- Oct 31, 2007
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I just can't wrap my mind around, regardless of how bad the defense was, how that move was in any way excusable to do ONCE, let alone twice against the same player leading to the two most important goals of the game. I don't care if it was in the shootout where it's just one on goaltender, you just can't drop like that in the NHL and give guys who can elevate the puck past a peewee level the top half of the net to shoot at. I don't care how much Cam-guzzling goes on, those two plays did a huge part in losing the game for us. Bottom line.
Because the previous 3 times he was left to fend against a Bruins player, one-on-one, that pad stacking worked. In fact, he did the exact same thing not a few minutes earlier when McBain got too fancy on the PP and let Peverley go in alone shorthanded.
Now Cam should realize that NHL players are going to figure it out eventually (which Horton clearly did), but there was a reason Cam continued to go back to that move. It had worked up to that point.