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Originally Posted by BlueG2
It's the nature of the beast, the position of goaltending... Comes with the territory.. I can't remember the last time I blamed a goalie for losing a hockey game for us...Nor do I remember the last time I was blamed, as goalie, for losing a game for my team. Player's will never blame a goalie for losing, like fans do.
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Just because no one blames you for the loss does not mean you didn't play poorly.
I've played a few times where the goalie let in terrible goals and clearly lost the game for our team, but no one says anything to the goalie.
It's easy to say the defense played poorly or offense didn't play well because they're a unit and you're not singling anyone out per se. But, as a goalie it's only you. So it is extremely rare for someone to say the goalie was weak. People generally feel bad for singling players out.. Unless you're JR.