Number8
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- Oct 31, 2007
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Disagree completely. Got beat to the step. Took horrible angle. Then got over powered. If he’d done just one of those things correctly that puck doesn’t get to crease. At worst a puck gets centered to middle where 13 and 17 were. Shit, I bet even Tavares didn’t even think he’d get to crease. On that front I agree. Low percentage play that Gryz butchered.That play Tavares made is so low percentage that most dmen in that situation is going to let it happen rather than get super aggressive and risk a penalty on a nothing play. 9/10 times a one handed shove of the puck towards the net is just giving up possession by the offensive player.
It should have been the exact same thing here if Mac and Coyle did their jobs.
And that’s not picking on him for one play. Two brutal turnovers to start game kept B’s pinned in own end for lengthy shifts. Putting B’s on heels and giving Toronto life is horrible way to start an elimination game. So unnecessary.