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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Even if they do play differently in front of him, how is that on him?
You can’t just not pin “the entire loss” on Markstrom this time. You can’t pin any of it on him. Without him it’s 3 or 4-0 before the half way mark of the first. He’s the only reason it was tied after one. After which the Flames scored zero goals, and allowed the Hawks to go to the net unimpeded. Hell, they scored one of the Hawk goals and assisted on another.
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The Hawks played with enthusiasm to be sure, which is good for them since they have little to play for. Presumably good coaching has them generally prepared to play the best they can.
But at the end of the day, they are a terrible team. Just terrible.
Markstrom played poorly as a whole, to suggest it's 3-0 or 4-0 without him suggests that goalies shouldn't make anything other than easy saves.
But I would pin the loss on the entire team, but he needs to take his fair share of the blame. He certainly did nothing to prevent the loss.