Hockey
Milic thrown to the wolves
7 minute read Yesterday at 8:48 PM CSTRALEIGH, N.C. — Poor Thomas Milic. He never really stood a chance.
The 22-year-old goaltender, making his NHL debut on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, was thrown to the wolves by a spiralling Winnipeg Jets team that suddenly can’t score, defend… or win.
A 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes would have actually been much worse if not for Milic, who stopped 31 of 35 shots he faced and deserved better. Thanks entirely to him, this was actually a 1-1 game with less than nine minutes to play until the Jets completely imploded.
However, it wasn’t just the foul finish that had head coach Scott Arniel fuming as he spoke with the Free Press outside the team’s room at Lenovo Center.
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