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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Even if they can it's not a huge benefit because they really can't hit guys on the fly very often. Smith was very very good at stopping ring around dump ins, which is a huge benefit. But his long range passes, while impressive when they connected insofar as he could do it, were almost always to a guy that had to stop or alter course to get it, which just set up him being defended. Whereas if he just gives it to a D they can skate, short pass, long pass, etc. and keep the flow going.
Markstrom has troubles even with the behind the net stuff. He needs to make a simple play or else just leave it alone.
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I agree with this. Between Smith’s long passes to stationary winger, the D going to each corner while Smith decided which guy to give it to, and just the general now and again cough-ups, his ‘skill’ ended up being a net detriment
I don’t understand how goalies like Markstrom can be so willing to play the puck and really not so good at playing the puck. It’s not that hard. If he wants to do it, he should practice it as well. And then if you’re not that good at it, a bit of self awareness couldn’t hurt