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Originally Posted by Kipper_Battousai
First comment here boys! Glad to be here amongst some solid Flames fans
Thoughts in this.
I’ve been doing my best to defend Marky, while tough, being a goalie at definitely not NHL calibre, I can understand some of the plights of bad goals, taking the blame and what not.
Now thoughts: how much do you guys think a lot of Marky’s struggles this year fall on LaBarbera? I only say this cause the things that people are saying about Marky not playing big enough, he keeps playing too low etc, I’ll be honest I do see a bit from Vladar as well. We’re all smart enough here to know that talent doesn’t go away, and Marky is talented. Could goaltending philosophy be the plight of his struggles? Not sure if it’s been explored yet
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Welcome!
It's really hard to say. I have wondered about the organization's goalie coaching for years, because we continue to see goalie digress while here, and we have seen the same 'playing small' issues in the past.
Having said that, LaBarbera is highly regarded, and seemed to have success in VAN(?) before coming here.
Without knowing what the goalie coaches are saying, it is hard to make any judgements. But it is also difficult to lay any praise, with the lack of goaltending success, post Kipper.