Tyler Kennedy
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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But Skinner has a presence, a veteran presence in net.
that we haven't had since Marc-Andre Fleury.
And that is so comforting, and I feel like the players feel it.
They hear him.
They respect what he says.
And that's big.
Like, what a trade.
Yeah, he went to the finals twice in a row.
You don't go to the finals twice in a row not being a good goalie.
Does he let some squeakers in?
Yeah, every goalie does.
But what he does is when we have a lead, I feel he plays better.
He doesn't let those simple goals go in.
He keeps everyone calm and collective like, hey, boys, we're the ones in the lead.
We're the one that control the play.
We determine the outcome, not the other way around where when Jari was in net, it was like, oh my God, we got a lead.
How do we hang on to it?
No, this guy has a presence about him.
And when you think of last year, what a nightmare, to be honest.
How many goals did they score on the first goal?