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getbak · 07-10-2017, 03:47 PM

Did anyone here watch much of Lack last season? It's interesting how much his stats changed after Peters called him out after that bad game against Tampa.

That game was on March 1. Even though it was so late in the season, it was actually the halfway point of Lack's season (he missed almost 3 months due to a concussion). That was his 8th start and 10th game overall.

After the Tampa game, he had a 2-4-2 record with a .873 SV% and a 3.33 GAA.

He then went on to play another 10 games before the end of the season. In those 10 games, he had a 6-3-1 record with a .925 SV% and a 2.09 GAA.

That's why I'm curious to hear from someone who actually watched him last season. If his early record was the result of trying to adapt his style to how Marcoux wanted him to play, and his later style was him saying "Screw it, I'll play the way I play and if you don't like it, bench me", I'm more optimistic about what he can bring to the Flames.

07-10-2017, 03:47 PM	#1292
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Did anyone here watch much of Lack last season? It's interesting how much his stats changed after Peters called him out after that bad game against Tampa. That game was on March 1. Even though it was so late in the season, it was actually the halfway point of Lack's season (he missed almost 3 months due to a concussion). That was his 8th start and 10th game overall. After the Tampa game, he had a 2-4-2 record with a .873 SV% and a 3.33 GAA. He then went on to play another 10 games before the end of the season. In those 10 games, he had a 6-3-1 record with a .925 SV% and a 2.09 GAA. That's why I'm curious to hear from someone who actually watched him last season. If his early record was the result of trying to adapt his style to how Marcoux wanted him to play, and his later style was him saying "Screw it, I'll play the way I play and if you don't like it, bench me", I'm more optimistic about what he can bring to the Flames. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!