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Originally Posted by dino7c
You can blame Markstrom for the first Blues game but other than that...team scores one goal for him, I might as well be in net. You aren't gonna beat the Avs 1-0, or any team really.
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Sure, but playing from behind or with a lead completely changes the dynamic of a game. The team that scores first has a big advantage in dictating how the game goes. Make it a 2 or 3 goal lead, and it is obviously even more of an advantage. Even if in theory, a team should be able to count on scoring 3-4 goals in a game, it's a lot harder to do when you are behind.
Not that I blame only Markstrom for yesterday, but during the season as a whole, he has given up early goals, or easy goals at really bad times. Playing at a deficit has to be physically and mentally draining for the rest of the players. They end up having to work twice as hard playing catch-up.