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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I think goaltending let them down in the elimination game, but overall, it was pretty solid. I think there were other parts of their game that were a concern throughout the playoffs, specifically the play of the so-called best players, that you need to be productive.
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You can’t win without a goalie. Talbot was their MVP, but he isn’t a 60 game starter, and we should cease pretending there are ways to overcome not having a 60-game starter. You can do it when you’re the 2009 Blackhawks, and only then if your opponent has to start Michael Leighton.
You can’t win when the playoffs are bleach to your top line’s hydrochloric acid.
You can’t win in either case, but the 60-game starter is the rock upon which you build the church.