As spotty as the goaltending has been this season, I don’t think there have been that many nights where you could say that the goalie’s play led directly to a loss. This, however, was one such night.
Ty Conklin flat out did not provide the kind of goaltending that gives a team a chance to win. In fact, he torpedoed two separate comeback attempts by failing in two basic aspects of goaltending: communication with the skaters, and holding the post.
Was it the best game of the season for the rest of the team? No, but it was a winnable one, aside from Conks’ mental errors.
More tomorrow.