But if you really look at those games we were taking advantage of their bad Ds but just so many shots wide, or near misses, or just shots into the chest. And you blame the quality of forwards, but I really call bunk on that too. These are guys that know how to score. Kovy knows, Patty knows, Clarkson, Zajac, they all know how to score. CBGB does too, and Loki has shown he has finish as well. For whatever reason, whether it be bad luck, gripping the sticks to tight and trying to hard (seen Kovy try and blast the puck through the goalie a few to many times) or some combination it just isn't happening. Then it just gets compounded when we make that one stupid blunder that leads to their first goal and we spend the rest of the game chasing.
Why the hope is Marty can eliminate that part with timely saves, and just his puck handling. Plus he helps a bit more on the PP since unlike Moose Marty will send the puck straight up the ice instead of waiting for the forwards to come back. Saves precious seconds.
All little things I admit, but they can add up to maybe be enough to tip the scales back in our favor.