ArdeFIN Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Scythe said: the Oilers may be packing it up soon but imo the MVP of that team is Mike Smith. Guy has been playing out of his mind and at a cool 40! years old. Just think about that for a moment. Mike Smith Stats and News | NHL.com I don't think he let in any cheap goals. Maybe a few of them would've been caught with better luck but there were also some good saves. And still Edmonton isn't falling only for their goaltending but they have to improve their defence to be a winning team. They have the capability of scoring thats for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 3 hours ago, ArdeFIN said: I don't think he let in any cheap goals. Maybe a few of them would've been caught with better luck but there were also some good saves. And still Edmonton isn't falling only for their goaltending but they have to improve their defence to be a winning team. They have the capability of scoring thats for sure. https://13proma9.com/v/4z2gnm This was the winning goal in the last game. Smith is the most up and down goalie I can think of. Dude regularly makes saves he has no business making, and then almost routinely, let's in stinkers like the one above. The major thing about goaltending in the NHL is absolute consistency, if Smith was able to solve his issues with ill timely soft goals, dude may have been talked about as an elite goaltender throughout his career instead of the almost meme like reputation he's acquired. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncho Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Like I'm sure there's more to it, but it looks real bad from my layman's eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullright Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, ArdeFIN said: Was it Tampa being good or did the Rangers lost their game in the third yesterday? They looked like they got nervous of winning or whatever happened. No puck control, no organized playing and before that for the first two games and two periods they had a really solid game. Not saying Tampa didn't earn the victory but something happened on Rangers team. I saw it the same way last night. Something went wrong in the 3rd. Perhaps they just got a little tired, Tampa got its act together, a combination of both, or something else. From a technical point of view, Vaseleski (phonetic) impressed me. His feet werent set during the first period. He corrected that in the 2nd and the 3rd. Would have been easy to keep doing that for the rest of the game. Instead, he adjusted and played a good game. Edited June 6, 2022 by Fullright grammar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdeFIN Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 14 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: https://13proma9.com/v/4z2gnm This was the winning goal in the last game. Smith is the most up and down goalie I can think of. Dude regularly makes saves he has no business making, and then almost routinely, let's in stinkers like the one above. The major thing about goaltending in the NHL is absolute consistency, if Smith was able to solve his issues with ill timely soft goals, dude may have been talked about as an elite goaltender throughout his career instead of the almost meme like reputation he's acquired. You could argue that shot not being really cheap, while it was something that should've been taken out and not let in. The shot was from close distance so only chance really for goalie is to read the blade and react (and hope). The shot was a bit awkward from shooters position and stance which might've had some influence on reading the shot. And the shot itself hits the "perfect" spot right inside the skate and pad on the catcher side where it is difficult for goalie to move stick or blade to cover. And again there is no time to do that kind move if it doesn't come from reacting to that shot. That said it was a crucial goal that a winning goalie would've not given and had kept his team a chance to win the game. The defence before should've not given the chance for that goal either but was maybe a bit exhausted and didn't even touch the puck before got tackled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 8 hours ago, ArdeFIN said: You could argue that shot not being really cheap, while it was something that should've been taken out and not let in. The shot was from close distance so only chance really for goalie is to read the blade and react (and hope). The shot was a bit awkward from shooters position and stance which might've had some influence on reading the shot. And the shot itself hits the "perfect" spot right inside the skate and pad on the catcher side where it is difficult for goalie to move stick or blade to cover. And again there is no time to do that kind move if it doesn't come from reacting to that shot. That said it was a crucial goal that a winning goalie would've not given and had kept his team a chance to win the game. The defence before should've not given the chance for that goal either but was maybe a bit exhausted and didn't even touch the puck before got tackled out. I don't know man. Sure looked like Smith misread the shot and thought it was going further to his left. You can see him open up and lift his stick off the ice, only to quickly realize he read it wrong and try to bring everything back together just a fraction too late. Top of the circle shot, along the ice, center mass is one of those goals that really shouldn't go through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdeFIN Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: I don't know man. Sure looked like Smith misread the shot and thought it was going further to his left. You can see him open up and lift his stick off the ice, only to quickly realize he read it wrong and try to bring everything back together just a fraction too late. Top of the circle shot, along the ice, center mass is one of those goals that really shouldn't go through. Good point there. And that misread shot is very evident as the shooter didn't really do well with his shot, except making a goal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.YOUNGoalie13 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Mike Smith has two personalities: Jaque Plante Reincarnation or: One of the mite goalies I coach every summer that have no clue what they are doing Edited June 7, 2022 by A.YOUNGoalie13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 The league is better off with Mike Smith in it solely because he brings chaos. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullright Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 I'm not his biggest fan and am pretty much indifferent about him. He is fun to watch, however. He also has been in The Show for a long long time and I dont think anyone can legitimately put the Oil's elimination on him. So while not HOF he's been pretty good for a long stretch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyazhito Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 13 hours ago, Fullright said: I'm not his biggest fan and am pretty much indifferent about him. He is fun to watch, however. He also has been in The Show for a long long time and I dont think anyone can legitimately put the Oil's elimination on him. So while not HOF he's been pretty good for a long stretch. Hopefully Rangers Lightning will give us more excellent goaltending play to compensate for the chaos of Mike Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythe Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) the Rangers aren't going to crumble the rest of the series, are they? ... maybe just an off game last night? but it was really off. Edited June 8, 2022 by Scythe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Scythe said: the Rangers aren't going to crumble the rest of the series, are they? ... maybe just an off game last night? but it was really off. I hope so. I have some @SaveByRichter35 to gloat over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Slightly off topic, but everyone saw the two flops Igor took right? He’s too good of a goalie to be pulling shit like that. And he got away with both… Slightly off topic; I love how the NHL is seemingly trying to protect their goalies more but either mess up a goalie interference call or don’t call an obvious flop. It’s infuriating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 9:08 AM, coopaloop1234 said: I hope so. I have some @SaveByRichter35 to gloat over. Yo @SaveByRichter35 Hahahahahahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCVII Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I was hoping for a new Stanley Cup champion for 2022. Not all fans are the same and every fan base has silly fan but after the James Anastasio incident after game three, I was on the fence. Anyway, go Avalanche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Bye bye Rangers. Gotta wait till next season for Igor to properly catch a puck instead of windmilling it every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythe Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Tough loss for the Rangers. The series started out so well for them. The Lightning are so speedy, it seems they're just about hitting on all cylinders now. Go Avalanche Edited June 12, 2022 by Scythe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Me as a Rangers fan..."this year is gonna be different"... then... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyazhito Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Avalanche-Lightning should be an interesting one. It was a pity that the Rangers had to lose, but for some reason I got the sense that it was Shesterkin carrying the team, with not many contributions from other players. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scythe Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) On 6/12/2022 at 8:31 AM, ilyazhito said: Avalanche-Lightning should be an interesting one. It was a pity that the Rangers had to lose, but for some reason I got the sense that it was Shesterkin carrying the team, with not many contributions from other players. Everything you said, plus Rangers just looked slow. Not many SOG either. Granted the Lightning blocked a lot of shots. 18 of em I think it was. Edited June 15, 2022 by Scythe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertnamehere Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 8-0, 219/221 0.991 SV%, 0.25 GAA. Vasy's stats in his last 8 series clinchers are unbelievable. I know he's behind a great team, but it's still incredible. I feel like this is what Hasek might have been like in his prime if he had had a team like this around him. Even if you make it a little more realistic and take all clinching scenarios, the numbers are amazing. Edited June 12, 2022 by insertnamehere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerd31 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, XCVII said: I was hoping for a new Stanley Cup champion for 2022. Not all fans are the same and every fan base has silly fan but after the James Anastasio incident after game three, I was on the fence. Anyway, go Avalanche. Seriously, on that second Stamkos goal he made a great save but didn’t close his glove. Ive seen a few other NHL goalies do this, why tf aren’t they closing their glove?! Edited June 12, 2022 by jerd31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCVII Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, jerd31 said: Seriously, on that second Stamkos goal he made a great save but didn’t close his glove. Ive seen a few other NHL goalies do this, why tf aren’t they closing their glove?! Some can't. I do remember reading somewhere that Lundqvist had a debilitating problem with his hands and couldn't close his mitt all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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