To say Jake Allen has struggled recently would be an understatement. He’s been pulled three times in his last five games. Last night he allowed three goals on 15 shots. The previous game against the Bruins, he allowed 3 goals on 11 shots. Hitch put him back in the net because Allen’s the starter. To summarize his pre-game comments, Hitchcock wanted Allen to get back on the horse and work out his issues.
That didn’t happen.
“This is really on the athlete. There’s times in your young career where you just said you’ve had enough and then you’ve got to go turn it around the other way,” Hitchcock said of Allen’s struggles.