I was not happy that Allen escaped IR time. As always I hope the best for him as a human, but as a hockey player....
Allen was terrible again last night. But of course it has become chic to defend him and write apologias for his dismal play.
We all have tough days at work or ruts in life but this guy has been one of the NHL's worst netminders for a l9ng while. When he has a hot stretch it is a mirage. As Jammer pointed out he struggles with traffic. As I have said much of it is mental. You can see it now as he tends to over react to plays and finds himself out of position.
JayBo still looks at best a third pairing, while Gunnar looked like more solid option to take his ice time.
Thomas looked better as did Fabbri. Sundqvist had some beautiful shots. Perron is underrated, often making key plays that lead to goals without hitting the scoresheet.
- BluemanGuruu
Allen did let a couple soft ones in, but he held down the fort in the 3rd for sure. So glad to have Fabbri back! I was worried he wouldn't look good, but Fabbri, Thomas, and Sundqvist really exposed their 4th line!