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<blockquote data-quote="Teflon Billy" data-source="post: 2906664" data-attributes="member: 264"><p>This is nonsense.</p><p></p><p>Makes me wonder how some folks make their living writing about sports.</p><p></p><p><strong>First</strong>: The "pressure" is off Naslund and Bertuzzi already. Our leading scorer last year was neither of them. It was 2nd line RW Anson Carter. His linemates Daniel and Henrik Sedin also had banner years. If Naslund and Bertuzzi are still under such enormous "pressure" that they need the wingers on the <em>third goddam line</em> to start scoring huge, then they should start looking for other work.</p><p></p><p>That said, the long-suspected "nagging injury" to Naslund and Bertuzzi's centre--Brendan Morrison--was confirmed during the off season and has been surgically dealt with. We are told he is 100% and I have no reason to think otherwise. of that whole line it's Morrison who consistently gives his whole effort every game. If he is back in fighting shape, Naslind and Betuzzi will most likley start plunking goals in.</p><p></p><p><strong>Second</strong>: Goaltender Dan Cloutier is, granted, made of cardboard. The guy has a history of going down with injuries late in the season. Now, credit where credit is due, his regualr season stats are comparable to those of Martin Brodeur...Cloutier, whatever he <em>isn't</em> is a star goalie.</p><p></p><p>Now, unfortunately, he has never been in a situation where he had a backup that the coach (the departed Mark Crawford) felt was reliable enough to throw in for even semi-important games. So by the time the end of the season rolled around, Cloutier was worn out and any backup had had effectively no experience during the season.</p><p></p><p>Cloutier's injury last year had one very slight silver lining: backup Alex Auld played a full schedule...and came through.</p><p></p><p>When Cloutier went down Auld was basically "Tossed into the deep end to see if he could swim"; though--given the division we play in--a more apt analogy might've been "thrown off a cliff to see if he could fly".</p><p></p><p>Turns out the kid can fly.</p><p></p><p>So now we have a historically semi-fragile superstar goalie, and a backup who could credibly play a regular schedule.</p><p></p><p>I'll go with that any day. If they give Auld some games, it'll keep Cloutier from getting run down before the playoffs. Everybody wins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teflon Billy, post: 2906664, member: 264"] This is nonsense. Makes me wonder how some folks make their living writing about sports. [B]First[/B]: The "pressure" is off Naslund and Bertuzzi already. Our leading scorer last year was neither of them. It was 2nd line RW Anson Carter. His linemates Daniel and Henrik Sedin also had banner years. If Naslund and Bertuzzi are still under such enormous "pressure" that they need the wingers on the [i]third goddam line[/i] to start scoring huge, then they should start looking for other work. That said, the long-suspected "nagging injury" to Naslund and Bertuzzi's centre--Brendan Morrison--was confirmed during the off season and has been surgically dealt with. We are told he is 100% and I have no reason to think otherwise. of that whole line it's Morrison who consistently gives his whole effort every game. If he is back in fighting shape, Naslind and Betuzzi will most likley start plunking goals in. [B]Second[/B]: Goaltender Dan Cloutier is, granted, made of cardboard. The guy has a history of going down with injuries late in the season. Now, credit where credit is due, his regualr season stats are comparable to those of Martin Brodeur...Cloutier, whatever he [i]isn't[/i] is a star goalie. Now, unfortunately, he has never been in a situation where he had a backup that the coach (the departed Mark Crawford) felt was reliable enough to throw in for even semi-important games. So by the time the end of the season rolled around, Cloutier was worn out and any backup had had effectively no experience during the season. Cloutier's injury last year had one very slight silver lining: backup Alex Auld played a full schedule...and came through. When Cloutier went down Auld was basically "Tossed into the deep end to see if he could swim"; though--given the division we play in--a more apt analogy might've been "thrown off a cliff to see if he could fly". Turns out the kid can fly. So now we have a historically semi-fragile superstar goalie, and a backup who could credibly play a regular schedule. I'll go with that any day. If they give Auld some games, it'll keep Cloutier from getting run down before the playoffs. Everybody wins. [/QUOTE]
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