Because it's out of Ericsson's control to keep sustained pressure in the Hawk's zone. There's 4 other guys out there, and while most of the team played decent in their own zone, Ericsson stood out as particularly difficult for the Hawks to penetrate.
Remember how you wanted a Hall Gill type guy to block shots, make hits, and log huge PK minutes? That's Big E right now. He's playing at a high level defensively logging big minutes and keeping scores low.
If you also want him to control the play, well, look he's not Hockey Jesus.
No, it's not out of Ericsson's control.
Instead of chasing the guy, you stop the guy.
Instead of clearing up the boards to nobody, you pass it to a teammate or clear it out.
I think you've got a bad case of the Pierre McGuires.
McGuire finds people to rave about every game. It's pure BS, of course. He's just trying to be entertaining and fill airspace. (like when he said Babcock was doing his best job ever, or the Red Wings were grittier than ever)
Ericsson blocked 2 shots and was credited with one hit.
The Wings gave up one goal yesterday. The only two guys you can blame for it are Quincey and Ericsson.