Philip Grubauer Looking Dominant
It’s so hard to judge goalies at training camp or practice. A goalie’s lot is a hard one in those situations. The focus is usually on the skaters’ drills, with the goalie just being an afterthought.
They do get one-on-one time with goalie coaches, but that still doesn’t tell you much about how they’re doing.
Well, in-game situations such as represented in preseason games give us a chance to see how the goalie is looking.
In the case of Philipp Grubauer, I’d like to see him being a brick wall. Preseason games don’t count, but in just a couple weeks we’re going to be watching the games that do count.
As of right now, the Colorado Avalanche have a clutch of rookies at the goalie position:
- Philipp Grubauer (rookie starter)
- Pavel Francouz (rookie)
- Adam Werner (AHL rookie)
- Hunter Miska (AHL contract)
- Trent Miner (unsigned)
That’s not what I call goalie depth. I’d feel a lot more confident if I saw a dominant Grubauer. Oh, and I’d like to see some really good play from rookie Pavel Francouz. Because a starting goalie can’t play 82 games.