Roster Building XXIV: Our Hearts Go Pitter Pattersson

[A Star is Burns]

Well, I personally wasn't saying Koch was playing awful or anything. But I do think his inconsistencies are showing a bit more because of the big workload. Like I said, I just think it's beyond the sweet spot. The good news is he'll get the big break in February and we should hopefully get Freddie back to give him a better workload.

 

[Sigurd]

I still think they need a center more than they need a goalie. But I am just some yahoo

No, I also think you're right. It's been a long term problem of not having an all around good 2C. We have good defensive centermen after Aho, but they aren't offensive enough to be a good 2C.

Although out of the three of KK, Staal, and Drury, I've thought Drury was the best offensively. He doesn't get enough ice time though IMO. I think he's probably a high end 3C though, and not quite a good 2C (I think better than KK though).

 

[Derailed75]

That’s literally every goalie out there. Look at Svech’s goal in the Tampa Bay game. Vasi absolutely shouldn’t have let that one in. Last night against Vancouver, Staal’s goal was a bang-bang goal that looked very similar to a goal that PK got a lot of blame for earlier this year.

Goalies are human. They’re going to let in shots that they definitely should have stopped. But as long as they’re keeping the game close and not actively losing games for the team (ala Darling or Martin earlier this year), that’s all you can ask for. Especially if they’re facing breakaways and oddman rushes.

Someone posted a few weeks ago that Koochie had one of the lowest save percentages on medium and low danger shots. Yes that's every goalie but he's really bad this year.

Again he makes most of the great saves, if entertaining as hell to watch and is getting wins. He's just struggling a little with concentration this year.

 

[CandyCanes]

Kooch has had a .914 sv% over his last 10 starts.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Per Friedman, sounds like the Ducks and Canes have been talking a lot about Gibson and things could be coming to a head very soon.