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Originally Posted by Beatle17
Yes they are -1, on a goal where the center didn't cover the guy in the slot. O'Brien had his man on the boards and Jackman was trying to get to the slot guy that Colbourne didn't cover. Lots of reasons why the goal happened but I wouldn't blame it on either of them. Don't get me wrong I would rather see some younger guys come up a play but blaming everything on the bottom of the roster guys all the time gets a little old, and for comparison in this game Duchene, O'Reilly and Parenteau are also -1 for their team.
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Here's the problem with your analysis. You fail to mention that when they got on the ice, they got driven into their own zone and that's how the whole thing started. I hate to say this, especially after that beauty goal last night, but putting Jackman and Mcgrattan on the ice together for a shift is the first mistake towards a goal against. It doesn't matter who the last person to lose their coverage was, because the whole shift is a trainwreck.