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Originally Posted by ricardodw
The numbers don't matter.
Talbot gives up an Elliot goal where the whole team on the ice does their jobs pretty close to as best as possible and the whole team sags. the xGF % goes to H*** in a handbasket. The other team gets a spark and starts playing better.
Players start trying to prevent the other guys from shooting
Name the last Flame goalie that went 4 important games without letting in a softie.
Do you really think that this Flame team somehow became so mentally strong that they would be able to overlook poor or sloppy goal-tending and keep on doing their own jobs??
Talbot is giving the Flames the opportunity to stick to their game plan.
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I'm gonna have to agree with this. It's oftentimes not about the number of saves, but the timing of when those saves were made. Stats won't tell that picture. I'd say the fact that Talbot did not give up a weak goal at a bad time was really nice to see. It gave the team confidence to keep pressing without that "oh crap here we go again" feeling when they are let down by their goalie.