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Originally Posted by Bingo
The Canucks had three blue chip chances in all alone in the first and he stopped them all.
Early in the second he stopped another three that could have ended the game.
I see terrible defensive work and a goalie left abandoned.
I didn't like the Virtanen goal (as I said in the game story) but I also find it hard to blame a goalie on a breakaway.
Seems like he's a whipping boy. That game wasn't his fault at all.
Markstrom didn't have the degree of difficulty as Smith either because the Flames were on the perimeter or if they got in close they flubbed it (Dube breakaway, Backlund off his stick when he was in alone). Markstrom had a lot of pucks hit him that he never saw and many a rebound that he couldn't find.
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I don't think anyone is putting all the blame at his feet. Not sure why you are getting that vibe. Everyone that watched the game knows that the entire team did not play well. We know the team will be better but it's still an ongoing concern if the goaltending will be better.