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GranteedEV · 11-13-2016, 02:03 AM

Did you really think Kulak was the goat of the night due to his -4?

Here is goal #1:

Got burned a bit trying to keep the play alive but I doubt he recognized grabner is one of the single fastest players in the league and that still shouldn't have been a goal. Hamilton also took away the pass to make the 3-on-1 into a 1-on-1. I would put that one on Elliott.

Here is goal#2:

Engelland, with time to spare, makes an absolutely brutal play. Kulak is stuck defending what is essentially a two-on-one. I'm sure when he is 26, 27 he might dive sideways to break that play up but honestly, I wouldn't fault any defenseman in Kulak's situation on this goal.

Here is goal #3.

In retrospect you want him to pick Vesey up sooner, tighter and lift his stick. But McDonagh flat out rifles that pass using Hamilton as a screen. I would say that was great offense first of all, and IMO the "goat" on that play is probably Hamilton for letting McDonagh get that extra step. Maybe Kulak could have stopped the puck from going right through him like that, but I probably would have gotten just as stunned by that sequence too. He did lose the puck at the beginning, but it seems to me he just fanned on it.

Here is goal #4

I dunno, YMMV. I don't think there's a moment in that sequence where Kulak should have done anything differently.

11-13-2016, 02:03 AM	#3
GranteedEV Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	Did you really think Kulak was the goat of the night due to his -4? Here is goal #1: Got burned a bit trying to keep the play alive but I doubt he recognized grabner is one of the single fastest players in the league and that still shouldn't have been a goal. Hamilton also took away the pass to make the 3-on-1 into a 1-on-1. I would put that one on Elliott. Here is goal#2: Engelland, with time to spare, makes an absolutely brutal play. Kulak is stuck defending what is essentially a two-on-one. I'm sure when he is 26, 27 he might dive sideways to break that play up but honestly, I wouldn't fault any defenseman in Kulak's situation on this goal. Here is goal #3. In retrospect you want him to pick Vesey up sooner, tighter and lift his stick. But McDonagh flat out rifles that pass using Hamilton as a screen. I would say that was great offense first of all, and IMO the "goat" on that play is probably Hamilton for letting McDonagh get that extra step. Maybe Kulak could have stopped the puck from going right through him like that, but I probably would have gotten just as stunned by that sequence too. He did lose the puck at the beginning, but it seems to me he just fanned on it. Here is goal #4 I dunno, YMMV. I don't think there's a moment in that sequence where Kulak should have done anything differently. __________________ "May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory." Last edited by GranteedEV; 11-13-2016 at 01:55 PM.