serge 904 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 They aren't very fun to watch right now though. This reminds me of 08/09 a bit. The team just sucked under Therrien. Not sure if the coach is the problem, but I'd replace him before I traded a forward away, unless it was the price to significantly shore up the defense, which is horrid at moving the puck. I think a lot of people believe they should fire the coach..Mainly due to the Power play, which boasts one of the top PP units in history of NHL...Not too much of an exaggaration..Tough to do anything when the team when on a huge roll though. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Zach would know this.....wasnt the PP also surprisingly bad under Bylsma? At least I recall 1/2 years like that, where the team would score 5 on 5, but couldnt on PP. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Unfortunately the pick is protected..If the Pens miss playoffs it goes to next year...Which I think is protected again..So technically I have to hope the Pens do bad, but not too bad... Dont think its a scandal..I love seeing emotion from NHL players.. Oh yeah, this team SHOULD be pissed off. I'd rather see that than moping about. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Zach would know this.....wasnt the PP also surprisingly bad under Bylsma? At least I recall 1/2 years like that, where the team would score 5 on 5, but couldnt on PP. Hmm, they had good years, I think. They started last year like crazy on the PP before leveling out, under Johnston. I dunno, middle of the pack by the end? I'll look it up. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 9th last year. 1st in Bylsma's last year. 2nd the year before. 6th the year before. (11/12) 23rd in 10/11 (was this the year Sid and Geno each missed at least half a season?) 21st in Bylsma's first full season. 20th the year they won the Cup, Therrien/Bylsma's split. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 10/11 was the year Sid played 41, Geno played 43, Staal played 42. Top 3 centred each missing half a season, yikes. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Their power play does suck. And so does their offense, right now. They aren't getting ANY odd man rushes, or breakaways/partial breakaways because they employ (under Johnston) a swing type of breakout/attack. Leaves too much time for the other team to get back and in position, and negates the lethal quality of that offense. I think if you look, you'll find at least 5 (Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, Kunitz, maybe Cullen?) guys that have scored 30 or more, another bunch (Dupuis, Cole, Fehr, Perron, etc) that have scored 20 or more. That gives you, on most nights, a pretty lethal offense with two good rookies (Sprong/Bennett) in the mix. So the talent is there. The system is not. And that may be a product of realizing their defense is pretty bad, so they hang low in their own zone. Maybe it's a necessary evil, I don't know. But my guess is, with guys hanging around like Lemieux and Jacques Martin, not to mention Recchi and Tocchet, that the conversation will turn to changing the system. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Carolina ranks second in NHL in Corsi for %. Los Angeles Carolina Washington St. Louis Nashville Chicago Taken from sportswagers.ca Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 They want to play a defensive style with the highest paid offense in the league, yet they want the D to activate when they have one player back there capable of doing so with any success. I went to the Columbus game and it was frustrating to say the least. They couldn't get out of their end, and they would make these cutesy little passes to nobody instead of getting it out of the defensive zone. Malkin, in particular, likes to do a no-look pass near the blue line which gets intercepted with regularity. They just look like they don't care, and 58 minutes of the game I went to was a turd sandwich. They finally looked like they gave a damn in the last 2 minutes and made it interesting, but I have to wonder where that concern was before. The NJ game, I watched maybe one period at home before heading out, but it appears I didn't miss much. They play uninspired, careless, and I'm not sure if that's a lack of respect for the coaching staff or each other. I'm afraid if they fire Johnston that not much will change in regards to their approach, because Martin would step in and I don't see him changing from a defense-first mentality. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 a pretty lethal offense with two good rookies (Sprong/Bennett) in the mix. So the talent is there. The system is not. Bennett is in like his 4th season, lol, over 100 games, anyways. But ya, that's a really interesting analysis and it makes a ton of sense. They really never have the odd-man rush, it's brutal. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I'll never for the life of me understand why a player will rag the puck with 10 seconds left instead of doing literally anything offensive. The risk is zero. Malkin just dangled with the puck on the Wild half of centre for 10 seconds instead of making a pass or even trying to gain the line. It's ridiculous. Walk in and fire a shot at the buzzer. There's 0 risk. It's a freeroll. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/junior-hockey-player-paralyzed-after-on-ice-accident-1.2663523#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=Facebook&_gsc=uRNDhlP Junior hockey player paralyzed Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Evgeni Malkin can shoot the puck very well. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Evgeni Malkin can shoot the puck very well. especially when he is angry Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 ANA-FLA 0-0 halfway thru the game CBJ-OTT 0-0 halfway thru the game SJ-PHI 0-0 2 periods done NYR-TB 0-1 halfway thru the game Thats 1 goal over the course of essentially 130 minutes of hockey. I havent watched much, maybe 10min of ANA-FLA, but seriously, how exciting could all 4 games be? Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Patrick Roy on hot seat? Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Patrick Roy on hot seat? he should be, he's pretty stubborn Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 http://www.theplayerstribune.com/bryan-trottier-nhl-letter-to-my-younger-self/ Great article, here. I loved the stuff about Kevin Stevens, Badger Bob, and youtube. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Why hasn't the Philly/Carolina game started yet? NHL.com and Score app have it as a 7 pm start. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Why hasn't the Philly/Carolina game started yet? NHL.com and Score app have it as a 7 pm start. Brind'Amour honoured Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Jeez. An hour? Lol wow. He was pretty cool, but lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Nice of the Flyers to pick the game vs Carolina though. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Nice of the Flyers to pick the game vs Carolina though. well, they kind of had to, since he would only be at the game with the Canes, as their assistant coach. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Oh, either didn't know, or completely forgot he was the assistant there. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Ryan Johansen to the Habs. Come on! One time dealer!! Link to post Share on other sites
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