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Originally Posted by Itse
This loss was on Sutter. Why was Markström playing game after game.
The team had no chance.
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This is where I’m leaning, too … Vladar should’ve been in goal for Game 4. Sutter should’ve recognized they only needed average goaltending to beat the Oilers, Vladar likely provides that.
Markstrom is normally so strong positionally but he lost his net and many of the goals in this series. Many of the goals would’ve simply hit a goalie that was in proper position, that was the difference in the series.
I’m not concerned about Marky moving forward, he’s a great goalie. He wasn’t on his game for whatever reason. Everyone could see that, so I don’t get why he was in there the past 2 games.
It was hard to watch Hanifin struggle all series. I was concerned before the season started, thinking he wasn’t a top pairing guy, but I felt he proved me wrong all season … but he just couldn’t keep up in this series… hard to know what to make of that for next season.
It’s true that the players didn’t play well, but I felt Woodcroft out coached Sutter, too. I just didn’t see any adjustments made, at all.