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Originally Posted by 868904
Did anyone catch Brent Krahn's interview pre-game? He made some good observations about Irving.
Said that Irving has the skill and quickness to be good NHL goalie, but thought that he's a bit too focused and intense right now. He thinks Irving is moving too fast and over reacting a bit and if he can calm down a bit, he'll be much better for it.
I guess that is a positive, better to have a goalie who is faster than the play so you can try and calm and slow him down, then a goalie who is too slow.
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I think he makes a very valid point and I agree with it (though I am no goalie expert).
He hasn't been great by any stretch of the imagination, but I keep reminding myself that he hasn't played much over the past 12 months and needs time between the pipes.
I also keep reminding myself of how we normally assess rookie skaters - typically the stats aren't there at first but we look for signs of things to build on and we look at the stats to gradually improve.
Look at Cervenka for example (very small sample size, but) first 4 games, 1 pt, next 4 games, 4 pts.
I am trying hard to be patient, and I am rooting for him - I really want him to succeed.