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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Markstrom’s collapse completely destroyed their confidence and we see the results. Sutter was gambling on him bouncing back, but every game he gives up a couple softies.
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Sutter lost this series by not going to Vladar in Game 2 or Game 3.
Markstrom went 7 games, in a historic goalie battle in round 1. Was the best player for the Flames without question in 5 or 6 of those 7 games.
Gets shelled in Game 1 of this series. Game 2 Vladar should have gotten the net, if not just to give Marky an extra couple days to regroup after the Dallas series, to maybe light a fire under the rest of the team to say "hey, you guys better step up and push the play the other way". After another shaky performance in game 2, there's no excuse in my eyes to go back to Markstrom again, he clearly needs a reset. Game 4 has to be Marky down 2-1, and now every game is an elimination game so it had to be Marky. Sutter missed his opportunity ro change this series in my eyes.