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Originally Posted by EN FUEGO
As an ex-goalie and big fan of Markstrom, it really pains me to say this, but this team just plays way different in the D zone with Vladar in net. ...and not in a bad way. Maybe a long stretch of pine would wake Markstrom up too, who knows.
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It shouldnt pain you to say it, you're absolutely right.
I want nothing more than for Markstrom to find his game again, but this is a results based league and the Flames are in tough and need points. Its not a development league for players to work through their issues, thats what practice is for.
But if you have no confidence in your goalie your defence dont take risks and they panic and it becomes a fire drill in your own zone.
Then the breakouts are bad, the puck support from behind is lacking and the dominos just start falling.