Observations XIX

[Legionnaire11]

Irwin is definitely the worst, but Lavy obviously has a crush on him.

Weber has been the most disappointing to me, probably to Poile as well. Look at what he was doing in Montreal and Vancouver. He was never a top-4 guy, but he was knowns for his puck handling ability and usually saw minutes on the second PP unit. That's puck moving aspect was specifically what Poile signed him for (as he reshaped the defense, trading Shea for Subban) and so far Y. Weber has been very underwhelming in that regard. He rarely handles the puck, and when he does he acts like it's a live grenade.

 

[Scoresberg]

Emelin isn't near worth his pay but I think with a decent, puck-moving, fast partner he can be good. He's still new but I think he's played very well the last few games, maybe excluding the NYR game. Imo, he's the best among the WIBE followed up by Weber.

 

[Armourboy]

personally think Irwin is getting playing time based off of what he did last season, if it wasn't for that I'm not sure Lavi would be any different with him than he would be with the others

 

[NSH615]

personally think Irwin is getting playing time based off of what he did last season, if it wasn't for that I'm not sure Lavi would be any different with him than he would be with the others

That only gets you so much though. I think if he keeps this up for another week, he will be this year's Carle. Lavy gave him so many chances to start last year and finally started scratching him around the last week of October.

 

[Pred303]

3-0 at home, 1-3-1 on the road. at least for tonight i hope the pattern continues.

 

[nomorekids]

It's a little disheartening to see the Rangers go right back to what they have been all season last night, as soon as they weren't playing us anymore. Mind you, the Sharks didn't gift them the goals we did.

 

[drwpreds]

It's a little disheartening to see the Rangers go right back to what they have been all season last night, as soon as they weren't playing us anymore. Mind you, the Sharks didn't gift them the goals we did.

Yep- we had no business losing that game. Watching the replay, we held them to 3 shots on goal for around the final 26 minutes of the game (until their empty net goal). When you hold a team to 14 shots on goal, you need to win the freaking game.....

 

[drwpreds]

3-0 at home, 1-3-1 on the road. at least for tonight i hope the pattern continues.

We desperately need to win this game because this is the beginning of maybe the toughest 10 game stretch we will face all season:

Calgary
@ Chicago
NYI
@ SJ
@ Anaheim
@ LA
@ Columbus
Pittsburgh
Washington
@ Minnesota

That is pretty brutal. With the way we have been playing on the road we need to take care of business at home for sure......

 

[Pred303]

i agree drw, rough stretch dead ahead.

 

[Pred303]

i keep seeing 'updates' on bonino's status from non-team sources as saying he is expected to be out "for multiple weeks". don't know where this info comes from but i don't like it.

 

[drwpreds]

i keep seeing 'updates' on bonino's status from non-team sources as saying he is expected to be out "for multiple weeks". don't know where this info comes from but i don't like it.

Same here- I am starting to become afraid that this signing could turn out to be a huge mistake......... Hopefully not...

 

[nomorekids]

i keep seeing 'updates' on bonino's status from non-team sources as saying he is expected to be out "for multiple weeks". don't know where this info comes from but i don't like it.

I think the fact that the team itself hasn't given any update isn't a great sign. For a team as thin down the middle as we are, this isn't good.

 

[NSH615]

i keep seeing 'updates' on bonino's status from non-team sources as saying he is expected to be out "for multiple weeks". don't know where this info comes from but i don't like it.

His agent has reportedly told the media that.

 

[drwpreds]

His agent has reportedly told the media that.

Yeah I think I saw that his agent said something like "a couple of weeks" Of course that was a week ago so if that is case he should be getting close to returning. But I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Same here- I am starting to become afraid that this signing could turn out to be a huge mistake......... Hopefully not...

I'm really trying to keep myself from thinking this as well, but it's definitely got to be in the back of your mind

 

[TitansVolsPreds615]

Is this Nick Bonino or Matthew Lombardi?

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Is this Nick Bonino or Matthew Lombardi?

what's the difference at this point?

 

[nomorekids]

Pekka Rinne, who admittedly was most of the problem last year when the team was struggling, has been REALLY good this year. His high-danger SV% is top ten -- after being second worst among starters last season:

 

[nomorekids]

Additional fancy stats --

xG, or expected goals -- which takes into account not only raw Corsi data, but things like shooting accuracy, shot location, shot scenario(rebounds, shots off rush, etc) and danger of shot - essentially the stat du jour for offensive measurement

Victor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen lead the team -- Josi, Subban, Forsberg all close behind. Nothing surprising there.

The two worst?

Kevin Fiala and Calle "sweetheart contract" Jarnkrok

 

[Scoresberg]

4-1-2 in the last 7 isn't bad and we played promising in the OT tonight but it's evident that we need some scoring other than JOFA, Josi and Subban.

 

[King Weber]

It's great that our PP is working, but 5-on-5 we need to score more goals. We've now got 10 even strength goals in 9 games.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Additional fancy stats --

xG, or expected goals -- which takes into account not only raw Corsi data, but things like shooting accuracy, shot location, shot scenario(rebounds, shots off rush, etc) and danger of shot - essentially the stat du jour for offensive measurement

Victor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen lead the team -- Josi, Subban, Forsberg all close behind. Nothing surprising there.

The two worst?

Kevin Fiala and Calle "sweetheart contract" Jarnkrok

man, i really hate to "beat a dead horse" but protecting jarnkrok was a bad decision on so many levels at this point.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

man, i really hate to "beat a dead horse" but protecting jarnkrok was a bad decision on so many levels at this point.

It's not just you, we also hate you "beating the dead horse." Not that you're wrong though (I still don't see that Neal would have been in our long-term plans, but it is what it is).

 

[Armourboy]

I'll be honest if Jarnkrok doesn't get it together I hope he isn't in our long term plans either. I'm a guy that rooted and supported him last season and I've about grown tired of it.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Well that was frustrating. Couple of quick hits from me this morning.

Thought we were the better team overall until the third period. Calgary really came out swinging.

Glad the linesman stopped being the center of attention during faceoffs as the game progressed. The first fifteenish minutes were hell.

The PK had a great game tonight. Full marks to Sissons and Watson specifically.

Fiala. He Smithed it.

No triangle of death in overtime.

Irwin was our worst D man by far. We need Girard

Power play scoring is good, but our 5v5 play has shriveled up.

Jarnkrok for Neal may be the worst deal of Poile's career. In Nashville.

Hartnell. Fine on the power play. Awful at everything else.