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Carlson plays like he is injured all the time. I don't know if it's this or just all the mileage he has on his skates over the years, or both.
Yup and hold the near post, as Reinhart shoots right-handed. The curse of Scott Murray continues...If Kuemper is at least on top of his goal crease and still backs in a bit, Reinhart has to take the puck wide and score far post or tuck it wide inside the far post. Kuemper is 6ft 5in and made himself small. As a goalie you have to challenge a bit and take away some scoring options from the shooter.Too deep in his net
I know the exact play you're talking about, but I saw it different. It looked a lot to me like when he took the shot he caught way more of his edge than he wanted and it shifted his center of gravity in a way that made it really hard to make a move on the rebound. I never went back and watched it again or anything but it looked like his leg kind of swung out and he had to regather himself more than you normally would on a shot. Like, his upper body just got too far over the line, and he had to get his legs back under him before he could adapt.I don't know why I let myself hope that Carberry could make him happy and he'd start trying again. That play in the third where he was in on a rush, got off a weak shot, and the goalie gave up a weak rebound right to where he was heading... but he'd already broken off to head back to the bench... that physically hurt.
It's funny (not really) because playing small and too deep was exactly what was happening to Holtby when he was broken, and I feel like that was the goal with Samsonov but eventually he'd panic and all that unspent energy went at once as he catapulted himself to the circlesYup and hold the near post, as Reinhart shoots right-handed. The curse of Scott Murray continues...If Kuemper is at least on top of his goal crease and still backs in a bit, Reinhart has to take the puck wide and score far post or tuck it wide inside the far post. Kuemper is 6ft 5in and made himself small. As a goalie you have to challenge a bit and take away some scoring options from the shooter.
I know the exact play you're talking about, but I saw it different. It looked a lot to me like when he took the shot he caught way more of his edge than he wanted and it shifted his center of gravity in a way that made it really hard to make a move on the rebound. I never went back and watched it again or anything but it looked like his leg kind of swung out and he had to regather himself more than you normally would on a shot. Like, his upper body just got too far over the line, and he had to get his legs back under him before he could adapt.
Like remember the Dennis Wideman shootout thing where he just catches a big old edge and eats a big bag of poops? Kind of looked like it was closer to one of those than quitting but it's also Kuzy so... could be easily wrong there.
It's funny (not really) because playing small and too deep was exactly what was happening to Holtby when he was broken, and I feel like that was the goal with Samsonov but eventually he'd panic and all that unspent energy went at once as he catapulted himself to the circles
I want to see a replay of this one real bad because what I saw (above) was different, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if I was just idly watching and distracted in the moment and put my own experiences into that one.The play where Kuznetsov has a semi breakaway, takes a shot, but then peels away instead of pouncing on a rebound (which was there and it was juicy)
Dude had the worst game ever. Why is carbs starting him PP1 and at 3v3?
Well yeah, to be fair to Murray (not that it counts for much) Samsonov absolutely did need to move less, but overall I agree. Kuemper is doing what his coach says, and it's bringing out the worst in a goalie that was already sort of good but occasionally dipping into lukewarm.Sammy is having the same issues with the Leafs that he had with the Caps. The mental part of his game is not matching his physical talent. Under Scott Murray, Holtby's mental game fell apart. Vanecek/Sammy the mental game was not good enough. I saw it from Kuemper in just the 4 goals he gave up. All NHL goalies try to trust their goalie coach and they are loyal to a fault. Kuemper is a nice person and trusting Scott Murray's coaching too much.
Now progressing to the Telling It Like It Is portion of the season. Shrug. Probably shouldn't have had him out there (or put him on the top line in the third).
Genuine question: how can either of you know that Kuemper is doing what his coach says??I want to see a replay of this one real bad because what I saw (above) was different, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if I was just idly watching and distracted in the moment and put my own experiences into that one.
Well yeah, to be fair to Murray (not that it counts for much) Samsonov absolutely did need to move less, but overall I agree. Kuemper is doing what his coach says, and it's bringing out the worst in a goalie that was already sort of good but occasionally dipping into lukewarm.
I said it and stand by it, Kuemper was better when he arrived than he has been any time in the months once coaching starts taking over and Lindgren is much the same.
He's got a weird thing for Kuznetsov.I'm not sure why Carbery went full Lavi and broke up 8 and 17.
Another game they could have won.
Avs fans (and many others) said Kuemper is prone to having bad games and letting in soft goals.Genuine question: how can either of you know that Kuemper is doing what his coach says??
(I am genuinely asking - not being a smart ass).
Question: is it possible that our goalies allow the mental aspect to get to them and they make stupid mistakes because they are down on themselves? As opposed to changing the way they play because of the goalie coach?
Years back I remember when Scott Murray came into the picture. Joe B mentioned Murray is about innovating the goaltending position. To this day, what good is innovation if the goalie coach is not having his goalies master the basics of stopping the puck! SCOTT MURRAY IS THE NEW FORSYTHE!I want to see a replay of this one real bad because what I saw (above) was different, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if I was just idly watching and distracted in the moment and put my own experiences into that one.
Well yeah, to be fair to Murray (not that it counts for much) Samsonov absolutely did need to move less, but overall I agree. Kuemper is doing what his coach says, and it's bringing out the worst in a goalie that was already sort of good but occasionally dipping into lukewarm.
I said it and stand by it, Kuemper was better when he arrived than he has been any time in the months once coaching starts taking over and Lindgren is much the same.
It comes down to form and function, not that goalie is my strong suit. I feel like when you look at Kuemper and Lindgren in their introductions to the team they had individual styles and quirks that seemed different, and as time goes on they've become goalies that have replicated soft areas we've seen in the team's goalies before. If you asked me today how tall Darcy Kuemper was I would have said, like... 6'1" and apparently he's goddamn huge. Lindgren similarly has learned to play smaller than his large and athletic frame.Genuine question: how can either of you know that Kuemper is doing what his coach says??
(I am genuinely asking - not being a smart ass).
Question: is it possible that our goalies allow the mental aspect to get to them and they make stupid mistakes because they are down on themselves? As opposed to changing the way they play because of the goalie coach?
Sell high.All of a sudden Mantha’s contract does not even look like top 5 worst contract on this team. That’s not good.
It's not coming back. Definitely not on a night when he was a game-time decision. Carbery had an opportunity to lean into a rare positive in going with McMichael. You can't predict things like this but...you sort of can with this team. None of the vets deserve benefits of the doubt. It's just that most of the time there aren't valid alternatives to opt for. He had them tonight. He just didn't use them and that's on him.I don't think he's blind to that, I think he's trying to cook the old Kuznetzov back into reality
Totally agree and it’s frustrating because we heard so much about how we would play the youth more and yet Carberry is coaching just like Lavi. Refusing to play the young kids in OT when speed is so important. Only playing Lapy 6 minutes. The PP still looks static and crappy. List goes on.It's not coming back. Definitely not on a night when he was a game-time decision. Carbery had an opportunity to lean into a rare positive in going with McMichael. You can't predict things like this but...you sort of can with this team. None of the vets deserve benefits of the doubt. It's just that most of the time there aren't valid alternatives to opt for. He had them tonight. He just didn't use them and that's on him.
They're not making the playoffs playiing an absolute joker 22+ minutes a night. Get real.
The body language(movement) of both Kuemper and Lindgren(you can include Sammy/Vanecek as well). A good goaltending coach would have these goalies correct those mistakes. Sammy was too reliant on reflexes and had poor flow with his movements. Vanecek had/still has poor usage of when to go down into the butterfly. Both Sammy/Vanecek lost their goalie stick too many times. Lindgren is like Sammy and being too acrobatic at times. Kuemper has very good size, but seems to cheat off his angles. These are just some of the examples. Yes, there is always situations where the team in front of the goalie can play better, but goalies should have a standard within themselves to stop pucks whether the team is playing well in front of them or not.Genuine question: how can either of you know that Kuemper is doing what his coach says??
(I am genuinely asking - not being a smart ass).
Question: is it possible that our goalies allow the mental aspect to get to them and they make stupid mistakes because they are down on themselves? As opposed to changing the way they play because of the goalie coach?
Yeah, you know what, I forgot all about that.It's not coming back. Definitely not on a night when he was a game-time decision. Carbery had an opportunity to lean into a rare positive in going with McMichael. You can't predict things like this but...you sort of can with this team. None of the vets deserve benefits of the doubt. It's just that most of the time there aren't valid alternatives to opt for. He had them tonight. He just didn't use them and that's on him.
They're not making the playoffs playiing an absolute joker 22+ minutes a night. Get real.
Oooh, let's hold up a little.Totally agree and it’s frustrating because we heard so much about how we would play the youth more and yet Carberry is coaching just like Lavi. Refusing to play the young kids in OT when speed is so important. Only playing Lapy 6 minutes. The PP still looks static and crappy. List goes on.
I hope not, but I am worried. He had a fairly decent game up til that, and I didn't see him after that.Phillips may just have cost himself a roster spot on that