Pavels Dog
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Howard had the flu. Howard had the flu. Howard had the flu. Howard had the flu.First and foremost we have to address our goaltending. What do we do there?
Howard. He is the starter, but he struggled a lot. Had Howard had his usual season, we would have finished 5-15 points higher. He had bad playoffs too. What happens with his game next season?
Gustavsson had a great season. He helped the team makes playoffs. Regardless what some say, he was the best backup goalie in the league. But he could not stay healthy and when given a chance he did not run away with it. He is aggressive and overcommits. None of the goals in game 5 were his fault, but his reaction was not the best one. Goal 1, not his fault, broken play, but he overcommits. I don't blame him. Goal 2, a perfect shot, but some goalie stop it. I do not blame him. But goal 3 is very stoppable. Lucic is in too tight to Gustavsson and if Gustavsson goes down he stops it. The exactly same save Rask made on Alfredsson earlier in the game. I guess the brass wanted a look at him, but I donor think he convinced them.
That's literally ALL there is to it. Howard would have played all games if he was healthy.
And Howard got a lot better towards the end of the season. We won't do anything big goaltending-wise. It will be either a new short-term deal for Gustavsson, or more likely letting him go and bringing up Mrazek as the backup. Howard will be fine if we can improve the team in front of him.