's the first time he's held a hockey stick constitutes as an issue. The fact we're playing our top playmaking left winger at centre could be considered troubling to some. Yes, Irving deserves a start soon here. And if he plays well he deserves to keep getting starts. But let's all stop and realize that a goalie is one piece of a team and the last line of defense when all else fails. This team has relied on Kipper to steal games so much in the past that when he doesn't do that it's a complete failure in our eyes. I would love to see our top line steal a game one of these days and then maybe we can put Kipper's feet to the fire. Right now, he's just one of many pieces that aren't living up to expectations and to single him out would be accomplishing nothing.
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