BernieParent
In misery of redwings of suckage for a long time
As much as this team is apparently must-win mode – if one believes the talking heads – this was about the only game where Lyon had a chance to get some game action as a starter.
As much as this team is apparently must-win mode – if one believes the talking heads – this was about the only game where Lyon had a chance to get some game action as a starter.
I am entirely up front that the way I want to go comes with more mistakes and specifically more glaring ones, but I have spent countless hours reading research and papers and books on what we can reasonably say is and is not repeatable and every angle that passes the smell test to me says you need to take more risks, not less. Dictating and putting pressure on the other team to react has real, tangible value. I certainly don't think it's a conspiracy, but I do think Hextall could not disagree with me more. I
Then why haven't they done this yet?In Hextall's world, if you have a limited player like Manning, you coach him not to be too aggressive
And I suspect Manning will be playing somewhere for a number of years, just not here.
Can't believe at what ease some come up with jabs at Ghost
Now compare that to when he plays with Provorov.The numbers say Ghost isn't a great ES player right now, and hasn't been since his first couple months. Great PP QB, but at ES he's nothing special, no matter how pretty he looks.
I think the jabs at Ghost aren't jabs, just correctives to the fact that many people overrate him here. Because of his defensive limitations due to his size (he isn't nearly as strong as Kimmo and it shows, especially in the D-zone where he consistently loses puck battles), he has to be elite on offense to be a top defenseman.
He also needs to clean up the bad plays, because he can't be elite on offense if he's consistently giving the other team HDSCs.
Ghost 5x5
CF 49.5%, SCF% 48.2%, HDCF 45.2%, xGF% 49.1%
They have, look at Manning two years ago and today. He's far more disciplined. His problems now are more lack of talent, he can't outskate mistakes like Ghost does.
Manning deserves credit from going from an AHL journeyman to NHL 3rd pair defenseman through hard work. His problem is he's probably hit his ceiling at this point - but Schultz had a long NHL career. And I suspect Manning will be playing somewhere for a number of years, just not here.
Winning two games in a row where the goalie gave up an awful goal in the 1st 10 minutes is hopefully a sign the team as a whole have turned the corner mentally. They didn't let Elliott's lapses deflate them.
It would be good to get Neuvirth back soon so Elliott doesn't have to play every game in December. Giving him that kind of workload is asking for trouble.