[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by thefoss1957

Tsawwassen...I am concerned about post Covid stamina in the guy. If you go with a worn out Crawford in game 3, and lose, then you may be looking at having to win 4 in a row. It is a hard choice, and in discussions at my home forum (Blackhawkzone, formerly Wirtzsucks) they agree with you. But, I see Crow's game seemingly deteriorating each game. And I think it is time to call in the relief, for at least one game.

Now, 'Hawk fans have been dissatisfied with Bowman's roster building for some time. He did win with the core built by his predecessor, but has struggled with bad contracts and has failed to address a couple areas, namely Defense behind Keith/Seabrook over the past 5 years, #2 Center until the emergence of a 19yo Dach, and a forever rotating Wing to match with Toews/Saad, that wasn't named Kane, and until an out of the blue, Kubalik, he was using washed up bums for years, Now he has whiffed on Goaltending depth, finally getting Lehner, then dumping Lehner. Subban, Delia, or any of the AHL level guys looks inadequate. (and Scott Foster is still an accountant!).

Once again, very well explained. The Bhawks as you mentioned don't have much depth in the goalie department. Bowman better address that in the off season. Delia seems to be the best that is available on the farm. Back to Crawford, he was simply incredible in game 4. It's a good thing that Colliton didn't roll the dice. Like you said, the coach may run Crawford into the ground/ice, but, Crawford is the best/only choice. This could be a repeat of Crawford and the Bhawks from 9 years ago when they were down 3-0 to the Canucks and forced game 7 only to lose in OT. Does Crawford have the endurance to do it again? I like the Scott Foster comment.