Hard to really get a gauge on what the detractors want from Irving. I understand that ideally he would make every save, but that's just not feasible.
He shut the Canucks out for almost 30 minutes, backstopped the team to a 1-0 lead and held the fort while the Flames had at least 2 beautiful chances to go up 2-0.
If the expectation is that he stand on his head, then I suggest that we're back to the same old problem with this team: they're not good enough to win unless the goalie (Kipper / whoever) plays out of his mind. The fix isn't to bring in another goalie and make impossible demands of him.
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