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Originally Posted by TheSquatch
Well it's either that or Markstrom's getting worse? 
I mean, I don't know what happened in the Edmonton series, but they seemed VERY booked up on Markstrom and put a lot of shots on that glove side and we were all a little astonished how it just kept happening, no?
I have no idea what's going on with Markstrom, but that series left a deep impression, and this year hasn't changed that impression much. That mid-height glove side shot is ... not his specialty. |
I think most of what Markstrom is struggling with is in his head—that's usually what happens with goalies. The "weak glove hand" argument is a perception that is propped up by a lot of anecdotal reflection in hindsight. I don't know off hand, but I expect you will discover that every NHL goalie will allow a lot of high-gloveside goals. We tend to remember most of them because they are pretty spectacular, and they go in a lot, on everyone.