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Our defensemen are seriously awful at controlling the crease. It seems every time there's a loose puck in the area it ends up in the back of our net.

True, but Chad is consistently over-committing and putting himself way out of position
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Our defensemen are seriously awful at controlling the crease. It seems every time there's a loose puck in the area it ends up in the back of our net.

 

This. When I see a scramble in front, I think "goal".

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True, but Chad is consistently over-committing and putting himself way out of position

 

Yes, but I'm not going to kill our backup goaltender for being a failure as a starter. Risto and Gorges, however, are expected to be competent.

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Who didn't see that coming? 

 

Chad ends up laying on the ice a lot. Tough to move when you're on your back/side. 

 

It feels like our D are more responsible for that. They aren't clearing the crease.

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It feels like our D are more responsible for that. They aren't clearing the crease.

They don't need to if he just absorbs the shots that go right into the crest. But yeah, the D is very bad in tight, and everywhere else really.

So, who's coaching our penalty kill?

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They don't need to if he just absorbs the shots that go right into the crest. But yeah, the D is very bad in tight, and everywhere else really.

 

So, who's coaching our penalty kill?

It can't be the players. :rolleyes:
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It's all a learning experience. Maybe the entire D should take the night off tomorrow to watch from the press box. I'm sure that will help.

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It feels like our D are more responsible for that. They aren't clearing the crease.

True, but at some point he needs to start making NHL caliber saves. He's not new to the NHL, he was a good enough backup to play 27 games a couple of years ago and help Boston to a President's Trophy........  He needs to step up. He's making a ton of basic fundamental mistakes. His post to post movement sucks, his puck control sucks and his rebound control sucks. He's not solely to blame for all of our losses, but he has yet to do anything to win this team a game. 

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True, but at some point he needs to start making NHL caliber saves. He's not new to the NHL, he was a good enough backup to play 27 games a couple of years ago and help Boston to a President's Trophy........  He needs to step up. He's making a ton of basic fundamental mistakes. His post to post movement sucks, his puck control sucks and his rebound control sucks. He's not solely to blame for all of our losses, but he has yet to do anything to win this team a game. 

I can't believe how bad he is at handling the puck.

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True, but at some point he needs to start making NHL caliber saves. He's not new to the NHL, he was a good enough backup to play 27 games a couple of years ago and help Boston to a President's Trophy........  He needs to step up. He's making a ton of basic fundamental mistakes. His post to post movement sucks, his puck control sucks and his rebound control sucks. He's not solely to blame for all of our losses, but he has yet to do anything to win this team a game.

 

Except save the game in ot on Tuesday.
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C'mon Murray find us a goaltender. I can appraciate all that Murray has done to this point; however, if we're going to have any success going forward something has got to be done soon.

 

Even if Lehner can return from his injury, how long will it take him to get back up to speed.

 

Half the season will be over by the time Lehner is back to normal.

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Except save the game in ot on Tuesday.

 

 

That's what you expect from your back-up. Every once and a while he'll steal a game, but if you depend on him night after night your going to get more softies then surprises. 

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C'mon Murray find us a goaltender. I can appraciate all that Murray has done to this point; however, if we arre going to have any success going forward something has got to be done soon.

 

Even if Lehner can return from his injury, how long will it take him to get back up to speed.

 

Half the season will be over by the time Lehner is back to normal.

 

Even if it's an old vet just sitting around waiting for a call, somebody that wouldn't mind stepping in for a bit. Vokoun? Tim Thomas?

 

Forget the play of Johnson, if he gets hurt we're down to a 22 year old with one game experience and another goaltender that played half of last year with double vision.

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