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Originally Posted by SofaProfessor
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.
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But he's not just "not stealing us games"... he's actively costing us games. If the team was getting few shots of their own and letting him get peppered with shots and 5-Alarm chances galore I wouldn't be saying anything negative about him but the rest of the team has given him the third lowest shots allowed per game so far... the team isn't letting Kipper down he's letting the team down. The rest of the team is collectively doing a good job. It's not the case that Kipper just hasn't been strong enough to keep the weak links together... he's been the weak link.
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Tough to play goaltender when your team plays river hockey. Just ask Dubnyk.
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Dubnyk would know the Oilers allow the 5th most shots against per game but Kipper has been getting good shot suppression so that doesn't really apply to him.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm...otingOutshotby