They Rick Astly'd us tonightThey don't give up!
Im actually dying... at like 2:40 the annoucer after killorn scores said "he hasnt scored since the obama administration ", that has to be left over hate from his time in tampa or something... so unnecessary
also wtf is up with this team and line changes
They don't give up!
Huh, I didn't see that. Or, at least, I thought they were better this game than they've been in most lately. They still got caved a few times, but I thought the effort was good, particularly after the first period. Natural Stat Trick had the Ducks just about even on expected goals at 5-on-5 (1.45 - 1.43). They got outshot, but not by a ton.I still felt like they gave up, though. Not to be Eeyore over here. But to me the game was the ducks getting caved in for shift after shift combined with a couple lucky/strong individual efforts. Granted they re-engaged later in the game and had a good third, but for the most part I thought it was a terrible effort.
This is the biggest takeaway for me. Carlsson looks so good, even when he's making mistakes. You can tell that he's going to be a stud.I'm more impressed they came back from being down by 2 goals, twice this game. Line up looks completely different with Carlsson in the lineup. Kid is going to be special
They don't give up!
I saw it radically differently, and the xg does nothing for me. To me there were short bursts of effort, largely spent in clearing the zone. To your point...Huh, I didn't see that. Or, at least, I thought they were better this game than they've been in most lately. They still got caved a few times, but I thought the effort was good, particularly after the first period. Natural Stat Trick had the Ducks just about even on expected goals at 5-on-5 (1.45 - 1.43). They got outshot, but not by a ton.
...they're terrible at clearing the zone. They were better earlier so some of it is probably injury-related but all of the guys in the lineup have spent significant time playing and/or practicing with the team now, so there's no real excuse for Cronin not having a functional breakout plan at this point, or in the alternative, getting the players to execute one if there is on. This was Eakins's major failing, too.The biggest issue to me continues to be the breakout. I HATE the Randy Carlyle Flip Special, and that seems to be all they do lately. But the forecheck looked decent, and they generated some actual chances.
So notwithstanding the above defense of their game today, the shine is gradually wearing off Greg Cronin for me.