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Originally Posted by csnarpy
To top it off, and not many know this, he and his wife had baby 5 games into the season. The actual due date was on Game one. I can't imagine how this would effect a regular player let alone a goalie. I'm not making excuses for him but I think the "New Family" issue could have played a small part as well.
As for the playoffs, I haven't got a clue....
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i didn't know that...
it makes sense though, as by the time a player gets to UFA, its not just him switching teams; its the entire family moving and leaving their support systems behind... as you say, if you have children it can make it more difficult... a newborn in a brand new city would make it more challenging.
so again its not defending his playoff performance... that was really poor by any standard...but there was a transition at the beginning of the year - the team took longer than one would like, but they did turn it around enough to make the playoffs...