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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
Although I just saw that Fleury's even strength save percentage in this series is .932. That's really very good. Giving up that many goals and having your ESSV% be that high indicates to me that while I'm with the mob that says "Fleury is mediocre at hockey", the Pens' failings in this series shouldn't be laid on his shoulders primarily.
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That is true in some respects, as there aren't 3 guys on that Penguins team who know how to play actual defence. Having said that, your save percentage could be .980 and those last 2 goals were still horrible. OK, the tying goal was a bad bounce, but WTF was he doing after? It wasn't a bing bang play, the puck hopped around a bit before getting out to the slot, and Fleury was still nowhere to be seen. And that winning goal was god awful. That's a save that any NHL goaltender should have, in any circumstance.
Could you imagine the Penguins up against San Jose right now? They wouldn't score 3 goals in the series and would likely give up about 23 in a 4 game sweep. Quality of play West vs East is night and day.
The other big issue for the Pens is Blysma. In my opinion, the most overrated coach in the league. I wouldn't want him coaching my team for free. But he should continue to be the US National coach for many years to come...