Quoting: BestGMBenning
His stats would say otherwise in the playoffs. You clearly haven’t watched the games they played. They had the offence going and the puck possessions going and couldn’t figure out Sorokin and Varlomov. You keep bringing up the one game which I already agreed they had a bad game. Also what’s so hard to understand the goalie needs to stop the puck? Jarry didn’t do that for them. Game 1 he did that but still gave up in my opinion, a bad goal. Game 2 was his best game and after that he didn’t do that good at all. Double OT game he had to be bailed out by Pittsburghs defence and they’re offence. They had so much time on the attack and stellar defence because they knew they needed the win and heavily outperformed the Islanders that game. Look deeper in to that game. Jarry had only faced 4 shots in the second, 6 shots in the 3rd and 7 shots in first OT. How was he “carrying” the team in to that game when his workload wasn’t close to being heavy? That’s where Pittsburgh had been giving themselves a chance. And then of course Jarry’s huge mistake which you keep ignoring costed them the game and series. You know how bad he was in that series? He was literally mocked by Islanders fans. His mistakes led to Islanders victories.
I love, the old you clearly didn't watch.....as if you're the only one who watches hockey games.
They had the offense going....but couldn't score right?
You realize they only need to lose 4 games to be out, two of them they were in OT didn't score, had plenty of time to but didn't.
One of them the forwards shot the team in the foot by putting the team on the PK. But you want to blame 2 PP goals against the goalie while they put up 1 goal that entire game.
There is no looking "deeper" into it than that. That's 75% of the problem right there.
No one said he carried the team either, I said he gave them a chance to win. That's true. They had chances to win. OT next goal wins.....no goal.
These are the difference in opinions of someone who played hockey and someone who watches.
18 skaters didn't perform, you blame the goalie.
They were free to put the puck in the net at any time during those 2 OT loses, they didn't. Period. That's the end of the conversation. Hockey isn't a defensive game. The best defense in hockey is offense, they didn't score.
They basically blew the 4-1 game by doing nothing with the puck and putting the goalie under the bus. But you want to blame him.
It's not that he "let" the islanders win. It's that the skaters didn't score.
PS. teams always mock the other team. How many times have pens fans mocked OV for the caps losing. It doesn't mean it was his fault. It's just easy target.