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Originally Posted by Infinit47
That OT goal was a prime example of why Nurse is not a $9mil dman.
They are at even strength, both other players are covered and he still tries to block the pass across and not pressure Stutzle at all.
Of course they will Blame Kostkinen because Nurse is in the cool kids club and untouchable.
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Koskinen looks bad on that play but I think it's Nurse's fault.
With Stutzle near the goalline, goalies are trained to go into the RVH, and that's what Koskinen does. But because Nurse is gassed, he doesn't challenge at all so Stutzle is allowed to walk right in an get a shot off from 10 feet. Koskinen stays in the RVH and leaves the corner open -- just enough for the puck to get past him.
Easy to blame Koskinen but the d-man has to play that better (and probably would have if he had any energy left instead of taking a 2:40 shift).