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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
You can say some of them weren't his fault, but the fact is that he was never in good position - for any of them. He was either too deep in his net, or he over-committed and took himself out of the play. I can't remember the last time I saw a goalie that poor, positionally.
1) he over-bought McDavid's move. But we can give that a pass
2) he totally over-committed with the flop and took himself out
3) horrific -way too deep
4) horrific - way to deep and a weak glove
5) poorly positioned, and a weak glove
6) over-committed and took himself out of the play, but we can give him a pass
Sutter has balls of iron for leaving him in, and it turned out to be a fantastic move, as Markstrom was more positionally sound in the 3rd.
But the bottom line is that goaltending is everything in the playoffs and the only way the Oilers can win the series is if Markstrom is the 2nd best goalie. and last night he was (well, 3rd best, but...)
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There were a few gaffes handling the puck behind the net early in the game and he just didn't look on his game. Markstrom has been known to let in the occasional soft goal and bounce back but it snowballed on him last night. Hopefully it's just a one-off but I believe Markstrom has struggled against the Oilers in the past as a Flame and Canuck.