I think Scrivens did that a lot while he was here. He said himself one of his failings here was being too concerned with calling out his teammates and their mistakes and not focusing on his own game. And Eakins definitely gave Scrivens a lot to complain about with how our system helped the other team create grade A chances.
Talbot is definitely a much more modest team-oriented guy. The self-love is very strong in Scrivezina.
Yeah...
I don't get the Scrivens bashing either. He was all about accountability... his and his teammates. He bailed guys out nightly until the wheels fell off. He did so behind a VERY porous D and with a coach that was providing an "experimental" system.
That team needed some grown-ups and Scrivens was one of the few. Unfortunately he maybe didn't have the physical talent to hang in this league into his thirties, but that doesn't mean he wasn't an astute and intelligent participant in this game.
And he also kept his mouth pretty much shut until he was cast aside in the AHL last year when we acquired Talbot and Nilsson. I'd have been annoyed too. Nilsson was a complete NHL experiment that failed. Meanwhile Scrivens was a generally positive influence on the team who must have been KILLING for a new coach and competent D core. He was the #1 goalie the previous year and they didn't even give him a single game to try and compete with Talbot (that's one thing, and understandable) OR Nilsson (who wasn't even a competent backup).
He'll be coach material someday, for all of the good personal traits and intelligence he brought to the ice.
Really like Russell he blocked a snipe against the Jets that went unnoticed and he plays a steady game and skates well.
