Really? He has given up at least 1 weak goal and a questionable 1 in each of the last 2 losses. How is that not a top 5 issue?
The last two games he has made a dozen ridiculaous stops on what really ought to have been goals, and frankly he has done that all series long. HL gave up a freaky fluky goal last night.... other than that the team limited most of the shots to unobstructed outside shots and didnt give up all the cross ice passes through the front of the net...
We hang the guy out to dry then ***** about him because we are too dumb as a fanbase to realize that every goal isnt the goalies fault and that every goalie gives up dumb goals, especially under a constant barrage of great chances... when some scrub comes in like Vokoun or Zats we start playing responsibly for a while and they look good, then we have an off game in front of them and they look just as terrible.
Is Fluery an all star... nope, but he isnt the reason we are going to lose nor even close to it
In order our issues are
----COACHING
----INABILITY TO SCORE IN THE PLAYOFFS, Which leads to forcing the bad play that causes the turnovers that have been epidemic lately
--Inability to clear the zone, Particularly SCUDERI and/or ORPIK's Inability to handle the puck effectivly
--Turnovers and Giveaways of the worse proportion especially in the offensive zone leading to breakaways and odd man breaks
--Inability to keep the front of the net clear and to stop passes deep in the offensive zone...
There is also the putrid PP, and the worn out players getting no rest... and the very minor we have no heart and dont defend ourselves
If you think goaltending in this series is a bigger problem than all of that, well frankly i dont know what to say... not one goaltender is going to excell under those conditions... Im not the biggest fluery backer, but i am going to enjoy when he gets out of Pittsburgh and stars elsewhere while some big name goaltender fails here if they dont fix the coaching