Ninetyfourgoalie 168 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Nearly halfway through the season the Ottawa Lynx find themselves sitting at a disappointing third place in the North American Conference. Despite a 22-5-3 record, the Wild and Blades are handily ahead of Ottawa and are overshadowing the team that was expected to be this year's Yukon Rush. While it is always easy to say it's a team effort and that everyone has to pick it up, it's hard to blame anyone on the Lynx aside from goaltender Soren Douffet. The Lynx defense is doing their job, allowing just over 22 shots per game. To put that into perspective, only the Wild and Red Wolves join the Lynx in allowing less than 30 shots per game and the Wild, who are second best in the league in this category, give up five more shots per game than the Lynx yet have allows more than a goal less per game. And it's not like Douffet isn't getting support from his offense. The Lynx are scoring more than 5 goals per game and have scored more than all but three teams in the league. They are controlling possession and dominating in just about every game they play. But, with a league-worst .851 save percentage, Douffet is Ottawa's weak link and preventing the team from being the threat many envisioned prior to the season. Until Douffet can prove he can be a solid VHLM goaltender, he will be the scapegoat for a season that ends in anything other than a Founder's Cup for the Lynx, and rightfully so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball 453 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Damn thrown right under that big old septa bus. kareykoala 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kareykoala 62 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Shit son. Time for a in-team fight? Edited August 10, 2014 by eQuilibrium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninetyfourgoalie 168 Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 I just needed something to write about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kareykoala 62 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Write about how awesome Erikson is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,536 Posted August 10, 2014 Admin Share Posted August 10, 2014 SHL sucks is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins 3,617 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Too much truth in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spangle 49 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Ninetyfourgoalie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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