I agree with this. He has now like 90 minutes of material to work with and has some idea of what NHL requires. Definitely needs to work on breakaways and against direct non-screened shots.
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I agree with this. He has now like 90 minutes of material to work with and has some idea of what NHL requires. Definitely needs to work on breakaways and against direct non-screened shots.
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I really hope its mostly a confidence thing and not just talent level. He started off super slow with the eagles too, but had monster numbers last month.
I don't know shit about goaltending and wont pretend too. But he's a kid getting tossed into the NHL and it showed. He's looked good in the AHL.
I'm not saying he's a NHL starter in his lifetime, but this wasn't the time to expose him to it either. Sakic's incompetence in getting good goaltending depth on this team is at fault here.
I'm not saying he's a NHL starter in his lifetime, but this wasn't the time to expose him to it either. Sakic's incompetence in getting good goaltending depth on this team is at fault here.
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or at least getting goalies who can stay healthy. Kuemper and Frankie with JoJo as a 3 is theoretically a decent group.
Does it matter if they're healthy? Frankie hadn't played hockey in 2 years and he decided to wing it and hope for the best. He had a shot at Anderson and missed because he was slow on the market. They had a opportunity to move up in the draft for a higher pick, didn't...
Overall goaltending has just been a lower priority it seems for a long time. Other teams find a way. Sakic hasn't at goalie and a few other spots too.
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Annunen just needs to cook some more. You can see the potential, but he isn't ready yet. Let him get a larger body of work in the AHL and try him again next year.
He looked shaky to start but settled down a bit. I’m more concerned with the defensive breakdowns, continued bad play by the top line, and Kurtis MacDermid.
Not often you see the Avs score 7 goals in a winning effort and come away frustrated. Yet here we are.
Also, while he scored a great SHG, EJ was insanely bad tonight. Turnovers all over the goddamned place. That great hand save he made would not have been necessary had he not coughed it up to begin with.
Not often you see the Avs score 7 goals in a winning effort and come away frustrated. Yet here we are.
Also, while he scored a great SHG, EJ was insanely bad tonight. Turnovers all over the goddamned place. That great hand save he made would not have been necessary had he not coughed it up to begin with.
Have watched a bit of the Eagles this year.
Annunen Definitely has some athletic talent, but man it looks like he struggles tracking the puck at times. Could be a “development” thing, but agree with others that he probably needs some more AHL time.
Potential seems to be there
Annunen Definitely has some athletic talent, but man it looks like he struggles tracking the puck at times. Could be a “development” thing, but agree with others that he probably needs some more AHL time.
Potential seems to be there
I dunno, he got a ton of praise for essentially resurrecting Bernier’s career, and he seemed to do wonders with Frankie, who up until then zero NHL experience.
And boy, sure looks like he must have done well with Groob because lookit how well he’s doing now that he’s gone.
Johansson just isn’t a good goalie. At all. No amount of coaching will fix that.
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I'm amazed how tall he actually is, because when he's in the net he looks like one of those peewee goalies in pads too big for him.
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Sakic has been incredible. We've had terrible luck with our goalies.
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Sakic has been good. But he’s completely destroyed the goaltending position by continuing to try half measures and not solve the position long term.
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Yeah, I used to hear the same criticism of Sakic with respect to D-men. Just have to be patient although G hasn’t been the Avs’ strength in terms of developing talent.
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To be fair, Kuemper had statically been a top 3 goalie during the 3 previous seasons. He apparently was initially trying to get Andersen. Kuemper was his third choice.
Goaltending is a tricky position to fill. A lot of teams with great goaltenders just tend to get lucky. We've gotten lucky with our defence.
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Kuemper has statistically been comparable to Gru throughout his entire career. Gru is not a top 3 goalie and Kuemper isn’t either. He’s an above average goalie. I’m sure he’ll pick it up eventually but in the end he won’t be a difference maker here just like Gru. Or the chances he’s a difference maker here are low I should say.
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Can't think of anyone better. Price might never play again this year and Binnington and Hart are both awful
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Fleury and Binnington will the nod over him for sure, maybe even Blackwood. As for Hart I don’t see how he’s any worse than Kuemper considering he’s got better stats on a much worse team.
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I think MAF is the most likely. Outside chance Jarry finds a way onto the team as well... he's been spectacular this year.
it's early in season. We are resting players that could normally play if we weren't Cup favorites. He'll find his groove.
Hart is massively overrated.
Forgot all about Fleury.
