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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
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.
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If playing from behind such an issue for this team then this in itself is a bigger problem than Markstrom. To be a good team you need to be well rounded in both, playing from behind and playing with a lead. You can't win every game and you can't certainly rely on always scoring first in an 82 game season. This team needs to be able to play all situations which I don't think we can.
Just the fact that you think it's such a big uphill battle when we get scored on first is indicative of the way this team is built or the structure that we play.
Remember a few years back when we were "comeback kids"? Get scored on first, or losing the game and the feeling was the game is never over until the buzzer?
I truly don't believe we have a goaltending issue as much as defensive issues and scoring issues. We basically need vezina caliber goaltending to mask our deficiencies in scoring.