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Suggesting he has a chance at the back-up position is just not understanding the realities.
What reality am I missing? I'm not saying he won't get a shot; of course he will.
For Kakiskuo to be the back-up next year they'd have to be making the decision based on an extremely small sample size of playoff games and/or how he looks in the largely meaningless pre-season. Neither should override a much more established track record.
Quote from: Bullfrog on May 15, 2019, 05:07:59 PMSuggesting he has a chance at the back-up position is just not understanding the realities.Quote from: Bullfrog on May 15, 2019, 06:03:27 PMWhat reality am I missing? I'm not saying he won't get a shot; of course he will.So when it was suggested that KK has a chance and could potentially be a backup, slim or not, you say anyone suggesting that doesn't understand the realities. Then you say of course he'll get a shot. No one is arguing his chances are very slim at best. I actually think he has a better shot at it then Sparks. Something's up there and I don't think it's playing related.
Quote from: Nik the Trik on May 15, 2019, 06:16:17 PMFor Kakiskuo to be the back-up next year they'd have to be making the decision based on an extremely small sample size of playoff games and/or how he looks in the largely meaningless pre-season. Neither should override a much more established track record.Yeah. And, while AHL numbers can be misleading for goalies, he’ll also be 26 to start next season. So, he’s not exactly a young prospect still figuring things out. At this point, it’s much more likely that he is what we saw in the regular season - a mediocre at best AHL goalie on a hot streak in the playoffs.
I think it is more than that and I commented a few posts back that at some point in the season KK had a Eureka moment, perhaps through a coaching adjustment, something clicked and now he is playing like this. Let's hope he keeps it up. I would like to see an Athletic article explaining the change.
I fondly remember when future Hall-of-Famer goalie Brian Boucher got his record-breaking shutout streak:https://www.nhl.com/news/centennial-memory-retired-goalie-brian-boucher-recalls-streak/c-285465160After that, he went on to win around 50 more games that season. Oh, wait, I meant 50 more in the rest of his career. Almost like that amazing streak is but a small sample of his overall career.
Look at what a bust Dubnyk was, bouncing from team to team, then something clicked, he took some coaching in something or other and he was like a new guy. Anyway will stop with the KK thing, what will be will be.
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev taking tips from Hayley Wickenheiser this morning: "We talked about getting into areas to score more goals. I like to slow the game down, but she tells me that you can also make plays at a high pace, just move your feet and it’s going to be even easier."— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) June 27, 2019
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev taking tips from Hayley Wickenheiser this morning: "We talked about getting into areas to score more goals. I like to slow the game down, but she tells me that you can also make plays at a high pace, just move your feet and it’s going to be even easier."
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