tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post7431175620662700110..comments2024-03-29T04:16:09.370-04:00Comments on Mondesi's House: THE NEWSmondesishousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196483886553780303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-61941393224424451722009-05-15T17:45:00.000-04:002009-05-15T17:45:00.000-04:00Fluery playing the puck behind the net is what Goa...Fluery playing the puck behind the net is what Goaltenders are supposed to do. He's just not particularly good at it. <br /><br />He should get better at it, not stop doing it.<br /><br />Fluery has helped to get us this far, he comes up big in big games, and he is a premiere goalie in the NHL.<br /><br />Is he the best, right now, or overall in the league, or ever?? No. Is he going through a bit of a rough patch (I stress a "BIT")? Yes. But that's hockey.<br /><br />He'll be fine, we'll be fine, and the next series will NOT be lost on Goaltending alone. Plus, I think Fluery might be better than Ward for a game or two. Lest we forget Game 5 against Detroit. <br /><br />Go Pens.jmarinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259942185679723931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-64094190186492919472009-05-15T14:01:00.000-04:002009-05-15T14:01:00.000-04:00I agree with the statements about Fleury, he has a...I agree with the statements about Fleury, he has an abundance of raw talent but I am not so certain that his focus is always sharp as it could be.We need more out of him than we got against the Craps. He makes some ridiculous saves, but a lot of time it's because he is out of position. He does seem to step it up at the right times and there are a lot more factors than just his play that go into the other team scoring.<br /><br />He reminds me of a cartoon.BurressWithButterflywingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466557816631165674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-51108594134619711822009-05-15T12:52:00.000-04:002009-05-15T12:52:00.000-04:00PENS in 4? 5? 6? 7?PENS in 4? 5? 6? 7?Jeff_King_Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359850363840690509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-24234786258955312932009-05-15T12:00:00.000-04:002009-05-15T12:00:00.000-04:00Fleury needs to refrain from leaving the crease an...Fleury needs to refrain from leaving the crease anymore unless he really has to. His happy feet have led to too many costly mistakes playing the puck behind the net, especially when a defensemen was close enough to handle it himself.<br /><br />Maybe they can put a shock collar on him that gives him a jolt whenever he strays too far from the crease.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-85068980493587247032009-05-15T10:59:00.000-04:002009-05-15T10:59:00.000-04:00"Playoff goaltending is about big saves, not stats..."Playoff goaltending is about big saves, not stats.." is just Madden's way of finding a reason to praise a favorite player of his.<br /><br />Too much group-think conclusions are being repeated about Fleury's stop on Ovechkin early in Game 7. For sure it was a great save, but to claim a save made at the 1 minute mark of first period made all the difference in the game is nonsense. For all we know, the only difference if he had not made that save was that the final score would have been 6-3 instead of 6-2.<br /><br />On average, Fleury is playing good but not great in goal. You can't just look at the great saves he has made and pretend all of the soft goals don't matter. He's capable of some truly amazing performances (game 4 against the Flyers) as well as some bad games (game 6 against the Caps).<br />He has great athletic ability which frequently saves his bacon, but he needs to be more committed to technique in order to develop the consistency that he needs.SantoGoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687298578734437781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-22645010668905313862009-05-15T09:54:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:54:00.000-04:00Bring on the Canes; should be a tough one. They ar...Bring on the Canes; should be a tough one. They are experienced at playoff hockey unlike the Craps and Cryers.<br /><br />By the way it looks like the 'Stache has to start laying down the law.okel dokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034193951055275779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-25668361694208693432009-05-15T09:34:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:34:00.000-04:00@#1: They had already given out the Subway Sandwic...@#1: They had already given out the Subway Sandwich of the game before that play occurred.Billkammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251361958310029730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-43909083391208336162009-05-15T02:46:00.000-04:002009-05-15T02:46:00.000-04:00why they didn't make the Ovechkin hit on Backstrom...why they didn't make the Ovechkin hit on Backstrom the Subway sandwich of the game is beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com