Justin Wiggins Hockey Wilderness Contributor Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 That’s wishful thinking. The chances of him elevating at 40 years old are slim to none. He had an amazing career but Flower was cooked years ago. I don’t expect him to have a goals against average lower than 3-4 and I don’t expect him to be above a .900 save percentage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Wiggins Hockey Wilderness Contributor Posted November 1 Author Share Posted November 1 21 minutes ago, Mateo3xm said: That’s wishful thinking. The chances of him elevating at 40 years old are slim to none. He had an amazing career but Flower was cooked years ago. I don’t expect him to have a goals against average lower than 3-4 and I don’t expect him to be above a .900 save percentage. Mateo I don't disagree! But if he can elevate his game for a short spurt here while Wallstedt is struggling and Thanksgiving approaches, it will be a huge boost to their cushion in the standings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Verified Member Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 The defense in Iowa is absolutely brutal. I wouldn't be too worried about Wallsted with that group in front of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Just looking ahead at the schedule, we have 1 b2b/3in4 coming up in November. The teams are Sharks, Ducks, Blackhawks. You could make a legitimate argument with the schedule that Goose can play every game besides the Ducks game. While that may not be the wisest move, and this doesn't account for injuries, I don't think dialing back the clock is the biggest necessity at this point. Any goalie should be able to stop the low danger shots at a good rate. The only problem with those is if they're tipped (friendly fire). He should also be competent on the high danger shots, specifically when shorthanded. Realistically, out of the 13 starts, I think Goose can handle 10 (injury excluded) which means Flower would get 3. Fleury has a starter's mentality, can he handle such a light workload? Some goalies need that work to get in a rhythm. I don't want to burn Goose out either, but the way the schedule sets up in November, it looks to me to be pretty calm. He'd have at least a day off in between all starts. I'm also with Patrick, baby Wild defense is not good. It reminds me of what Carter said about the Pens. Too many undersized puck moving defenders to do what? Defend. Plus, for some unknown reason their defensive coach has no experience playing defense in the N. This is a true problem if you're trying to have the defenders respect the guy giving them instructions, and if you're really trying to develop them. They don't want to be read to from chapter 11 out of "Defense for Dummies." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.