Irving has had a terrible five hole so far. Wonder if its his pads, they dont look right for him. Havent seen a goalie struggle to snap it shut like he has in a long time.
His latteral movement too is very suspect. Like he is working too hard to actually do the move.
Strong Blocker side though, and aside from his blunder last night, his stick handling has been top notch.
His glove side would be much better if he cut down some of the angles he plays. Noting that his angles are also very unorthodox even when he is in the right position. Again, hopefully nothing more starts cannot cure. Malarchuk seems very high on the guy so I guess we will see where this goes.
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