Smashian Kassian Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Manny's game has deteriorated rapidly since his injury, regardless of whether it still affects him or not. I like Manny and loved what he brought to the rink, but he just isn't effective outside the faceoff dot anymore, and with the new rules about not using you hand to win draws, that aspect of his game may be on the way down too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Cute, you felt the need to make the distinction. Your post count is starting to make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Ignorant comment OV. May have looked "fine" in your opinion in a game agains Pittsburgh. Brain injuries, obviously not that simple. "TSN’s Darren Dreger is reporting that the move is just so Gardiner can adjust to the speed of the game. It’s not that Gardiner played poorly upon his return, but he definitely didn’t look like his normal self." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 No one seems to agree with me, but he is better than the player he was last year. He is still a great faceoff specialist, aswell as a great PKer. I've spent enough time and posts addressing this, so we will all just wait and see if he is better (than last year) mid-way through the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 tanev>gardiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Why hasn't Gardiner being assigned to the Marlies seen more discussion? I can't figure out why Gardiner would be sent down, he's a stud d-man, arguably in their top 2. I'm thinking something is going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Still ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Gardiner was fine in the game against Pitsburgh. You'd think Toronto media would have blown up if he was actually injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_trevor16 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Luongo to Cap chances increases.........but I don't think it a goalie problem...........something else is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The Caps are losing again tonight in NJ. Screws must be tightening a bit more on McPhee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 He is still capable of being a good 4th liner who is can be a great defensive specialist. He is far better conditioning and health wise than last year, he said his eye is almost just as good as before, it's no issue and unlike last year where he didn't get any time to train, he has had a summer of training, and wont be a step behind everyone throughout the entire year like last season, give the guy some time he will show his defensive skills. He probably won't be the 10/11 Manny, but once he knocks off the rust and gets going I could easily seem him as a great defensive 4th line center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Randy Carlyle said it was for a short conditioning stint as he'd been off for a while with the concussion. Said he'll be back very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Still ignorant. And your little snipe about my post count - yes, I've made nearly twice as many as you, but I've been on here more than twice as long as you have - so apparently you post with more frequency - if you have a problem with the quality of my posts, by all means, lead by example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The Caps are losing again tonight in NJ. Screws must be tightening a bit more on McPhee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The Canucks would have to lose a couple more LWs to injury before Tambellini would start to even make remote sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblix Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 But word is Neuvirth has been solid tonight, just because a team is losing it doesn't mean it's the goalie's fault. That's how we got in this situation to begin with! KatieStrangESPN #NJD Really good period so far for Michal Neuvirth. Guess Oates made the right decision in going back to him tonight And you can't fault him for the 2-0 goal when it's on a 5 on 3: KatieStrangESPN #NJD Devils convert on the 5-on-3 to make it 2-0. Elias puts back Zidlicky's rebound for a PPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblix Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Tambellini can play both wings. The fact that we have Weise as a third line winger shows that we don't have as much depth at wing as we thought. Tambellini has shown that he can play as a top 6 in short stints, Ebbett hasn't. That's why he would be much more valuable to us right now. Plus his ability in the shootout could end up winning us some games down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustNazzy Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yea, thanks could had used you earlier. Even if Toronto did make Gardiner available in a possible Luongo deal, we wouldn't necessarily need another LH D-man. I mean Ballard could of course be moved or bought out, but making Gardiner the centre piece while we are lacking in secondary scoring becomes counter intuitive. Anyways, I already wrote a lengthy post on why a TOR deal wouldn't work. Might as well continue the WAS speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru_Knyte Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Me while seeing the Caps losing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuretoMogilny Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I do think the Caps need a character change who knows what that would need but they need a lineup shakeup and get some warriors and leaders alongside Ovechkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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