Goalie Questions

As of this writing, the Columbus Blue Jackets just tied the series with the Pittsburgh Penguins at two.  An interesting dynamic here is that the winning team has had to make a comeback from being down 3-1 at some point in the game to eventually win 4-3.  One can say that neither Sergei Bobrovsky nor Marc-Andre Fleury have established themselves as the rock for their respective teams in goal.  However, Fleury's issues are now reaching into the third straight playoff season.

In 2012, Fleury was rocked in the opening round series against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Penguins' early exit.  2013 saw the Penguins make the Conference Finals, but it was Tomas Vokoun that had to clean up after Fleury.  This year, in an attempt to prove that his playoff yips are behind him, he has yet to do so, as he's been on the wrong end of meltdowns twice and the Penguins' offense has had to bail him out in the other two games this series.  Currently, the Penguins are hoping that Fleury can rediscover his form and fast because their back-ups are an untested Jeff Zatkoff and Vokoun, who has not played in a Pittsburgh uniform at all this season due to a health scare.  It may very well be a quick exit for the Penguins, and it appears that Fleury, fair or not, will be shouldering much of the blame.