So what do you do if you're the coach, with a super-short turnaround for tomorrow's game? Forsberg on nearly zero rest, and after a loss that kinda points to him, or Berubé, who is awful? Historically.
Anyway, tonight saw a better effort from the skaters, at least. They had moments of greatness and some of utter fecklessness, but so did Dallas.
The Anisimov line was deadly all night but were stepping on the puck a bit, their passes being just a tad off when they most needed to be spot-on. The same was true for DeBrincat; generally excellent but slightly out of sync, somehow, at the most crucial moments.
Tonight's Corsi numbers were not flattering for Forsling & Rutta but I'll suggest that they were better than what that indicates. Not at all perfect as they both had little bobbles that spun off into Dallas chances (and a GA for Faksa when Goose's failed stick check had him badly out of position) but they made their share of great plays, too, and Rutta was heroic in OT.
Surely a frustrating night for the team and especially for Anton Forsberg. The Faksa goal was possibly savable and he was schooled in the shootout by a couple of super-smart & extremely deceptive players but, otherwise, he outplayed his highly-rated counterpart, Ben Bishop. Yet, no result.
Stick him back in there tomorrow, give him a crack at getting it right. If it starts badly, well, there's always JF Berubé. Even if he is awful.
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