He isn’t wrong though. Igor backed himself up all the way into the goal. If he’s more aggressive it is an easy save. Regular season he’s out there being aggressive. Playoffs he’s passive. This whole team has become passive.
Maybe we win and maybe we don't, but let's be real here, we have not played well in this series. It is a miracle this went 7 given how poorly we have played. Credit the Pens also, but either way the result has been we have played like crap for the most part in this series. Dominated 5 on 5. Tonight allowed 2 PPG's against. This is a total sh*tshow even if we somehow win, which seems very unlikely. Think about it, they played their 3rd strong goalie almost the whole series. They didn't have Crosby for 1.5 games. They lost their best defensive dman in game 1. And yet we have still been outplayed. No structure in our own zone. Cannot win a FO. It is really a piss poor series even if we get a miracle and win tonight.
Honestly, never had a good feeling about this game. They've needed comebacks and lucky goals against a third string goalie to get here. Now Pittsburgh has their starter playing a strong game and have outplayed the Rangers for two periods.
Maybe they have tested Jarry 3 or 4 times at most. That's the point though, we have really gotten majorly outplayed in this series. Need to be real about that. When the Pens win the better more deserving team would have won the series. That's that. They have controlled things for very long stretches, and we have no answers. I'll also say I am not a big Gallant fan. I think he may be too soft, and too much of a players coach. I like my coaches to be a little tougher and have balls. And I have seen pretty much no adjustments this series.
Motte has looked good, how about the coach adjusts and moves him up. Kids look good, how about some more time. No adjustments.
The team hasn't helped but you're kidding yourself and thinking with your heart if you think this has been Shesterkin's best effort this series.
You cannot have a zero bar for mistakes. EVERY player makes mistakes. Chytil has had a good game and should get more time. And BTW the Pens 2nd goal was a perfect example of the crap this series. Unforced mistakes in their own zone, leads to Pens pressure, leads to sloppy play sending puck into stands, leads to PPG by Pens. Sums it up perfectly.
Think about that. One goal on that sequence. Another goal on a sloppy high stick by Trouba. 2 of the Pens 3 goals sums up this series and the crap.
