We also know Howard is probably gone in a year too, so what's the point?
Again, more than enough evidence out that points to Petr being difficult to deal with off the ice. But you don't want to shut NHL18 off long enough to hear it.
How long was it going to take to find out what was/is? He had 166 NHL games under his belt and was one season away from potentially becoming a UFA. Other goalies from his draft alone have come close to starting and have been waived and sent back to the AHL in half as many games. We wait till he's 30? Sign him long term so you can whine about his bad contract and NTC in a couple years like you do about every other Red Wing over 27YO?
My point is that you make up bullshit.
There's no "petulant child" thing with Mrazek.
He's come out after drubbing and answered the questions without blaming it on his team. He's talked about trying to do make the most of his opportunities.
The only thing anyone can put on him is that he didn't stick around and practice "after practice" that time when Blashill started the NCAA goalie over Mrazek in the game at Ottawa (Coreau is from the Ottawa area and Mrazek played his junior hockey there."
It was that stretch of the season that killed Mrazek.
From Dec. 9 to Jan 12 he went 1-6-1 with an .855 sv percentage and a 4.01 GAA.
Before that he was 8-5-3, .908, 2.83
After that he was 9-10-5, .907, 2.91
Hardly good. But that middle stretch killed him.
Anyway. Good for Petr.
Good for Tatar.
They're playing for good hockey teams now.
We're watching a shithole team, coached by a shithole coach and managed by a shithole GM.
Our arena is 1/2 empty most nights. And 85 percent of the games are unwatchable.
All while the so-called "fans" tell us how smart Holland is.