owtahear wrote:Look, MAF was HORRIBLE in the Philly series this year and the Canadian series 2 years ago. HORRIBLE. If he plays only to his average, the Pens win both. Sure the defense was bad, but MAF was really, really bad.
So...............hopefully Vokoun can spell him some more games. Also, the fact that the Pens decided to address the goalie position for the first time in MAF's career, may hopefully help him mature.
I believe with a goalie of MAF's age, it is not the physical wear and tear of playing 60+ games and then the playoffs, but the mental wear and tear. The concentration wanes. I believe that what happens, if a guy like Fluery gets past the first two rounds, then the mental concentration will be there as the prize is right in front of him. Unlike say an older goalie like a Roloson who eventually runs out of gas.
So hopefully Vokoun plays 25-28 games and MAF is well rested. But also........hopefully MAF stops the stupid gymnastics routines during shoot outs and learns to be more responsible, because this is a good time to hone that concentration. No doubt he is one of the most gifted goalies in the league physically. But he has lapses that are just inexcusable at times.
MRandall25 wrote:I think he's referring to messing around in practice...
Not sure what that has to do with him playing poorly.
steelhammer wrote:MRandall25 wrote:I think he's referring to messing around in practice...
Not sure what that has to do with him playing poorly.
Most players use practice time to make themselves a better player. Watch an OHL practice sometime and see how hard the goalies get worked over. Despite the grueling nature of those practices, the ones who really want to be the best actually stay after and work on drills until they get kicked off by the people who work at the rink. Now compare that to the images of Fleury you see during practice. He could stand to take things a little more seriously. Maybe push himself some more. He shouldn't need the threat of Ty Conklin or T-Vo to bring out the best in his game.
RxBandit66 wrote:Certainly not his last chance. He has won a Cup and taken his team to the finals twice in the past 5 seasons.
AlexPKeaton wrote:If he plays as bad as he did this playoff next playoff then by all means the Pens should dump him ASAP. I would dump him ASAP now personally. I have no faith in him anymore and will never again consider the Pens having any type of goaltender advantage in a playoff series until Fleury comes up with at least a decent playoff series.
penny lane wrote:AlexPKeaton wrote:If he plays as bad as he did this playoff next playoff then by all means the Pens should dump him ASAP. I would dump him ASAP now personally. I have no faith in him anymore and will never again consider the Pens having any type of goaltender advantage in a playoff series until Fleury comes up with at least a decent playoff series.
food for thought; Sid's last great play-off series was against the caps, 2009. ? maybe ottawa 2010.
Collectively they(core) haven't been able to push themselves into championship - kill mode.
SoupOrSam wrote:If there was any resemblance of a defense in front of him for the series, I wouldn't write if off so easily. I chalk it up as teamsuckassism.
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