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Originally Posted by mikephoen
I think it's even worse than your data shows. I assume that any goal that goes in counts as a 'High Danger Scoring Chance'. I'd say at least 15 goals against this year wouldn't even count as 'High Danger Scoring Chances' if they were saved. Because they should have been routine saves, but Hiller/Ramo/Ortio turned them into goals against by not making the save.
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I completely agree with your assessment on this front, Mike, despite the fact that I think the problem is a combination of mediocre goaltending and a terrible lack of awareness in the defensive zone. That is--I probably put a little more emphasis on the "team-defence" problem than you do.
Nevertheless, what I extrapolate most from your post(s) in this thread is the fact that these "15 goals" make the overall perspective on the goaltending worse,
no matter what the team's problems are defensively. Said differently: the team's defensive struggles are
exacerbated by shoddy goaltending.
You need to be able to forgive your goalies for goals that are the direct result of poor defensive play. With the softies our goalies have been allowing, it's harder to give them this leeway, because the "weak" goals have often put the team in "chase" situation. When your team is already struggling, you simply cannot let in terrible goals. And, you don't get the leeway you normally would because you've already contributed to putting the team at a disadvantage.
In the Florida game, I thought the first and last goals were weak goals against. The Ekblad goal reflected the Oiler-esque lack of defensive-zone awareness that has somehow infiltrated the team this season. Combined, these two elements are making for a very frustrating season so far.