I'm still pissed at Severson-Moore pairing. What a gongshow it was. I haven't seen a worse defense showdown so far this year. And calling it defense is actually me being nice
I'm still pissed at Severson-Moore pairing. What a gongshow it was. I haven't seen a worse defense showdown so far this year. And calling it defense is actually me being nice
ideally Greene is pushed to 3rd pairing. We desperately need a top pairing LHD. We have to much quantity and not enough quality right nowkind of stating the obvious, but we DESPERATELY need an upgrade at LHD this summer. I am confident that Shero will go out and get us someone, because we cannot continue to throw Greene out there for 20+ minutes a night.
That pairing was not good last night but a couple of things:I'm still pissed at Severson-Moore pairing. What a gongshow it was. I haven't seen a worse defense showdown so far this year. And calling it defense is actually me being nice
I know, and that's why Santini would have helped a lot in this game with his frame. Our defense could not break out of the zone, that didn't help.That pairing was not good last night but a couple of things:
1. they were terribly misused. (Not just them but all of them)
2. The entire defense got no support last night.
Just look at the shots 38-17...and the kicker 5 of those 17 shots came from the Defense. So the forwards managed a whopping 12 shots, with 4 power plays and a 5 on 3.
Easy to blame the defensemen because they are the point of contact but the entire forward Corp was atrocious, beaten up physically like they were children against men and they should be ashamed of themselves.
I know, and that's why Santini would have helped a lot in this game with his frame.
ahemSantini would have helped out in this game because of his brain. He doesn't make wanton high-risk plays.
The shot totals don't tell half the story of how physically dominated they were. The ducks were bigger, faster and stronger and the Devils really had no answer.
We couldn't even roll our top pairing against Perry and Getzlaf...when you have two forwards like that and your top pairing is 5'10 185 and 5'10 190 you have zero chance... somebody forgot to send Anaheim the memo about the "New NHL"
Back to back games in the same town that they have been in for days? That's a problem? If they are exhausted after that there is zero chance they'll be able to survive the rigors of the playoffs.Maybe the Devils were playing back to back games on a west coast trip after being worn down from playing 4 of the top teams in the entire league consecutively and flying to multiple cities day after day. **** fatigue and exhaustion though, these guys are robots, right?
Nah, it wasn't fatigue. Let's stop making excuses, they just didn't show up.Maybe the Devils were playing back to back games on a west coast trip after being worn down from playing 4 of the top teams in the entire league consecutively and flying to multiple cities day after day. **** fatigue and exhaustion though, these guys are robots, right?