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Raanta and Pyotr have been bad the past 4 games. Way too many soft goals
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Raanta and Pyotr have been bad the past 4 games. Way too many soft goals
It's the NHL. There will never be a game where the defense prevents all scoring chances. I'm willing to defend a goalie here, especially if the goals against are breakaways, but it's a little silly to hear some argue like Adam Gold that the defense seemingly should spend 60 minutes making sure the goalie doesn't see any scoring chances against. That's just not possible, even if we play an AHL team.
Cold streaks happen. I'm not 100% confident in our goalies for the postseason, but I am confident they'll turn it around here in the regular season at least.
Well, Freddie will certainly be fresh for the 2nd half of the season.
Stay healthy mystery man and lead us to the SC.
Stay healthy mystery man and lead us to the SC.
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Anyone arguing the defense was the main problem in the previous 4 games is giving the horrid goal tending a pass. Which, is interesting, but Raanta and Pyotr have carried this team to 1st in the Division while Andersen watched lifetime movies, so I think they are allowed a few off nights. Let's just hope it doesn't continue.
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Agreed here. The problem with Pytor, is that his confidence is going to be shattered if the league's best are allowed to pick him apart and expolit his weakness before he can refine his NHL game. Raanta is just I think aging out. But yeah, both stepped up while Andersen has taken his sweet time to recover - or whatever. I think at this point Pytor goes down to the AHL to get starts and his confidence back. Hopefully Andersen can come in and be useful and give us at least average goaltending, but I am not holding my breath
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It's a catch 22. He can't refine his NHL game without facing the league's best. So if that shatter's his confidence, then maybe he's not mentally strong enough.
He seems to have a lot of confidence to me, but I'm not in the dressing room.
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yeah I don't think it's a confidence issue, I think he got cold after sitting out a few weeks and his game relies a lot on getting in a good rhythm. We saw this with him in Russia too. He did not play well whenever he had scattered starts or time off. He was great whenever he was able to string starts together.
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Do you guys have any idea how the goaltending situation will play out? Is Pyotr going to be sent down to clear the roster spot? Or are you guys going with the three headed monster?
Two weeks ago we would have all said three headed monster. But with the last several games having been bad for him and the team, who knows? I think he is going to be sent down for more work, but I won’t be surprised if he is kept up either.
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This sounds eerily like the Sabres' situation with Luukkonen, Comrie, and Anderson
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Comparatively speaking, everyone is short compared to Freddie
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Mr. Andersen proclaims "The rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated"
Evgeny Oliker
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I thought Andersen looked sharp last night.
The 3-headed monster idea seems nice but in reality it rarely works. It would mean Pyotr doesn’t play much and as a young goalie he needs games. I would send him down.
The 3-headed monster idea seems nice but in reality it rarely works. It would mean Pyotr doesn’t play much and as a young goalie he needs games. I would send him down.
Once Raanta is healthy I agree. Sounds like Raanta may need some time to heal up before Kochetkov goes back to Chicago.
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It was a relief Freddy was good last night. Let's just pray that he doesn't injury himself right away, like the rest of our tendies.
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Agreed, at the very least in the NHL Pyotr would be needing to get 50% of starts to have enough work and get into a nice rhythm. With his recent struggles and Freddie's return that doesn't make a ton of sense. I'd send him down to get most of the starts in Chicago and ride Freddie with Raanta rotating in on back to backs and occasional breathers for Freddie.
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Based on RBA's comments on Sirius this afternoon that sounds like the plan. He said a decision would be made after the weekend's games.
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