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  1. I was somewhat curious why Hughes didn’t skate down one of the walls considering they were over pursuing up top. Excited to see what adjustments we make.
  2. Vegas wanted the puck a lot more than us last night and the outcome showed. We can deal with their relentless puck pressure but it will require all of our players providing a lot more puck support. They are sending multiple guys to pucks, we can counter with some simple outlets. Good game by Vegas last night Now it’s up to us to learn from the game.
  3. The main difference I see between the blues and the knights is the knights will be hungrier for the cup. Our momentum is now being battle tested against two teams that are tough to play against. Our high end skill Petey & Hughes is better than theirs. Goaltending is at worst a wash. Depth is close. Really excited for the series.
  4. Keep control of the puck make them work hard to obtain possession. Get pucks to net and get a few greasy ones if we need them. Time to close the show.
  5. Given there are a decent number of high end goalies at ufa it will be a high risk game of musical chairs some will get paid well and a few are going to get severely discounted if they are not well positioned early in free agency.
  6. Free agents are going to have a hard time getting both dollars and term. In this environment who knows what the 2021 season will look like. The bottom feeders make take on some dollars but they will be careful with expansion looming as well. Not often has it been advantage team on ufa’s but this is it. Also if you were 30 years old made some decent dollars in your career would you honestly sign in Ottawa Buffalo or Detroit? The character guys won’t and if they do we didn’t want them anyway.
  7. We controlled the puck and possession so much better tonight. Keep that up and I don’t think they can compete with our skill
  8. Those glasses are both no more than 35% full. I’m going to politely ask that you either add a little more water to each cup or delete that negativity completely.
  9. On the power play in the 1st game or two when the confidence was high he moved the puck around quickly and the open player took the shot. We seemed to bog down the last few games looking for the perfect shot. All 5 guys on the first power play are very talented just need to keep it simple and get pucks to the net and they will get more than their share of goals.
  10. I also think there is that wobbling buy in from jake about what kind of nhl player we wants to be vs what will maximize his effectiveness where coaching is guiding him. Obvious talent in terms of speed, strength and shot. Sometimes gets to play up in the lineup but seems to struggle finding the soft spots on the ice to get his game off. This is where the issue of buy in from Jake comes in he just needs to simplify his game use his speed be tough on the opponents d and he can be an effective player. Sometimes you can see him watching the play compared to the top guys are thinking one step ahead. Seemed to be coming around in the regular season but playoffs have been somewhat stalled again.
  11. As much as the second half of last nights game was a let down the outcome really came down to the blues special teams out performing ours which was the opposite in game 1. The goal scoring at 5-5 will continue to be pretty even and the series will come down to who can execute on special teams
  12. So if the league folds or loses franchises would a government support have been warranted considering there will be future lost federal revenue in terms of gst collected on tickets, merchandise food and beverage and income tax on player and other employee salaries. Even one year of these revenues gets to what the final ask of the league was. We don’t need to play football but the contributions to the Canadian economy of this league are very real.
  13. Hey if we can overcome the officiating and the blues we will know it’s our time!
  14. A lot went wrong on the ot goal. One of the wingers needed to take Hughes spot at the blue line. Arguably Stecher needEd to read he was all lone and needed to protect the middle of the ice. It was probably a trickle down from the pk as elder and Tanev I believe had been out together on the pk so we ran with a pairing of stech and Hughes so the chemistry isn’t quite the same. Guys just need to keep on playing in the way that made them successful don’t get away from the good things we were doing. I thought St. Louis committed to getting pucks to the net and sending multiple guys to go try and get a “greasy one”. We had lots of shots that produced rebounds didn’t see a lot of bodies getting to the net. We need to get there tonight!
  15. Agreed Boeser is working hard. Some of the puck bobbles seem to be more of a confidence issue which is a little strange given his play vs minny. His shot in ot was dangerous and was awfully close to giving us a 3-0 lead. Like our chances tonight.
  16. Probably prefer the 4th line doesn’t go head to head with the O’Reilly line anymore
  17. More emphasis on puck control in their end of the rink let’s push it to help out the back end boys!
  18. Just depends on the nature of the injury. I had a pretty knarly ankle sprain and wore a boot for a week. Probably would have been a 4 week recovery outside of a boot but I was able to get back to my activity at about 70 percent in a week and was 80-90 percent within 2-3 weeks. Obviously pro athletics is different but they have physio specialists to help these guys expedite recovery. We don’t know what TT is dealing with but given our depth no need to rush his return.
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