Taro T Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: That would involve trading for competent defensemen. Don’t hold your breath. He might even try to trade for a goalie without trade protection. Better D-men could help. But when they're healthy, they have 5 competent defenseman. Even w/ just 4 the bigger issue for giving up high danger chances is they are an offense 1st team right now. Even the good D-men are out for a lot of goals against. Fortunately they're also out for a #### ton of goals for too. Until defensively responsible play is emphasized, unless they have a true stud between the pipes they're going to give up a lot of goals. Better D-men would help w/ more W's (which is what really matters), counterintuitively not positive they'd really bring the GAA down nearly as much as you expect as long as the emphasis is still offense now & forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Taro T said: Better D-men could help. But when they're healthy, they have 5 competent defenseman. Even w/ just 4 the bigger issue for giving up high danger chances is they are an offense 1st team right now. Even the good D-men are out for a lot of goals against. Fortunately they're also out for a #### ton of goals for too. Until defensively responsible play is emphasized, unless they have a true stud between the pipes they're going to give up a lot of goals. Better D-men would help w/ more W's (which is what really matters), counterintuitively not positive they'd really bring the GAA down nearly as much as you expect as long as the emphasis is still offense now & forever. The Edm Oilers back in the day often left Grant Fuhr out to dry and he more often then not made the save. I love our up tempo style. It’s exciting and fun to watch, but that makes the need for top notch goaltending and some defensively responsible D even more imperative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: The Edm Oilers back in the day often left Grant Fuhr out to dry and he more often then not made the save. I love our up tempo style. It’s exciting and fun to watch, but that makes the need for top notch goaltending and some defensively responsible D even more imperative. We both agree that the team still needs improvements in net & on D among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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