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Rutherford Points To Canes Defensive Problems
by Paul on 01/25/08 at 11:30 AM ET
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from WRAL,
“Our goaltending is fine, especially with Cam. He’s going to have a great career,” Rutherford said. “He’s still developing that mental toughness.
“Our goalies are left alone a lot, probably more than any team in the league, where the whole system breaks down.”
Other teams, he said, get too many free shots at the Canes’ goal.
“Our goalies have kind of been hung out to dry,” Rutherford said. “They need more help from the team.”
Rutherford said Carolina needs more quickness and speed on defense.
“Our team is still missing what we’ve talked about for quite some time,” he said. “On our defense, we’ve got to be more mobile.”
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Mr. Rutherford, whose fault is it that the defense is old and slow and half of them have no-trade clauses? No upgrades have been made for 2 years.
I guess fans should cross their fingers and hope that they suddenly, somehow get quicker and play better.
Posted by Bubba from Raleigh, NC on 01/26/08 at 12:36 AM ET
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At least the Canes D-men make up for their lousy defense with great offense, right?
Nope, tied for 25th in defense scoring. But I’m sure they’re just underachieving.
Posted by shep from california on 01/25/08 at 10:34 PM ET