It's like a lot of our role players, they just rise to the occasion more in the playoffs. I know it can get frustrating as fans when the coach keeps playing 'his guys' in the regular season, but until proven otherwise, you trust that players like Janmark, Brown, Henrique, etc will bring it when it counts. And so far they are back, right on queue.
Easy to be a good goalie when all five players on the ice in front of you sit back and play defense and take zero offensive chances.
I never understood why adding Klingberg was ever a bad thing. We added him for nothing. He wasn't an obstacle in us adding at the deadline. We still got Walman. The worst case scenario with him is he'd count against the contract limit. And the ceiling was always high considering that surgery had the potential to make him better than he's been in years
Motivation isn’t the problem with Skinner. It’s his lack of mobility, flexibility, athleticism, accountability.
Nailed it. There is literally nothing that says Skinner is a good playoff goalie. His playoff stats match Campbell’s regular season stats that first year here. He is statistically the worst goalie in the cap era. Steve Valiquette called him a “non-nhl goalie” against the rush. @Drivesaitl pointed out how he can’t play pucks that go from behind the net to in front- something Woodley said last playoffs. He isn’t good.
I don't know if you can say that after he just saw the most chances against in a game in like 20 years haha.
10 days ago Klingberg was still playing like the game had passed him by, and Kane was still hurt. He's been arguably our best forward this series aside from McDavid and Drai. It is funny that opinions on players can change so rapidly though.
I think his smiling behind his goalie mask was the end for him and his teammates.
That visual although comedic, makes me think of unfortunate individuals with polio and the use of iron lungs so many years ago.In a hyperbaric chamber 24/7.
That’s the kiss of death (for Skinner).
Showing your age with that haha.
That's what I'm worried about too. Even if we give up 50 shots and lose 3-2, someone in the organization will want to start Skinner again.Pretty sure he had the worst save % of any starter in the playoffs last year as well. lol. My biggest worry is pickard has a bad game and they go back to that plug Stu for game 7.
Well, they’re both aged.
He's just gotta win next game. The toughest thing will be if he loses a close game and then Knob goes back to skinner.Pretty sure he had the worst save % of any starter in the playoffs last year as well. lol. My biggest worry is pickard has a bad game and they go back to that plug Stu for game 7.
He had Kempe playing defence in the 3rd period LOL
