Speculation: Off-Season Roster Building/Line Combos Thread
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DaveG
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I think Pickard can make a good tandem with a Number One.
Boom Boom Apathy
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Didn't we have a Picard on the roster before? That didn't go well, right?
All jokes aside, if Darling is out for any length of time I'd rather send down Ned to Charlotte and pick up Pickard off waivers.
But then I was in favor of picking up a 3rd goalie off waivers before Darling got hurt.
But then I was in favor of picking up a 3rd goalie off waivers before Darling got hurt.
RodTheBawd
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Had to stop reading here. Nope.
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Ole Gil
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I think we know why Darling failed last year. No training, unhealthy eating, badly out of shape, etc...
All those things have been removed from the equation.
So why would you think the same things are going to happen when there's nothing to cause them to happen anymore?
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Not enough data to decide.
Jerkob Slavin
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Unfortunately, last year Darling earned a classification of "Number Two." He stunk.
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Well, for starters, it assumes those things were 100% of his problem. Even if I were to allow myself to believe that Darling is going to be solid this year, I would not allow myself to believe that he has rid himself of 100% of the problems with his goaltending by eliminating the things you mention. For example, I don't believe those things would adversely affect his ability to skate from post to post.
Svechhammer
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We just need Darling to not be terrible this year to have a shot at taking the next step. From what I've seen in the preseason, he looks average at worst. With the defense we have in front of him, assuming he's not out long-term, I am comfortable going through this season with what we have and then reassessing next year when the FA goalie crop will be ripe.
Svechhammer
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You don't think that being overweight and out of shape effected his ability to follow a puck post to post in the NHL over the course of a 82 game season where you rarely get more than 48 hours to recover? That's a tough schedule even for guys in peak condition.
DaveG
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I think he's looked alright getting from post to post, but his puck tracking in the pre-season has still seemed suspect to me. I'm not going to write him off based on how he played this pre-season, but I'm also not going to chalk his pre-season up as more than a small sample size. We had times last year where he'd look like a world beater and then put up an unbelievably putrid performance the next game (Columbus followed by Toronto anyone?).
bleedgreen
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I watched Pickard pretty close here in CO. Was never very impressed, in fact I was pretty strongly against him even when he was on a good streak. Hes no answer to me, though I get if Darling is out long term we probably need to do something.
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No, I don't believe conditioning has anything to do with pushing off of your left skate, sliding across the crease on your pads, and blowing out well wide of the right post into no-man's land.
Perhaps my descriptor of "post to post" is off...maybe it's "puck tracking". Not sure what that's called in goalie jargon, but fitness has little to do with that physical feat.
Perhaps my descriptor of "post to post" is off...maybe it's "puck tracking". Not sure what that's called in goalie jargon, but fitness has little to do with that physical feat.
RodTheBawd
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There's a world of difference between saying he's going to be good and saying he's going to be better than last year. I can buy into the latter, not the former.
And to Dave's point, his puck tracking is still atrocious. I will echo someone earlier that said his rebound control has looked significantly improved, buuuuut sample size.
tarheelhockey
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Frankly it's just pure body control. Goalie fundamentals. The stuff Darling was doing last year was the goalie equivalent of a skater going full speed, forgetting how to stop, bailing by making a super wide turn, and crashing into the side boards. Like, you can't even coach your way out of that. You just shake your head and wonder what the hell.
NotOpie
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You just described my "go to" ice skating move.
pled
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McBackup will be the best backup in front of your 2 already backup
Our 2 already backup will be the best backup with regard to the goaltender backup since Curtis is already Curtis
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WreckingCrew
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For a team running a 2A, 2B, 2C, & 4th line at forward, I guess it makes sense to run 2A, 2B, 2C for goalie too!!
Phase 1: Collect all the backups
Phase 2: ?????
Phase 3: Profit!
Phase 2: ?????
Phase 3: Profit!
DaveG
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The plus side is we're only 2 backups away from forming Voltron... that's how that worked, right?
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