Geez I get tired of the added scrutiny Myers receives.
Ya the Jack Hughes intercept was not good as it resulted in a goal, Myers gets hung out to dry. But why did the backchecking center turn away from his check and leave the Devil player wide open?
Systems! Out number in your own zone. 1, 2, 3, not a particular position, who is closest.
Look at that play in more depth than JHughes' getting the puck.
Systems say #1 Myers and #2 Zadorov, the first two closest to the puck go to the corner. Zadorov even looks up ice before edging towards Hughes/Myers. He see's the backchecking forward to take the late Devil BUT that back checking Canuck peels off leaving the Devil all alone.
I don't know why, maybe it's the employer or some NHL policy but players like Quinn Hughes can do no wrong in play by play. When QH makes a horrible pass it's the receiving player that muffs the pass, if an opposing player mishandles the puck and QH picks it up, it's Hughes strips the puck, Hughes gets pushed out of the way on a goal and it's Kuz let his man go even if QH is between Kuz and the scorer.
Not just not being biased those calls but making Myers the scape goat that has fans commenting on him even when there are other players being scored on more often.
The Myers/Zadorov combo were 0 in plus minus, on for ONE goal against ONE!
Here is the bias now, Hronek - 4 against, Cole - 2 against, Hughes - 2 against, Miller - 3 in the first period.
Myers was on the ice for one goal against! Six were scored!
Last night Demko was seeing the pucks as BB's instead of beach balls the first period, even with some slip up there were goals scored that he might have stopped normally, one maybe.
But the Canucks just didn't seem to be in harmony.
Shorty used to be "call it as it is without the bias"