Think about last two opponents. Both struggling and both with backup netminders. Both have beaten us.
Have the games been competitive? yes we're much more competitive this year . Our skilled players are coming along. But too many of them are too soft. We're still an outside team looking in on the playoff picture I feel.
Hoping Raanta gets back real soon. Need him to steal some wins for us.
My one big disappointment is Perlini. He is big, strong fast with a great shot. But he's simply not that competitive of a player. He's still young though. I have big expectations though from him . He's like a young Jeff Carter.
Guys that continue to stand out and play well is Cousins. I don't know why he gets so much hate on here. He's so much better then last year. Our soft skilled guys should adopt a little of his sandpaper.
Has read some of their GDT. It's really long, so didn't bother with all of it. But they seem to agree with me DeSmith should now be seen as their starter. It's their best goalie, so calm down a little all you who talk about being shut-out by a backup.
I really thought Kuemper played well. He kept it scoreless for a long time. When the goals starts coming in, and it's a loss anyways, I don't think it's a big deal if it's more of them. Their shots were good, and to demand a 90% against good shots is not the same as demanding a 90% against weak or even normal shots. Totally unfair to complain about Kuemper. Raanta would have lost this game to.
No puck-luck in this game.
Perlini the Pens-fans atually seemed to want on their team, btw.
Agree on Cousins. A fine 1-mill player.
And I hope Keller isn't headed for one of those dreaded sophomore slumps. That would be sad.