I'm confused why everyone, even seemingly Isles management does not think Poulin is an NHL goalie, if thats the case then why is he even the backup and why is he not at Bridgeport? It seems to me either Garth or Jack is not sold on Poulin given the fact he gets so few starts, to me this is the time to figure out what you may have with him, start him every 3-4 games and if by January 1st if he's posting good numbers you consider making him the #1 goalie.
I was thinking about this the other night.
If the Isles think Poulin is the go to guy, would it make sense for him to ride the pine in the NHL or play in the AHL?
To me, it would be play.
So, to me at least, this means the Isles think Nillson is their guy since they are giving him playing time.
No goalie will succeed behind this defense. We give up too many big play/back door attemps. Sure Nabby's play cost us last night but I don't think we'd be sitting at 7-2 or 6-3 with a better goalie.
I would really like to see Poulin get a few starts to see if he can put together a string of "successful' games. IE, bailing the D and LAZY forwards out in the defensive zone. He's been healthy for over a year now and maybe he'll bounce back to his pre injury form.
I wonder what the Isles D will look like next year.
Griffin is pretty much a lock for next year.
Cavlin? Maybe?
Mayfield?
Who else?
But, that's a whole 'nother discussion.
Point is, with eager young kids with something to prove, perhaps the D will be a tad bit more solid - perhaps