tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post8315568059070326226..comments2023-10-25T07:56:35.609-04:00Comments on Puck Over The Glass: In His Defense: Patrick Lalime.Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11187905529507918508noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-84103022310618335232010-07-11T07:32:37.033-04:002010-07-11T07:32:37.033-04:00Meg; I know exactly what you're saying about m...Meg; I know exactly what you're saying about making things too perfect. You can see it in the way they play that they're over analyzing so they in fact don't screw up but they tend to anyways; worse than they do in front of Miller. With the confidence level already being low and them trying to do that, a smart, winning team that does not make.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187905529507918508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-24451643731114881582010-07-11T02:13:15.664-04:002010-07-11T02:13:15.664-04:00It's been said, but Ruff's lack of confide...It's been said, but Ruff's lack of confidence in a backup is a big problem with Patty. The entire team DOES go to shit when he's in the net, and the entire fanbase does the same. how can someone play consistently when they only play when Ryan is absolutely Exhausted (and Ryan runs on energizer batteries). It's really impossible for Patty to be perfect, and that's not his fault. <br /><br />The only reason I often say that we should maybe have overlooked Patty is the fact that everyone gets so nervous in front of him. When he's on the stage, everyone is OVER performing, not playing their game (the game they play with Miller.) Ever been told to be PERFECT, because if you don't, things go to shit? Well...if you try to be perfect...things go to shit. There's an impossibility to rely on Patty for that fact is that the over performance leads for everyone to try to land that 'perfect' play and...that's when you have problems. KISS. Keep it Simple Stupid. For some reason that's what the sabres need...and it never works for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-83575542152741076062010-07-10T23:11:04.981-04:002010-07-10T23:11:04.981-04:00Especially with us having twenty-freaking-two back...Especially with us having twenty-freaking-two back to backs this year... good lord. He better learn how to use Patty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-36127429933809870762010-07-10T22:53:06.050-04:002010-07-10T22:53:06.050-04:00lefty; that's what Phil, I, and Ryan (from the...lefty; that's what Phil, I, and Ryan (from the Goose's Roost) were discussing at one point on Twitter. Lindy's incapability of using the backup goaltender is a major disadvantage of this team. Maybe if he were able to utilize them more often, Miller wouldn't have fatigue be a factor (ever) and he could perform better during a playoff stretch, or even nearing the end of the season.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187905529507918508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-86737349216362593742010-07-10T22:49:50.234-04:002010-07-10T22:49:50.234-04:00There were many different options out there for go...There were many different options out there for goaltending, and yes, there were better ones. I know how much you wanted the Moose on the team, and I would've loved it if maybe Ellis had a shot with the Sabres...to be honest, I thought Patty was retiring after this past season. A lot of us thought that, especially after the surgery.<br /><br />I'm so biased on this topic though because I really like Patty.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187905529507918508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-80573512517862754572010-07-10T22:49:11.637-04:002010-07-10T22:49:11.637-04:00It's also very hard for a back-up to gain conf...It's also very hard for a back-up to gain confidence when his coach only plays him like once every 3 weeks. I feel that Ruff doesn't have any confidence in Lalime, and that seems to rub off on the team. He hasn't trusted a backup since Biron. I don't know, I don't think that he handles back-ups very well. It's just so hard for a goalie to get into a groove when he barely plays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-40087867074663469972010-07-10T22:41:20.087-04:002010-07-10T22:41:20.087-04:00It may not just happen to him, but it does seem to...It may not just happen to him, but it does seem to only happen within the Sabres organization. Many other teams have back-up goaltenders who have had similar stats or just slightly inflated stats from the starter. <br /><br />This falls on Lindy and his inability to effectively rotate his goaltenders. He fails so hard at it.<br /><br />This also falls on Darcy who, knowing Patrick Lalime's reflexes are shot and how his hips are both bad, didnt' find the team a more suitable back-up. I understand they only wanted someone for one more year, but there were better options. Honestly, I see this signing as Darcy's only failure this free agency cuz even though I like Patty (and his career-long streak of EPIC masks), he's no longer a good goaltender.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262511603667786516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-75043753347641854902010-07-10T22:35:47.523-04:002010-07-10T22:35:47.523-04:00Differences of opinions totally accepted. I do agr...Differences of opinions totally accepted. I do agree in not inspiring confidence, but at the same time, how often has that happened with other backup goaltenders? I know it hasn't just happened to him. It just seems to happen a lot. The team has to find confidence within both the starter and backup in some shape or form.<br /><br />It just makes me wonder if the third time is really a charm and things will change.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187905529507918508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-22380479006082682932010-07-10T22:29:48.678-04:002010-07-10T22:29:48.678-04:00I differ in opinion with you that he's a great...I differ in opinion with you that he's a great goaltender because he hasn't even been good consistently for a long time. I think a lot of losses are to be pinned on him AND the skaters because he doesn't inspire confidence in his teammates like Miller does and it results in the entire team going to crap.<br /><br />They can talk all they want, but Lalime needs to inspire them as much on the ice as much as he inspires Miller. Miller respects and has the guy's back, on and off the ice. But everyone else? Save for the Chicago and Pittsburgh games, it doesn't feel like they have Lalime's back at all. And until they do, Lalime is going to keep getting credited with lossesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262511603667786516noreply@blogger.com