Hmm... typical.
I'll just say that as a fan that made no secret about disagreeing on the trade of Tuuka Rask for Andrew Raycroft, that I do not at all put any blame on the slide that the Leafs had had on him.
Very little has been his fault in my opinion, seeing as how time and time again after every loose assignment in front of the net, every breakway that occurred, all the 2-on-1's and 3-on-2's.
Yes, some of those are bound to happen any night, but the extenet that the Toronto Maple Leafs have let it happen is almost sad to watch, and I will not blame Raycroft for that.
Has he let in a few weak ones? Sure. Last night's GWG is one... but what about the other ones?
The screened shots, the tip-ins from his own d-men and such.
The back-to-back losses to Ottawa sticks out the most, as he played very well in the 1st, and average in the 2nd game... yet they ended in blowouts.
It seems like the team is falling back into the habit of having the goalies bail the team out, which I can't say is a surprise.
Raycroft, for the most part, has been quite solid for the team. Last week's loss to the Senators was an example of his play. Unfortunately, somehow the loss was his fault because of the weak OT goal, but what about the GTG? Ever Kelly, the player who scored it was shocked and said he expected 3 guys on him in that stage of the game (down 1 goal with over 2 minutes left to play).
Yet it's his fault? Why? Because he's not liked as much as a McCabe, or an Ian White, both being the cause of many goals.
It's things like that make me shake my head. I think the fans in the build should start watching the whole game for once.
I'll just say that as a fan that made no secret about disagreeing on the trade of Tuuka Rask for Andrew Raycroft, that I do not at all put any blame on the slide that the Leafs had had on him.
Very little has been his fault in my opinion, seeing as how time and time again after every loose assignment in front of the net, every breakway that occurred, all the 2-on-1's and 3-on-2's.
Yes, some of those are bound to happen any night, but the extenet that the Toronto Maple Leafs have let it happen is almost sad to watch, and I will not blame Raycroft for that.
Has he let in a few weak ones? Sure. Last night's GWG is one... but what about the other ones?
The screened shots, the tip-ins from his own d-men and such.
The back-to-back losses to Ottawa sticks out the most, as he played very well in the 1st, and average in the 2nd game... yet they ended in blowouts.
It seems like the team is falling back into the habit of having the goalies bail the team out, which I can't say is a surprise.
Raycroft, for the most part, has been quite solid for the team. Last week's loss to the Senators was an example of his play. Unfortunately, somehow the loss was his fault because of the weak OT goal, but what about the GTG? Ever Kelly, the player who scored it was shocked and said he expected 3 guys on him in that stage of the game (down 1 goal with over 2 minutes left to play).
Yet it's his fault? Why? Because he's not liked as much as a McCabe, or an Ian White, both being the cause of many goals.
It's things like that make me shake my head. I think the fans in the build should start watching the whole game for once.
