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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The numbers show nothing about the save difficulty. How many 3 on 1s and breakaways? How many freak bounces to wide open guys at the side of the net?
Markstrom didn’t win the series or steal a game. But IMO he was still better than Mike Smith, who just wasn’t worked side to side at all.
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Not even close.
At least half a dozen goals went through his glove. At least 2 went under his pad when it should have been on the ice. And he equaled Smith's game 1 mistake when he coughed it up in game 5.
We can debate how much of this loss should rest on his shoulders, but there is no reasonable argument that concludes he was better than Smith, or anywhere near close to it.
Markstrom wasn't good enough. Full stop. And when is the last time you saw a team win a playoff series when their goalie wasn't good enough?