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MikeyD

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  1. This is the first game Green used his timeout somewhat effectively and hey surprise, it turned the team around. Whowouldathunkit?
  2. And on paper that's what this team is designed to do. It's a strategy that works but we never get in on the forecheck to recover the pucks. We get it in behind, send one guy in (if we're lucky, and then the other 2 forwards change lines) and then they don't hit because he has no support behind him to make the hit and then before you know it the puck is being skated out into the neutral zone. We had a forecheck at the beginning of the season, it's absolutely gone now. If there was still a forecheck we wouldn't complain about losing games.
  3. I really don't understand the JB hate out of nowhere. We were all thrilled with his off season signings. This team is actually pretty decent on paper it's just that hardly anybody is playing up to their potential. And I believe that's on coaching. This team should be a possession team. We have a lot of great forecheckers, some good hitters, some guys with great hands and yet you never see the team play with possession. Quinn Hughes who is a possession fiend is even doing stupid things like dropping the puck back when there's 2 guys behind him with 2 of his own players ahead of him. That's a 3 on 2, bud. In games we win, our defense activates and pinches along the wall, in games we lose, we back off the line and allow entry into the zone. We're ALWAYS sending pucks in deep with absolutely nobody or low support to go retrieve them. We are literally giving the puck to the other team over and over and over in a game. Positionally for the most part we play well, but that's at the cost of actually putting in the effort to grind the puck back. And don't even get me started on formations in the offensive zone. We always seem to have plays where 3 of our forwards are all in the same corner cycling in the worlds smallest cycle zone, we set up on the powerplay with no pass in the middle of the ice, so our only two options are down low away from the net and up at the point. Why? We always give the puck back to the point and then we never have a guy in position in time for the screen. Brock Boeser is afraid to bring the puck close to the circle on the powerplay. He refuses to go backdoor. There's absolutely no movement on the powerplay to pull guys out of position. All of the fundamentals of hockey are being thrown out the window. Movement, adding shape to rushes, playing east-west, forcing the puck on the forecheck into clustered areas, etc. are all absent with this team. If I'm a coach I'm getting angry if I'm seeing this on a constant basis. It seriously looks as if they're intentionally told not to hit because it'll get you out of position and to always support along the walls just in case somebody is run out of options. The only coaching aspect that I've actually thought has been good this year is the back checking from the forwards. That's it.
  4. On paper Vegas was a weak team year one. Get out of here. Gallant took that team over the top and continues to do so.
  5. What about the Canucks spells playoff level hockey to you? They haven't even been physical as a team in over a month.
  6. I finally finished watching 90% of the Russia/CHL series. Podkolzin was either great or looked really off. He has moments of absolute brilliance where he commands the game and puts the team on his shoulders or he has games where it looks like he can't make a 15 foot pass. He plays like a playmaker, a sniper, a powerforward and a grinder depending on the game. Overall I'd classify him as a two-way forward (but sometimes he gets burned for over committing at poor times). He's still a couple years away but when he's given ice, I feel he's very good but when it's taken away he really forces his way to make more ice when sometimes he has better options. As I already knew, he has average IQ, great hands, decent shot but he doesn't lack drive and that's something I think will help him out in the long run if he manages to put the game together. He has the potential to be amazing and he also has the potential to bust out. Gonna be real interesting to see how he plays in a couple years. Hopefully he continues to get lots of ice time to really hone his craft. Fun to watch, nonetheless.
  7. That's because no star players are willing to take a pay cut anymore. Look at Boston. Consistently good. Their top players are paid like 2nd liners FFS.
  8. Hey thanks man! I wasn't playing in net though tonight. On the plus side, my username is relavent now.
  9. Could we not make personal attacks? Jesus this hit a little close to home...
  10. "We're a young team and I thought we had a good third. They're a tough team who plays fast hockey and they're tough to deal with." - Green
  11. Nah when you're his size you look around and under haha.
  12. Benn needs to block or get a stick on that one. That's ultra weak defending.
  13. Eh I thought it was the right call. Clearly swung his stick around and swept the feet out haha
  14. I'm making a bold prediction right now. Dipietro will be a #1 goalie before Demko is a #1 goalie (consistently, not just actually playing the position, but playing as a true #1 goalie). I also say that knowing Demko is super close. The only reason I think it's even a bold prediction is because his size might screw him over but from a technical standpoint he's been phenomenal this year.
  15. That's like saying Horvat has been consistent though. Neither player has. They both have been taking advantage of weak teams though. I must say Boeser is more consistent than Bo this year when it comes to good play however.
  16. Yeah I think if we saw Green getting pissed at his players for not hustling on forechecks we'd give him a lot more leeway. But as of now we just smile and nod for when he uses his timeouts after a game is already lost mentally.
  17. The Grinch is playing big and technical. Love it.
  18. We play desperate when we need to. The guys haven't had it hammered into their heads that they need to press when they're tied or winning.
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