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OldHat:
--- Quote from: Surreylily on Wednesday February 28, 2018, 09:20:38 PM Eastern ---
What?
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Players have ups and downs - the team is playing like ass in front of him. Fix the rest of the team and he is golden. It's not on him. It's on the defense... and overall team defense.
Surreylily:
The comms at tonight's game said that Mitch Korn has been brought back on active service to sort out what is ailing Holts. Please let that be true!
After a slightly shaky start, I thought Holtby played better in this game than for his last few, for sure.
Let the goalie whisperer sprinkle his magic dust again.......... :wackysmile:
Now, correct me if I'm wrong - which I know you will ;) - but Korn was in semi (?) retirement, but was retained as a consultant, yes? My point is, he still had input in Holtby's training, albeit not directly or face to face anymore. Is that right?
So this new fella, who's name I can't recall offhand, trained under Korn, right? So knows his stuff, but just can't quite execute, it seems....., or is maybe trying a few things of his own? Maybe he just doesn't have the chemistry or respect that Korn has? Who knows! :-(
There are still other questions, regarding the team and why they don't protect him so much. Is it something he said in the locker room??? Did he go all Tim Tom on them and lose the plot?
Our D is, well, just disgracefull this year and that new fella hasn't exactly helped. >:( Fact is, our last line of defence needs to be our best defence and he just hasn't been. Not for a while. It's a little more complicated than that though, methinks.
People rarely lose the plot over one or even two things. It tends to be a whole stream of little things. Anybody remember that classic film with Michael Douglas? Starts off in a traffic jam... He tries to order a breakfast at 1 minute past the time, etc.... builds up and up and up....
Or maybe he's just pissed off with the D. (Straight face).
All speculation, obviously.
Glad Mitch is back to sort it out. 8)
Surreylily:
--- Quote from: OldHat on Friday March 02, 2018, 06:07:40 PM Eastern ---
Players have ups and downs - the team is playing like ass in front of him. Fix the rest of the team and he is golden. It's not on him. It's on the defense... and overall team defense.
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I respectfully and mostly disagree. His performance is more than just a "down" period, or a slum[.
I DO agree that the D stinks this year. Hardly a shocker. Our O could certainly help out more. "Scoar moar" and all that. But Holts has not been his usual self for a while now. Not for a long while. :( [size=78%] [/size]
RavenCp:
Who is a better goalie now, Holt or Grub?
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: RavenCp on Sunday March 11, 2018, 10:44:06 PM Eastern ---Who is a better goalie now, Holt or Grub?
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Grubauer is playing better at the moment but I still think Holtby is the better goaltender. I can't explain what is happening to Holtby. He can't stop a beachball right now
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