My Special Purpose
Registered User
- Apr 8, 2008
- 8,151
- 21,787
we sure as **** can't afford to take that gamble against the islanders with as explosive as they've been offensively. the last thing we want is a track meet there.
See, I see that one the other way. The way the Islanders are playing defensively, we can almost guarantee we'll score a few, and no matter who we play in goal, we're going to give up a few, so I see the Islanders as a perfect spot for Darling. Expectations for goaltending in a Canes-Islanders game will be minimal, so pressure should be low.
Having said that, N.J. will have to choose between Kincaid and Lack for both games against us, and they're scoring like no Devils team ever, so IMO, there's no bad spot for Darling this week.
Honestly, the bar is very low for defense/goaltending for each of the next three games, and it's a really good thing we've got some offensive confidence going right now.