They did not put in the type of effort you need to put in at this point in the season. Florida and Carolina did.
True, they're right, of course, just I think Hynes should keep it in house right now.
Hynes has to get secondary scoring out of his 2nd,3rd,4th and D combos......
I felt like the games prior to and up at Elias night, we had a lot of chip and fast paced passes/lobs for breaks,...you had Wood getting breakaways practically every or every other game. I haven't seen that for a few games. It looks like the team is playing a different, more grinding/cycle game which wasn't the same one up until the trade deadline.
I don't know if its opposition coaching vs. us or lineup shakeup, or if they've just tweaked the system a bit now wtih the new guys. Maybe its just team fatigue .
Somethings different...
The only thing that can break this losing streak before it gets out of control is dominant goaltending. And I don't care by who. But it would be nice.
I mean put us on his back and throw up a goose egg. Or go on a 4-5 game red hot stretch. It probably is too much to ask but we've had ONE shutout all year. How about Cory go out there Sunday evening and blank Vegas?
Spot on. That’s the blunt truth of it all. That’s why I can’t get worked up over these losses. Frustrating for sure but not a surprising result.
devils controlled the first half of the third and absolutely had a chance to win thanks to kinkaid and hall.
I like Hynes a lot and he's done a FANTASTIC job with this young and inexperienced team.
What I do want him to do is to have a chat with Ward and tell him to stop utilizing grinders on our freaking man advantage. We should have one big bodied forward in front of the net on the PP and that Maroon on our 1st unit and Wood on our 2nd.
Boyle has no place whatsoever on our PP anymore, let alone the dying minutes of a game where we're down by one.
Disagree. Technically, yeah, they could have gotten a fortunate bounce and stole one but they were severely outplayed tonight and got what they deserved. You play like that and you’ll lose way more often than not.
Again this is a misnomer. The PP units are Hynes call. He is the head coach. Nothing happens with linesups on this team without his say so.
Well then Ward needs to have a chat with Hynes!
I like Hynes a lot and he's done a FANTASTIC job with this young and inexperienced team.
What I do want him to do is to have a chat with Ward and tell him to stop utilizing grinders on our freaking man advantage. We should have one big bodied forward in front of the net on the PP and that Maroon on our 1st unit and Wood on our 2nd.
Boyle has no place whatsoever on our PP anymore, let alone the dying minutes of a game where we're down by one.
Well then Ward needs to have a chat with Hynes!
i disagree because kinkaid was the best player on the ice for most of the game. that counts for something. especially when goaltending is paramont.
They overuse Boyle at even strength too...can't blame Ward on that.
They are putting too much weight on faceoffs and ignoring all the other issues they bring.
These are the growing pains of a young team, we're going up against other teams fighting for their lives too, goals aren't easy to come by this time of year down the stretch.
I don’t think a chat is coming. The staff thinks they need Boyle and Zajac to win faceoffs and that they need big bodies in front.
Despite it not working for months they haven’t changed it