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Surreylily:
Your wild speculations and conspiracy theories here please.   :wackysmile:
To get you started.......


He's gone blind and his contact lenses no longer work for him.


He's been a dick and upset the rest of the team.


He's carrying an injury.


He has family issues, maybe an illness in his family, so can't concentrate.


Could it be the loss of his buddy Smiffy, who used to practice with him all the time and was always the one who volunteered for when he had goalie practice?


Is he getting pressure from somewhere else/blackmail/Toronto?


Maybe he just reached his peak and is done.




Look, I know I've come out with this as a little flippant - as I do  :clown: [size=78%] - but there are some genuine concerns here and if anybody has any information or insight into what is ailing him, I, for one would like to know.[/size]
I love the guy and he has brought me much joy and happiness.
For my part, I just can't understand the extreme comparisons of his previous performances to the ones this year.  When I mentioned it before, I got slammed, but he doesn't look happy here anymore.


Your thoughts and input please.

Maacoshark:
  I am a big Holtby supporter but something isn't right. Not only is he struggling but the team seems to be playing poorly in front of him. He looks completely disgusted after every goal and his team mates dont appear to care. Maybe he had a meltdown in the locker room about the poor defensive play. Just speculation. I dont know what's going on but the team has played better in front of Grubauer. Last night game Holtby face more high scoring chances in one period than Grubauer did in 2 periods.
  I just hope Holtby can get his head out of his ass very soon. If we are going to do anything in the playoffs we need Holtby at the top of his game. Probably won't matter. Looks like this team peaked before the Xmas break.

Mickstix:
He's having a slump? lol It happens to the best of em'. Having the weight of the entire D on your shoulders would be enough to break most mortals.

4 Caps:
Also the fact that Korn is no longer around on a daily basis may be a factor.  Maybe Murray, the new goalie coach, is having him do different things that aren’t working but whatever it is has got to get squared away pronto.  As someone else previously noted, the next five games are going to be tough games and everyone including Holtby will have to be at their best for us to win 3 of the next 5. 

alta:
this isn't the first time a change in coaching has screwed up the goaltending, nor will it be the last. The bigger issue is the way the team defends Grubs against any extra stick work or interference when they haven't done that for Holts, and that's not something that started recently with Hokts calling them out in the lockeroom

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