Multiple issues and problems with this theory, or hope, of Allen coming around to be just basic dependable. And believe me, I have been there and done that with him too.
One he has a history, mainly each and every year he has played, where the crap caves in on him out of the blue and no time I can recall where he turns it around in a couple of games or even weeks. He goes into the spin and spins and spins and spins. His bad mechanics can be spotted a mile away, leaving him flopping around like a fish out of water. Goals are scored from every where and there's no strength to any part of his game when he gets into this funk. Near post, far post, 5 hole or can't get back from god knows where ever he is. And those softies. Oh my.
Secondly and to me more importantly, because we are talking about fixing the above, the guy doesn't own up. 90% of the time at post game, he has reasons for everything, and half of that time it's about other players or how good the other team is. So I don't know how a guy gets better or turns things around more quickly when he can't admit he has issues keeping the basic fundamentals to be a #15 type goalie but rather instead continues to dwell on his periods of great play. This is a real live character issue.
Lastly, even when playing well enough, he pretty much will break down in the play offs, usually even within just one series, but he has never sustained good decent play in any post season I can recall.
A team needs a goalie to steal some games. And carry some off nights and just be dependable. You need a goalie team mates want to win for. A guy who comes through in the clutch when play offs come around.
I dunno. Is he 1 for 5 there? 2 for 5?? I see three strikes either way.
Johnson is supposedly a good potential back up. Bad last year, great the year before, so who knows.
Husso has said he'd prefer to stay down and play rather than ride pine and watch. I like that thinking. He seems to know what he needs. This kid looks like he's 12 years old but he is coming off some great stuff last year. Yeo and DA should maybe grant that request and when he comes up, as he will, let him have the reins because I'd rather give him the reps and watch that than Allen flopping around for another month missing the points this teams going to need to be competitive.
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