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3/29 GDT : Red Wings 4 at Islanders 5

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There is aggressive and then there is overly aggressive, which is what Mrazek is. Plus he doesn't have Quick's reflexes. Ones he comes down he'll be a better goalie.

I'm in the minority here, but I don't want to see Mrazek tone it back. I think its easy to blame the aggressiveness because if the puck goes in when he's out far, it looks much worse than when the puck goes in when he's deep in the net. His problem is, if he's going to play aggressive, he needs to have solid rebound control, and that's usually what gets him in trouble. Goal 2 is a good example of this. His aggressive positioning contributed to him making the first save. The shooter didn't have much option but to put it into Mrazek because the angle was cut down so far. But Mrazek had no rebound control, and he put the puck right into the path of the only open guy on the ice. I've seen this exact situation happen to him before. But overall, his aggressive nature has been more beneficial than not.

Anyway, Mrazek is showing today what he's showed all season long: he's not a number one goalie yet, and if the Wings want to get past the second round in the playoffs, our best bet is that Howard somehow regains his pre-injury form. I think that's more likely than Mrazek gaining 2-3 years of NHL experience in three weeks, at least. But unfortunately neither Howard nor Mrazek seem capable of taking that step.

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I'm in the minority here, but I don't want to see Mrazek tone it back. I think its easy to blame the aggressiveness because if the puck goes in when he's out far, it looks much worse than when the puck goes in when he's deep in the net. His problem is, if he's going to play aggressive, he needs to have solid rebound control, and that's usually what gets him in trouble. Goal 2 is a good example of this. His aggressive positioning contributed to him making the first save. The shooter didn't have much option but to put it into Mrazek because the angle was cut down so far. But Mrazek had no rebound control, and he put the puck right into the path of the only open guy on the ice. I've seen this exact situation happen to him before. But overall, his aggressive nature has been more beneficial than not.

Anyway, Mrazek is showing today what he's showed all season long: he's not a number one goalie yet, and if the Wings want to get past the second round in the playoffs, our best bet is that Howard somehow regains his pre-injury form. I think that's more likely than Mrazek gaining 2-3 years of NHL experience in three weeks, at least. But unfortunately neither Howard nor Mrazek seem capable of taking that step.

I don't disagree, but Mrazek is way too aggressive. It would be fine if he had Hasek's or Quick's reflexes but he doesn't. So if he tones it down a bit, not a lot, but a bit. We'll see a much more consistent goalie.

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