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How do I change that
really ?
with garbage Gorges on our 1st pair we managed 100+ or equivalent last two seasons, including an ECF appearance...
so yeah, using the better player, Weaver, make sense.
Thank you Subban, Eh?
really ?
with garbage Gorges on our 1st pair we managed 100+ or equivalent last two seasons, including an ECF appearance...
so yeah, using the better player, Weaver, make sense.
can't wait to see Weaver try to do better on a 1st pair against the toughest matchups.
Who the **** said Weaver is Gorges replacement????? Gilbert is.
Who the **** said Weaver is Gorges replacement????? Gilbert is.
Who the **** said Weaver is Gorges replacement????? Gilbert is.
Gilbert won't be playing anything remotely close to the role Gorges played. Weaver is most certainly the replacement.
Wrong. Weaver is Gorges replacement in the penalty kill. Gilbert is Gorges replacement in the top four. Emelin is Gorges replacement on the left side.
Gilbert won't play the same role. Weaver will.
With Therrien coaching?You think they'll match up Mike Weaver with the top opposition shutdown minutes?
Getting the puck out, first passes, generating offensive, cycling the puck and generally being good in the transition game... all those things are things that Gorges was below average at....if you get a Dman that can actually do those things then you reduce the opposition scoring chances, because it is kinda hard to score when the other team is coming at you like a viking warband.
Gorges was very effective at not being able to get the puck out of our zone...
Most have noticed, but not all.....he's been less than avg since signing the contract for 3.9M per...A shot blocker that gets a hell of a lot more praise than deserved. Some people actually believe he's a top paring dman. Gorges has been atrocious the last 2 years.
So you would think that if that were true, that he'd be on for more shots/chances against, but he generally isn't. In fact, gorges was usually the best on our team at reducing chances against. Funny how nobody addresses this.
Perception is a funny thing.
This
Weaver was already playing the PK last season...
How can some people not get it through their heads that what weaver does against low end competition, gorges does against the top end. Even better, actually.
But hey, who the **** cares about avoiding scoring chances, this is hf boards
you should just give up. cant wait to see Crosby vs. Weaver
ya...cause Weaver is expected to play top 2 pairing minutes. Doubt Weaver will be on the ice a lot when Crosby is on the ice.
I really thought it would have been Emelin...
(to be traded).
Emelin makes slightly more and can't play on the RIGHT side.
(Gorges can play well on RIGHT side, not only left side).
Always felt Gorges had better Defense 101 VS Emelin.
(with or without the puck).
Anyways...what's done is done.
Emelin, Galchenyuk, Markov (if he's still here when Nikita will be ready)...will all be good for Nikita Scherbak. In the end...Subban will be good for everyone (Russian, Canadian, American...don't matter...Subbie will bring it and show how it's done for the young ones...he will motivate the lazy ones to be hard workers,etc,etc).
I'm not a huge fan of either Gorges or Emelin, but to abuse a hfboards cliche, Emelin has more 'potential'. He still has room to become a better defender by improving his timing while defending the rush, and has better puck moving skills which can also improve with confidence & experience. Gorges clearly has plateaud. So it makes Emelin a much more compelling player to keep, and you need to roll the dice a bit, because you need guys like Alexie to make big plays in the playoffs, deep in a series when teams have zeroed in on PK & Markov and are pinning them down.
So you would think that if that were true, that he'd be on for more shots/chances against, but he generally isn't. In fact, gorges was usually the best on our team at reducing chances against. Funny how nobody addresses this.
Perception is a funny thing.
I'm not a huge fan of either Gorges or Emelin, but to abuse a hfboards cliche, Emelin has more 'potential'. He still has room to become a better defender by improving his timing while defending the rush, and has better puck moving skills which can also improve with confidence & experience. Gorges clearly has plateaud. So it makes Emelin a much more compelling player to keep, and you need to roll the dice a bit, because you need guys like Alexie to make big plays in the playoffs, deep in a series when teams have zeroed in on PK & Markov and are pinning them down.