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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Frolik could have rung it around the boards, could have faked curving off the boards and backhanded it out when the checker fell for it... he's going to be drowning himself in the shower tonight. It was a stupid, unforced mistake that no hockey player past peewee should be making, that being on the shelf for the last few weeks should not excuse. And he knows it.
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I will have to disagree about pee wee. My son is in novice hockey and he knew right away what Frolik did is a big no no. Something his coach has been telling his novice team to be careful of since the first game of the season.
I agree with everything else though. Even if you are tired as hell that is not a play you think about. Put it to your corner if anything.
Frolik said he was passing back to Brodie.. who passes back to a d-man who is standing right in front of your goalie? and with a bit of pep too boot. What if it deflects off Brodie past Smith because you passed it quite hard? Plus the Vegas player was right there. Only time you pass to someone even remotely close to your own goal there better not be anyone from the other team within 20 feet or even in your own zone.
To me this as bad as Russell's own goal earlier this year but at least be was being spun around and fighting for the puck. Frolik had no one even touching him and had full control of the puck. Terrible.