Without a doubt, the blame for this loss rests on the shoulders of Jacob Markstrom and Darryl Sutter. Dude pulls Markstrom in the previous game because of performance reasons, Dan Vladar looks excellent in relief, then instead of playing the excellent goaltender, Sutter goes back to the goaltender he pulled because of performance reasons and said goaltender proceeds to give the game away after a solid 40 minutes on the road.
and Sutter again with the poor OT choices. The exact same 3 players who butchered the previous overtime goal in Chicago start the OT period. Was it a surprise that those very same 3 players blew it in overtime again 30 seconds in? No, no surprise there.
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