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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yeah, was coming to talk about this. Bourne (I think) mentioned it last night. I had never thought about it before, but it appears that there might be something to it.
What is different about tending on the PK? Lots of cross seem setups. Is Markstrom weak at getting across the crease? Or is it something else?
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Usually it comes down to communication. He is far from weak at going post to post, (though he overshoots it at times which is just as dangerous) but at times he is scrambly before required. I think he will be fine with more time behind this defense and working with them.
There is a whole lot of new with this years PK and that often takes time to gel. Knowing which guys are going to turn up ice or which are going to peel back etc.
Ive actually quite liked the PK thus far though the results aren't so great. Much more aggressive thus far, with bigger bodies and longer sticks. There is just less room out there than there was on those things alone. It looks like its been strictly Markstroms inability to stop the puck, but in reality it was a bad effort from the whole unit on a couple of them. I know there are 2 goals for sure thus far, he would want back, but beyond that its been relatively solid.