the 1st Cleveland goal looked like GI and they didn't look at it. Playoff game .. have a lookHoly cow how long are they going to look this over?
2 good chances at the end of the periodBSens with a 2 man advantage to start the 3rd
Just like the NHL sens…BSens could not take advantage of the 5 on 3
I wished they made the switch earlierMerilainen stops another breakaway with 2:50 left. Really giving his team a chance.
It's hard to find the right time to make a goaltending change in a short series. Not sure when they could have done it, really - maybe for game 3?I wished they made the switch earlier
He didn't play well right off the bat in the 1st series .. I would have had Merilainen in then.. If he got hot I'd stick with him. It was obvious they were giving Sogaard a lot of rope.... He needs to change something in how he plays ..It's hard to find the right time to make a goaltending change in a short series. Not sure when they could have done it, really - maybe for game 3?
I think putting a rookie who didn't play a ton in the regular season into an elimination game is probably not the ideal situation, but Merilainen was up to the task. Both goals scored on him tonight were kind of weird bounces that he couldn't do much about.
They probably wanted to give Sogaard as much rope as possible. He's turning 24 soon, and the time is coming when the organization will need to decide whether he's part of the future here or not. It wasn't a good showing for him, unfortunately.
David Foot said he was 'not at 100%' so you can make of that what you will.Was Soogard hurt? Or did they really demote him to third string for an elimination game?