The prevailing opinion among hockey fans in Detroit is that the Red Wings' goalie doesn’t win games, he merely loses them. He won’t win you a playoff series, but he sure will foul one up for you.
The goalie in the Winged Wheel is like the closer in the Old English D—he’s guilty until proven innocent. Then when he goes back out there, he has to prove his innocence all over again.
There have been more thankless jobs. The gallows executioner and the tax man come to mind. After that, I’m not so sure.
It happens every night after a Red Wings loss. Turn on talk radio and listen to the therapist of the night—also known as the host—talk the city from jumping off the Ambassador Bridge.
There might be a beef or two about the forwards not back checking or the scorers not scoring or the defensemen coughing the puck up. But those calls are just the opening act.
It all comes back to the goalie.
“Jimmy Howard? I wouldn’t let him play goalie for my kid’s Pee Wee team!”
“We’ll never win the Stanley Cup with this guy ...
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