 While Cherry was adept at motivating the players, goaltending was still the team's weakness as Miron refused to replace Hardy Astrom, whom Cherry dubbed "The Swedish Sieve".Cherry recalled one game where his players had gotten ten shots on goal without scoring, but Astrom then conceded a goal from the opponent's first shot and so was yanked from net.The Rockies finished with 51 points, tied for the worst record in the league.