I want us to bounce back and stay in our current positioning....That said after the approach taken to give up the first for Markstrom and then the deadline moves we gotta just make the show even if it means playing the Caps....Hopefully we can upset whoever we play but at least get more playoff experience for future..
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Markstrom hasn't been solid lately but he's just coming back from an injury. I'm willing to give him a bit of time before saying he's washed. He was absolutely lights out before his injury for quite some time.
Bad. He was good against Edmonton in limited minutes but followed it up with a crappy performance
He’s been so bad that it has made me reset my expectations for him long term. He looked like a safe bet to be a top 4 guy after last year. That is now a massive question mark.
If you can get anything close to Jiricek value I think you almost have to move Nemec
There’s probably been a couple worse between 2019 and yesterday between Blackwood and Vitek, but one really badly goaltended game I can’t forget was the 7-6 OT loss to the Lightning around Halloween 2019. That was the game where the fans were booing and Taylor Hall went off about it in the post game. Cory allowed 7 goals on like 22 shots or something.
Markstrom’s game yesterday was kind of up there with that, only we didn’t lose in OT or just by one goal.
Markstrom’s game yesterday was kind of up there with that, only we didn’t lose in OT or just by one goal.
That team was the drizzling shits. They were like 2-8 coming into that game and kept blowing leads and blew leads in that game. They deserved all the boos and Hall crying about the fans was ridiculous. He was completely checked out by then too.
I think he'll be a top 4 guy, but it just probably won't be here. And who knows how many more years it will be before he becomes that. Could be next year, could be 3 more years. And I think we'd be wise to trade him this offseason.
He may just be closer to an Adam Larsson type, which isn't bad, but it's a bit underwhelming for a 2nd overall.
Still stuck at PIT airport due to delays. My return trip is going as well as the Devils game did last night.
Definitely a benefit of the doubt. He should be given time to find his game. Since we are in a playoff race, the onus should be on Allen to be the starter with Markstrom the 1B role.
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And the worst part is they don’t sell fish paste at that airport. They probably don’t show rally racing either.
Honestly, I think it's fine to go game by game. I don't think Markstrom needs to be perma-backup'd/1b'd right now, I think a game by game basis is fine. But Allen next game is a definite must.
Apparently the Rangers also had trouble traveling back yesterday
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