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Adam wrote on Mon, 10 August 2020 11:03

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 10 August 2020 08:24

Tippett crapping on Koskinen and basically saying the difference was goaltending. Yeah, Chicago was tipping pucks around Crawford for us too, and leaving our guys wide open 8 ft from the net to snipe shots top corner. Everything was even but the goaltending. We did have our chances, but we had a lot of fun trying to hit Crawford in the crest and everything low and along the ice into his pads. And jerk Blackhawks defenders just refused to tip anything up for us.

Think he's just mad that there was so much pressure on him to not play Smith and now he has to throw Koskinen under the bus for his boy. He doesn't seem to want to mention Smith just tossing Chicago a free goal in game 1. That game was all the skaters fault.


Where are these quotes?

Tippett should be throwing himself on his sword here. That would be real leadership. Say that you didn't make the right adjustments and that you feel you can be better. Try to save the players from the heat as much as possible.

Wait until behind closed doors with Holland to say goaltending was an issue. This guy is signed for years with the team yet, so not ideal if he feels that his coach scapegoated him (even if he does deserve some of the blame).


Hear a clip on the radio this morning.

Think quote I heard is around 2min in here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh1z1yWiiB8

Complains about 2GA in game 3 in the 3rd. Both were tips, not sure what exactly you expect there.

Game 4, Russell starts it off tipping a puck over Koskinen's pad as he's about to save the wrap around. Then wide open top corner shot from in close for the winner after a sad puck battle loss. I mean, I guess Koskinen could have been standing up, but then that leaves the far side and lots of other places for Kubalik to shoot. Don't let people like that take 1-timers completely uncontested 10 feet away on lost puck battle pass from behind the net maybe. Just to note, Toews had his stick in the middle Bear's hands to make that steal to pass to Kubalik. Ref looking right at it of course.


I'm probably overreacting in thinking he believed the goaltending was the main costly factor in the last couple games. He concedes errors were made, although he goes back to goaltending not making a save later again.

I just really hope his solution isn't to lobby for a Smith extension and getting rid of Koskinen :)

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