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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
To me the big potential benefit of signing Markstrom isn't just that he makes more saves, it's that the team is able to play differently in front of him. That could be a difference maker.
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The less confident players feel about their goaltender, the less confident they feel about taking chances that could win them games. Start to play safe and you're not going to do enough to win, or come back from a one goal deficit. If you think and know your goalie has your back and won't let in any stinkers, then you push harder to create scoring chances instead of worrying about how to play better defense.