In my mind Antti Niemi is without a doubt the biggest playoff disappointment. Not only were his stats terrible, but his play was almost worse. He let in many weak goals and didn't make key saves when the were necessary. He played well for 4 games of the playoffs but thats it. Only once did he keep us in a game we had no business winning. And not once in the entire 18 game playoffs did he steal one. He made two great saves but at big times he didn't make the important save. During the playoffs it became evident that the sharks must find a new, better goalie to make it anywhere in the playoffs. If people think that Nabby was a choke last year, then regardless of his until now unbeaten playoff record and his stanley cup ring, he will be forever known by the sharks as a choke. The reason that Nabby and Nemo are bad in the playoffs is because they don't make the big saves that demoralize other teams. Goalies who make those saves can let in a weak one here or there. But it is the goalies that don't make the big saves who in the end lose games for their team by letting in a weak goal. Back to back years I have seen the sharks goalie being out played by a goalie that I know is worse (Nabby vs. Nemo and Nemo vs. Luongo). To me the answer to our goaltending problem will not come. The last great goalie that we will have had is Nabby. The only way that we will get another good one is by drafting now that we have Nemo in such a long contract.
Ice Hockey blog written by a panel of writers around the United States.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Bigest Playoff Disappointment
In my mind Antti Niemi is without a doubt the biggest playoff disappointment. Not only were his stats terrible, but his play was almost worse. He let in many weak goals and didn't make key saves when the were necessary. He played well for 4 games of the playoffs but thats it. Only once did he keep us in a game we had no business winning. And not once in the entire 18 game playoffs did he steal one. He made two great saves but at big times he didn't make the important save. During the playoffs it became evident that the sharks must find a new, better goalie to make it anywhere in the playoffs. If people think that Nabby was a choke last year, then regardless of his until now unbeaten playoff record and his stanley cup ring, he will be forever known by the sharks as a choke. The reason that Nabby and Nemo are bad in the playoffs is because they don't make the big saves that demoralize other teams. Goalies who make those saves can let in a weak one here or there. But it is the goalies that don't make the big saves who in the end lose games for their team by letting in a weak goal. Back to back years I have seen the sharks goalie being out played by a goalie that I know is worse (Nabby vs. Nemo and Nemo vs. Luongo). To me the answer to our goaltending problem will not come. The last great goalie that we will have had is Nabby. The only way that we will get another good one is by drafting now that we have Nemo in such a long contract.
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