What's laughable is our blueline.
You and others like you, look at the save percentage and the salary and then go on rants. But you don't look at our blueline at all. It's lazy oversimplification on your part and you should do some actual research before coming in screaming at goaltending.
Last night is a prime example. How many times did we actually have control of the puck only to give it away leading to a goal? It happened at least twice. How many double deflections were there? At least two. How many breakaways did Price stop? At least two...
If it were Allen in net, folks wouldn't be talking about goaltending at all. But because it's Price and he's getting paid 10.5 people freak out and scream at the goalie. It's a joke.
As I said, there are plenty of games this season to bust Price on. But last night was like so many others we've seen where we just leave him hanging in the wind. No goalie is going to make those stops no matter how much you pay him.
Carey Price (and I know you don't want to hear this) has done really well behind bad teams for the last few years. Unfortunately we've stuck ourselves behind bluelines that can't defend. We have scrubs going against other teams top lines and then we blame the goalie. It's lazy and it's inaccurate. As I've said many times here, paying him 10 mil is fine. But paying him 10 mil and then sticking him behind crap is just mind blowingly dumb.
I didn't see the 6th goal, but the first 5 goals Price was on his knees before the puck entered the net ...
The 5th goal he was on his knees when Petry had possession. Then when Petry lost possession, he had no chance of moving to stop the goal.
Four of the first 5 goals Price should have stopped. Even the tipped goal he played questionably, but I'll give him a break on that one. He may not have had a chance to stop it, but the way he played it is questionable. It's the second time in three games he was scored on, on a deflection where he was sliding with his hands up by his head ... it just looked off, wrong, amateurish.
Even if that got through without being tipped, it looks like he is waving at the puck. You square up, and if you think it's going to be tipped ...you come out closer to the tipper, to have less room for the tip to squeak through. You don't stay deep, and wave your hands in front of your face.
Goaltending like last night's will sink any team. Do you think Seattle would take Price if we made him available in the expansion draft? Would be interesting what his thoughts would be if there were fans in the stands booing him every night at the Bell Centre?
I'd leave him unprotected in the expansion anyway. Every shot of Price is an adventure