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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
Why can't they coach this out of him though?
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He's usually someone who plays at/near the top of the crease, so I suspect it's one of two things:
1. Lack of confidence. I don't think this is the case with him, knowing what I do about him personally.
2. Most likely, I think he's dealing with a lingering minor groin injury. Injured enough to slightly limit mobility, not injured enough to be on IR. He knows he can't go post-to-post reliably without further injury. I've seen him make some pretty odd save decisions all year. His butterfly is really narrow all of a sudden and he's flopping into it instead of driving into it. If you look at Boston's fourth goal, he doesn't even make an attempt to push off his left foot/leg. I understand he bit on the fake, but there's zero attempt. All of these, in my experience, speak to groin/hip issues.
Rebuttal will be to say he shouldn't be selfish and sit out, but that's how these guys are made. Understandable and crappy at the same time, IMO.