Johan Hedberg's latest debacle — a five-goal mess in Carolina over two periods — is yet another sign that Peter DeBoer must sit the goalie now.
The guy looks defeated and has absolutely no confidence. And it seems he's psychologically lost right now.
The fourth and fifth goals he gave up (fifth one shown in photo) were putrid. Both were goals that an average goalie would have and should have stopped. And right now, Hedberg, 39, is anything but unordinary.
And it's quite sad, too, because he started the season off magnificently, a mere extension of the excellent year he had last year.
This is the first time since he's been coach that I've questioned DeBoer. He already announced Hedberg will play Sunday. But DeBoer had better be careful. As my good buddy Tom O'Connell noted on Twitter earlier, Lou Lamoriello has fired coaches for a lot less than what is going on with this goaltender situation.
And I wouldn't put it past Lou to fire DeBoer if he feels the coach has lost the team — and it sure seems that way now.
That, my friends, would be the biggest shame — but it's also the biggest reality right now.
Moose must be benched — soon — before it's too late to save the coach's future here.
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