If by one you mean three.
And I love that we now hold Hank to the same level as Fleury. Wow.
He let up two bad goals IMO.
Certainly not his best game. At the same time, he made some big saves to keep the Rangers in it at points. Then once they got back in it, he folded.
Fleury has had it way too easy this series. But he shouldn't be held to the same standard as Lundqvist. Lundqvist should be better than him. I don't think the team has afforded Lundqvist the opportunity to be better than him.
This is another game, where if Fleury was sharp, he could have had potentially three consecutive shutouts (I thought the game was that easy for him). Lundqvist was the only one who was forced to come up with multiple challenging saves.
I try to be objective with Lundqvist, even though I'm admittedly a big fan of his, but I think he let up two bad goals tonight, and I do think he was part of the loss. I also think St. Louis, Nash, McDonagh were bigger parts of the loss. This was collectively, as a team, our lousiest effort of the post season. From the net out.
I think McDonagh has been our worst defense man in the post season. Which is the biggest blow to the team, because he was our most consistent performer during the regular season. McDonagh just doesn't have it. He is being burned multiple times every game. He is making mistakes. And I stand by what I said earlier, he should be scratched if he cannot compete at this level. If he is injured, and can't play at the typical McDonagh level (or honestly, just the level of an average NHL defense man) than it might make sense for him to sit and nurse his injury. He isn't helping the team with his defensive efforts, at all. There is usually at least 1-2 goals every game that can be directly attributed to a McDonagh miscue.
I'm also just stunned with Nash at this point. I don't even know how to express my disappointment in him anymore. I'm admittedly not a fan of Nash. I wish we never acquired him (was never a fan of the trade from the get go). And he is proving to me why I was dubious of the trade from the start. I can't go back and forth with Nash apologists anymore. The stats speak for themselves. Sometimes stats aren't indicative of a players effort or performance, but I think it is 100% the case with Nash. I think if Nash could be an impact player we win the Flyers series in less than 7 (although, I think he was decent in that series despite not scoring) and I think this series could be tied up if Nash brought even an average level of play for a 30 goal scorer. I'm just at a loss for words with him now.
The team tonight gave up. It's on everybody. And that's what is most disappointing. That this team didn't have the passion or heart to compete with the Penguins in a must win game. If they weren't going to give it 110% this game, there isn't going to be a game where they are going to give it 110%.
, on the bright side Sather can waste our first rounder on another stiff.
