 stotto
Messages: 49
Registered: November 2015
Location: edmonton
No Cups
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 07 February 2019 09:08 |
Honestly who knows at this point what team will show up and how they play.
They have lost what 6 in a row. Got booed heavily at home, supposedly the rink emptied out with almost half the 3rd left which doesn't happen, fans are throwing jerseys on the ice, which has to be at least somewhat embarrassing. They desperately need a win not only for their mental state but the somehow impossible fact they are still in the playoff hunt. So in theory, they should be REAL fired up and hungry. Will it actually happen? 
Talbot is starting in goal again. I didn't like the first goal. Any time you have a floater wrist shot from barely inside the blueline go in, even if it maybe touched something, I don't like. The 3rd goal I thought you have to stop. It was a decent shot but again, a long range goal. The 4th goal sucked. Control that rebound. The initial shot wasn't a huge shot, he should have been able to hold on, he dropped it. But at the same time, he was really good for the bulk of the 1st and second and apparently he was real pissed off for getting pulled, giving Hitch a nasty stare down and barking something at him. Then he sat in the dressing room and sulked for a bit which apparently he admitted was a mistake and apologized to the team for doing. So in theory, Talbot should be fired up. He should want to shove it down his coaches throat for pulling him when he thought it wasn't justified. He should also want to make it up to his team for having a little pouting fit and abandoning his team. But will he? I could see him playing really well but I could just as easily see him let in the first shot of the game and let in 3 goals on 5 shots, with 1 or 2 being stinkers.
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I agree Talbot did not look good and hasn't played as well as he needs to play but....
With guys standing around puck watching, giving the goalie ( regardless of who it is) virtually no support. This just is not acceptable if this team wants to be successful.
Glad to hear Brodziak is benched. How about Reider being benched as well?
No depth.
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