Very true. I’ll take 3 points every day of the week and twice on Sunday.Three points from those three games is a success IMO. That's the most exhausting road trip of the year.
In my opinion it’s a combination of our speedier forwards being out draining some of the ability to draw penalties and the refs slowing down on the slashes. It’s just like a few years ago when they were calling obstruction on the D-men for slowing down the forecheck. They called it for the first month and then buried their whistles.What has changed with this team where they can only get 2.5 power plays out of three games? The Oilers played a pretty spotless game the other night... but the Devils being as fast and relentless as they hae been should be drawing more penalties.
Oh well... no shame in going 1-1-1 on a tough trip like that. They just need to come home and get ready for a tough match-up with St Louis. We REALLY need Palmieri and Mojo back and for Zajac to get healthy.
Three points from those three games is a success IMO. That's the most exhausting road trip of the year.
Really hate what I’m seeing from zacha to be honest. Is he a serviceable nhler? Sure, but for 6OA he is absolutely a Next to nothing player offensively. He hasn’t shown anything. Think there were much better options than pav at the draft, and that was contes last mistake for this team. Bratt however somewhat makes up for it
In terms of quality of competition, you're right. But I was thinking strictly in terms of travel.I think this one in March takes the cake. That Pittsburgh-Tampa back-to-back at the end is going to be rough.
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Oh god, these 9-3-3 posts are starting to become the new “Every team in the Metro besides us, is a playoff team” and “Pete and Torts make sure they have their teams ready to play, because they wanna beat us” posts.
You surly cant be serious? Guy is 20 years old and being shuffled throughout the lineup due to injuries yet still set up a few chances and played very good defense. Not to mention he's been paired with Hayes and Boyle (both who are very slow in transition). At the time of the draft there was no other offensive player that should have been chosen over Zacha, and if we went defense the board would've exploded. How about we give him more than 82 games before we call him a "next to nothing player offensively".
In terms of quality of competition, you're right. But I was thinking strictly in terms of travel.
I meant in terms of travel. Playing the three California teams is almost the same travel as Western Canada, except we have to stop in Nashville and Las Vegas on the way there and Pittsburgh on the way back.
The Flames break was 2 of their guys on three of ours but nobody took the shooter coming in behind. The shot then wrong footed Kinkaid and was low on the ice against his grain. Not really a soft goal, but all the same a save you want him to make because it's a turning point in the game. It's not always the saves themselves but when the goalie makes them. That one hurt.The SH goal allowed was soft by Kink.
He has to stop that.
The SH goal allowed was soft by Kink.
He has to stop that.