Windsor Spitfires 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[spits]

Played good the opening two periods. It was 2-1 until 10 minutes remained then fell apart.
Out shot them 41-29. The difference I think was in the 1st half of the game, their goalie made some great saves, but ours didn't in the 2nd half.

Not the end of the world. They had won 8 in a row, were due to drop one.

 

[Fastpace]

Joey just fell apart in the 3rd.

Why do you only blame the goalie in a team game, when 5 other players are on the ice out front of him, have they not all missed their assignment ?

 

[TheGremlin]

Why do you only blame the goalie in a team game, when 5 other players are on the ice out front of him, have they not all missed their assignment ?

Because the goalie is there to help fix and bail out the teams mistakes. I’m sorry i’m harder on goalies. I bet Joey even knows he needs to be better. London had break downs today but their goalie made up for them. When teams go thru struggles its the goalie that can win games and pull team thru it. He has been a lot better this year and i hope this is just a slump he is in and will be back to beginning of the year Joey by playoff time.

 

[Fastpace]

Because the goalie is there to help fix and bail out the teams mistakes. I’m sorry i’m harder on goalies. I bet Joey even knows he needs to be better. London had break downs today but their goalie made up for them. When teams go thru struggles its the goalie that can win games and pull team thru it. He has been a lot better this year and i hope this is just a slump he is in and will be back to beginning of the year Joey by playoff time.

According to your analysis, the goalie, on the ice for the full 60 minutes, made 3 errors. Deserving of a public forum humiliation, and degradation for his full 60 minutes of on ice performance against the #1 rank junior hockey team in the country. The team defensively may not have done so well, but Costanzo is sure is deserving some praise for his performance

 

[leafs4life94]

According to your analysis, the goalie, on the ice for the full 60 minutes, made 3 errors. Deserving of a public forum humiliation, and degradation for his full 60 minutes of on ice performance against the #1 rank junior hockey team in the country. The team defensively may not have done so well, but Costanzo is sure is deserving some praise for his performance

Why do always think the goalies should be exempt from criticism? Goalies cannot be compared to other positions - they inherently come with more scrutiny because they're the last line of defense.

A goalie making a mistake is significantly more likely to cost a team the game than a defenseman or a forward.

It's not degradation or humiliation on a public forum for Christ sake it's a criticism of how a player performed.

 

[Cherrydon]

The team overall tonight was not that bad as the score. Joey off game and Medvedev was stellar. The difference. No breaks went the Spits way on the ice. I'm not talking reffing. Was impressed by Kennedy. Looked real good, McNamara played solid. They will win most games playing like that. London played well and capitalized on turnovers and a couple of fortunate bounces. The effort by the Spits was 60 minutes even when the score went lopsided. In it for 53 minutes..

 

[Fastpace]

Why do always think the goalies should be exempt from criticism? Goalies cannot be compared to other positions - they inherently come with more scrutiny because they're the last line of defense.

A goalie making a mistake is significantly more likely to cost a team the game than a defenseman or a forward.

It's not degradation or humiliation on a public forum for Christ sake it's a criticism of how a player performed.

Go ahead, go ask him if it is not.

 

[M21]

Forwards and defencemen can make mistakes and get away with them. Goalies cannot. Not fair to then blame them as the reason for a goal most times. Many things happen before the puck ends up in the net.