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54 goals? Must've been the money!
I'm sure glad we have a Coach who is willing to try more than one goalie.
The crease is officially Pickards. Run with it.
Not just a new goalie but new defensive pairings and breaking up McDrai.
When the going has gotten tough and Drai has been nicked up in the past, it's always McDrai. But Knob got ballsy and didn't rely on them here. He went straight to what was working with them on separate lines.
Also the defensive pairings worked well which is a credit to him too because when he tried these pairings after the deadline the results were inconclusive to bad. But they worked here. Big shout out to Kulak who spent the whole game containing the Canucks attack but also Cody Ceci.
As for Pickard, it was a gamble, it paid off. It's his crease to lose now.