The general consensus of the fan base is that Tarasov will be the goalie of the future. The sad reality is he just can’t stay healthy and that usually doesn’t get better during players careers, it only gets worse. How do you see the goalie situation playing out?
by JawnWickinThe3rd
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Don’t need a goalie if you always have an empty net
A strong defense can hide sub par goalie play which is where we are trending right now
To be fair, how many times has Elvis been out sick or injured this season? Seems like it’s been non-stop.
The passing of Kivlenieks really messed up the goalie pipeline
Considering how many talented goalies are in this draft we really do need to use a pick to get another this year into the pipeline as they take so long to develop
Idk, Bob had some pretty serious injury struggles early on here, he bounced back.
1) Nothing is written, regarding endemic injuries and subpar goalie play
2) Ivanov is playing out of his fucking mind right now in the KHL in his first year
3) Good goalies are substantially better easier to get ahold of on the UFA market than any other position player
We’ll be ok
Our goalie situation will play out as follows: we either get better defensively as a team and our goalie problem will appear to magically solve itself *or* our defense will stay the same and anything short of putting a walrus in net won’t keep the puck from crossing the line.
Korpi went from a respectably pedestrian .911, 3.17 to a shockingly good .929, 1.77 overnight. He hasn’t lost a single game in regulation and he is putting up the best numbers of his entire career. He didn’t get better at goalie he just finally had a team that was capable of keeping the puck out of their own zone. If we can play team defense and win the possession battle then our goalie issues will solve themselves.
bring korpi back for like 3 years at 3 or 4 aav. Elvis is a mess anyways and Tarasov could be goof but the kitty is still out and both have injury issues
The “general consensus” on this sub really seems all over the place. Elvis, Tarasov, whoever; the writing on the wall isn’t crystal clear for our goalies.
Give it time. I’d be more concerned about developing our defensive core and figuring out who to draft in the top five this year.
Carter hart….