I thought on the first goal, Boucher was technically sound. The puck got redirected in the slot, and he made a kick save sending the puck towards the boards. The problem was that he didn’t have enough momentum on the puck because his body was going the other way with the initial shot, and the puck was slowed down by the redirection, so it wound up going five feet to the side instead of all the way to the boards. Just sort of a bad luck play.

The second goal was a rebound from a hard shot and he kicked the rebound into the slot. Thats the only one he has responsibility for. You want him to do better with controlling that puck.

The third one is silly to expect him to make the save. JVR has to cover that man or at least give Parent a heads up that Antropov is coming if JVR is just going to stand flatfooted in the slot.

The fourth one Boucher gets bonus points for stopping the breakaway, because thats not something you expect. It wasn’t even a rebound, the puck was just dead in the crease, Bouch even had his blocker on top of it but couldn’t get the glove there. The Flyers skaters just got outworked.

The fifth one not a goalie in the NHL is going to stop.

I’d say Bouch did exactly what was he’s supposed to do: stopped all the shots he could’ve, made one or two clutch saves, and got beat by a bunch of high-quality chances. He played like what he is: A backup goaltender in the NHL.

I need some help from Pronger, Giroux and JVR tonight in my fantasy hockey playoffs. I expect a big game, damnit. I wouldn’t even have Giroux or JVR inserted into my lineup, but I need some points at the cost of +/- loss.

Currently ahead of my opponent 6-5, with three categories tied. (Both assistsand goals are tied, so this is big……!) Possibly 500$ riding on those three Flyers….. much closer than I expected it to be this week.