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Originally Posted by Naitix
I do not agree with Mackey criticism, the only goal he was at fault for was the first one. The second goal he actually made the correct play and if Mang/Kadri did not mess up their coverage it would have been a nothing play. The third goal was mostly on Rooney who failed to react to the devils player that got behind him, Mackey could not have really done anything different there.
You people are just using Mackey as scape goat because devils happened to score on those plays, while none of you mention all the grade A chances other flames D gave up in the third, the only reason you are not getting mad at those players is because they did not result in goals. While you are forgetting all the good plays Mackey did that game.
My point is that Mackey was not so bad that he deserves to be waived, all of the D are playing like #### and are failing at coverage pretty badly. Do not forget that he played 12 NHL games in 3 years, I just do not see a point saying how bad Mackey is while if we would remove names from other jerseys people would be saying that #10 should be sent to the AHL for all his give aways
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The first goal, he abandoned the player in front of the net.
On the second goal, he was covering Hischier, and he was in position, but Hischier went around him and got the pass out in front. Mackey neither took the man, nor knocked away the puck. This is a DO league, not a TRY league. Was the forward also at fault? Absolutely. But Mackey failed the play as well.
On the 3rd goal, the up-ice pass came to his man in the neutral zone. He played the guy, but the puck went passed him, creating a 2 on 1. It wasn't his fault, but his lack of execution, allowing the puck to get behind him, set up the odd man rush.
The penalty on him was absolute weak sauce, though