Glove side almost every time too.
by OITLinebacker (2020-01-25 14:39:33)

In reply to: I'm no goalie coach, but He seems to get beat so often high  posted by zahm82

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If I didn't know any better I would think he has an injury that limits his glove arms mobility. He is otherwise fairly solid but elevate to his glove side and he struggles to track it. The problem is even worse when the shot comes from his right and crosses up and over that left hand shoulder/glove.

Disagree on the analysis for last night ..
by BIGSKYND  (2020-01-25 16:39:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

and I have issues with his play but on a couple last night I don't care how fast your glove hand is - you're not stopping those from in close, especially against a shooter like Caulfield (who was a legit 1st round pick and who a lot of scouts figured should go in first 7-8 picks). There were also two he was full-screened on. The ones I'd fault him on were being too slow laterally on at least one (he looked like he was reading pass where there wasn't one available) and I thought he was off his angles on another, although it was a good shot. So he definitely could have played better. But do a diagram showing where all the (non EN) UW goals came from. IIRC, only one wasn't below the dots or below the circle - and that one was a full screen. That's a problem and it's on the frigging skaters. Nobody's holding the house and forcing perimeter shots.

I doubt it's an injury.
by wearendhockey  (2020-01-25 15:52:45)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

It's one thing to hide an injury during a game, or maybe even a weekend, but Jackson, the other coaches and the sports medicine staff would be able to sniff out an injury significant enough to limit a player to the point he is playing so poorly. I would be more convinced it might be a mechanical issue or bad habit that formed coming off time missed from an injury.

The raw number falloff hasn't been as bad, but the optics of his struggles remind me of David Brown's Sophomore season with a GAA of around 4 after posting one around 2 with four shutouts as a freshman.