We are officially two games into a season that already has the feel of what last season brought us. With nine goals against in these two games, is it fair to criticize Corey Crawford’s play already? In a way, yes, it is fair to be criticizing Crawford for the way he has played so far. However, to solely blame him for these two losses would be downright ignorant.
Nine goals on 72 shots for a .875 save percentage and 4.62 goals-against average aren’t the numbers you’d see from a guy who is, and absolutely should be, considered an elite goaltender.