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Originally Posted by CDSmith
I wasn't saying it's never the goalie's fault. All I was saying was if you don't want to get scored on then try not letting the other team have so many opportunities to shoot. No matter how good your goaltender is if you're letting your opponent swarm around your net all the time the puck is bound to go in at some point.
Sure he made some poor plays and bad decisions, but most of it wouldn't have been an issue had his players in front of him played better D and thus kept the Islanders away from scoring chances.
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On the bright side, for Pens fans like myself. They seemed to play with passion and some desperation last night. They still let the Isle get a good number of shots, but they tightened up as the game went on and seemed like they are ready to beat this team and move on.