Blame Goaltending????? Of course you do! Goaltending has been awful this year.
Sure the start of the season without Brodie, Gio recovering, and Hamilton adjusting to a new team did not help out our goalies. Never the less they all were letting in horribly soft goals from terrible angles.
Ramo was bad but improved, Ortio was bad but never given a second chance for 5 months, Hiller was awful past, present, and future. Hiller played alot of good games last year but we are talking about today.
I hate Hillers style of play, he is always on his knees, always. He also doesnt seem to look around players very well.
The team plays differently infront of Ramo or Ortio. Sure they may let in a soft goal now and then, but they are also capable of making up for it with some big saves later on. Even this latest losing streak it was clear the team played much better with Ortio than Hiller.
As for the penalty kill? I gotta put that on coaching. Gelinas needs to lose his job. Business is about results and he has failed miserably. Blame the players? We cycle alot of players through the system and the system does not work! Thats coaching!
As for the powerplay? Same thing, we mount a better threat 5 on 5 than 5 on 3. We have more than enough talent to be effective.
Getting really tired of those long break out passes everyteam is expecting from us.
I love Kris Russell as a warrior, carries his heart on his sleeve yet he is a big reason the PK sucked so bad this year. Anytime a defensemen blocks so many shots its a concern. For a forward to do this you are in the Selke trophy race. For a dman it normally means you are out of position or pushed off the puck far too often AKA Chris Butler.
Russell is a Paul Byron of Dmen. You love him for his heart, but there is no finish in his game.
Been loving Jokipakka Nakladal and Wotherspoon as of late. Sure they have all screwed up, but they are bigger bodies that use their bodies. Our Dmen are so concerned with offense we need a few guys who look after their own zone first.
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