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Originally Posted by Bingo
Seem to remember this go round with Rittich (ironically after a game in Tampa if I recall) ... you have a thing with backups!
I think the crowd saying Vladar wasn't great, but wasn't the only reason they lost is the middle ground.
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Sure, I remember that. It was a similar situation. Those were numerous one timers including a bunch where they were passed out from behind the net. And they went past a goalie who was square, but pucks were put in places that had room to go in. The general thought there was ‘he just needs to save some of those’. I thought it would be nice, of course, but it was kind of a silly expectation in light of what the D was allowing
In my opinion, a goalie can have a bad night (ie. let in 6 goals) without playing poorly. Some people just can’t live with that, because of the numbers, the cognitive dissonance
They just believe a goalie needs to make more saves, but seem to stop short of discussing exactly how
We (almost) all agree that the team got pretty badly outplayed and deserved to lose.
We also agree Vladar had a bad night. But to me it’s not because he played poorly, it’s because of the specific goal related situations he encountered, and the consequences. Not so much because of things he can control.
I’ll say it again. The shot by Svechnikov over his ear. Johnny tries that all the time. Usually misses. This time, Svechnikov didn’t. He got a bit lucky on the shot. It’s not reasonable to have a blocker beside your ear. That’s just the tiny bit of net available that a guy will score on if he hits it. Just one example. That’s the difference between .838 and .864 on the night. Both numbers bad. One worse. But beyond his reasonable control. (And I have no idea why Sutter challenged to begin with)