I mean the alternative is don't and put all your eggs in on Skinner not crumbling in playoffs and not getting hurt. If any of those things happen their cup aspirations are immediately dead. Not exactly a gamble I want them to take.
I could see them burning out before the playoffs. This is new to them.
Talking about guys who can step in and be a good bet to handle a starting role during the playoffs without crumbling. Everyone of those teams I listed has that. Pickard however is not a good bet for that.
The rule is to not touch the puck till team mate tags up, which Makar did. Delayed off side isn’t determined by whether or not he had possession.
Was that his ex? When I first read, I thought it was his current gal that made the trip. I can imagine the ex was sitting there with a voodoo doll, sticking pins in him everytime he skated by. What did she manage to do that got her kicked out?
I thought it was incredibly smart of McDavid to push the puck in and heads up enough to not touch it until Hyman cleared the zone.
I don't think we need to jump at this right away, the way things are going. There will be some options as we head toward the TD, if we want to go that route. Not saying we can't or should improve any area we can, but the situation is not as urgent as it was a month ago.
Posting about Larkins junk, what a wonderful lady.
I get where you're coming from but I would imagine if there's a deal out there it would happen.
Ok you lost me with this comment, Pickard has played well. Are we talking about the same goalie?
And then proceeds to say he is obsessed with her.
Really depends if they want to play Skinner 65 games and run him into the ground before playoffs because thats close to what he's on pace for if the current goalie usage remains the same since Pickard was recalled. I think it probably can wait, but they're also within striking distance of divisional spots and home ice for the playoffs. The longer they wait the less likely they are to make that up.
He's given them mediocre goaltending which is fine if he's playing only 15-20 times in a season, but you're risking burning out Skinner with that kind of workload. I'd rather have a guy you could trust for 35 games in a season so you have fresh goaltending heading into the playoffs. We've seen lots of teams who advance have to rely on more than one goaltender to get to the Cup Final. Hell, last year both Florida and Vegas got there with a goalie who didn't start the playoffs as their starter.
Classy.
Haven't really even minded his game the last 5 or so. He's getting chances every game and just not finishing (aside from his disallowed goal last night). He'll start scoring again he always does.
Was a nice goal. Apparently its ok for an opponent to nail Derek Ryan in the back sending him out of the play preventing him from playing the puck with his stick after gloving it down.
