Pretty bad I wanted Colorado to lose to shut up some leafs fans because I like Kadri just tired of listening to bs
The Star: Michael Hutchinson is saving the day for the Avalanche — and making Leafs fans realize...
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and the fact that he was directly responsible for the 2 goals should help with that.
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Kevin McGran probably gets his content from HFboards. If he doesn't, he would fit in well here. Two good games and maybe he wasn't so bad after all LOLThis article aged well...what was Hutchinson's save percentage in game 7 today? Just when you thought his name rhymes with Clutchinson...
Imagine getting paid to write that
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haha.
were you fooled into thinking that ANY media source concerning sports (or any other "news") was a legitimate source? Especially in 2020?
The joke's on you and everyone else who reads "the news" no matter what type of "news" it is. The Star, The Sun, Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, CNN, Fox, CBC and the hundreds of others I forgot... it's ALL the same sh-t
If you think that Hutch wasn't the problem when he was here than it's either; 1. you didn't watch the games; 2. you don't know hockey; or both. Hutch was terrible here because of his play, plan and simple. He played well enough on the Avs, Has the leafs d-core been so exasperated that we no longer hold goalies accountable to a least NHL level backup goaltending? Hutchie sucked here because of his own doing, plain and simple.
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Should I ask The Star for an update?
When Hutch is in the AHL or in Europe next season, I want to email that reporter with a link to the story and ask what he thinks now. If Hutch is as good as he tries to make him look, then NHL teams will be lined up to sign him right away
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That game 7 was classic hutch.
Do you remember that hutch got a shutout for us once? Didn't mean he was good back then, and two decent games doesn't mean he's good now.
Do you remember that hutch got a shutout for us once? Didn't mean he was good back then, and two decent games doesn't mean he's good now.
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All 3rd period and OT I was screaming at the tv for Dallas to SHOOT.
Dude will whif or give up a juicy rebound at the worst moments from anywhere.
I won't lose any sleep over Hutch being in Colorado and for what he is there, a 3rd string goalie, is just about right.
Dude will whif or give up a juicy rebound at the worst moments from anywhere.
I won't lose any sleep over Hutch being in Colorado and for what he is there, a 3rd string goalie, is just about right.
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The take away from this series was not that hutch had a couple wins but the Avs can outscore their problems and the Leafs can't with 3 11m contracts.
Shocker. Journalist risks his reputation on Hutch and loses.
The reason backup goalies are backup goalies is because they arnt consistent. Starters are usually solid and have the odd bad game/amazing game.
This guy was doomed to fail though simply due to the bad narrative that Toronto apparently has a D system so bad that no goalie (outside of the elite Andersen) can look good under it. The combination of Andersen having an off year himself (and somehow becoming an all-star in his worst year in the league), Torontos D having solidly improved and secondary scoring drying up has really confused the hell out of the supposed "experts" this year. Really looking forward to next year with a full year under Keefe and even average goaltending and then journalists will be wondering how Toronto got so good defensively like the morons they are.
All I know is that Toronto was consistently near the bottom of the league in 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60 under Babcock (crap defensively) and 10th! for fewest expected goals/60 under Keefe. Thats a pretty dramatic shift, about as dramatic as our team save % being in the toilet compared to previous years.
The reason backup goalies are backup goalies is because they arnt consistent. Starters are usually solid and have the odd bad game/amazing game.
This guy was doomed to fail though simply due to the bad narrative that Toronto apparently has a D system so bad that no goalie (outside of the elite Andersen) can look good under it. The combination of Andersen having an off year himself (and somehow becoming an all-star in his worst year in the league), Torontos D having solidly improved and secondary scoring drying up has really confused the hell out of the supposed "experts" this year. Really looking forward to next year with a full year under Keefe and even average goaltending and then journalists will be wondering how Toronto got so good defensively like the morons they are.
All I know is that Toronto was consistently near the bottom of the league in 5v5 Expected Goals Against/60 under Babcock (crap defensively) and 10th! for fewest expected goals/60 under Keefe. Thats a pretty dramatic shift, about as dramatic as our team save % being in the toilet compared to previous years.
The better team lost. It happens in hockey. Avs were clearly much better skating and skilled team but trap hockey can win games. Congrats to Stars! They will lose in 4 to Vegas. Either way Avs were gonna lose too.
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They still outscored their problems with their starter out for a few games.
...you think scoring 4 goals per game and allowing 4 goals per game is "trap hockey"?
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Goaltending is always a reflection of the defense core in front of them and the system their team plays.
This was the series you said Dallas was winning because of their defense first mentality, right? This was the one you broke out your "defense wins championships" cliche for?
