Yea he’s sucked lately too but at least we’ve seen him be good this year.Zoho comes into the discussion.
I think Carter is worth a shot on PP1. Let him take the draws and stand in front of the net for 45 seconds or so. Not like he will make it worse.It's too bad Carter is so damned old now because he's exactly what pp1 could use. If he were still capable of it I'd gladly swap him for Jake and let him just sit in front and tip in Karlsson/Malkin bombs all day.
Hell pp1 has been so bad (jake goal tonight not withstanding) that that still might be worth a try.
Carter is bad as hell at 5v5 but he's still got the ability to tip pucks in and be good in front of the net.
But for his size, he's no better than the other meh options. Zohorna is okay as the 3rd wheel if you got nothing better. Plus, when the league is just starting up guys will get better results, but once everyone is galvanized the true pawns shine through.Yea he’s sucked lately too but at least we’ve seen him be good this year.
Delaying firing the coach? Ok, I get that. Delaying the rebuild? It's already been delayed. Best to forget about it for a couple years.So when is the "We beat ARI parade?"
I look at every win now as delaying the rebuild, prolonging Sully, and lessoning the future quality of players. I'd also like to see old man Crosby/Malkin play with a rookie superstar right before retiring like Lemieux + Crosby.
4 wins out of past 13 games.
Incorrect. The vast majority of his production in his first stint in Pittsburgh came when he was with Crosby, Hornqvist, Rust or Guentzel.
Even in Washington, his most common teammates were Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Eller, Backstrom, Strome, Wilson and Oshie.
It's astonishing how rarely they try this kind of pass from behind the net on the PP. It's like they think it's too obvious to work, even though most of their other moves tend to be just as obvious but far less likely to lead to a goal.
I think Puustinen is fine 5v5. Put him with Sid, they go all offense anyways. Rakell can play line 3.
Jake - Sid - Puustinen
Smith - Geno - Rust
Doc - Eller - Rakell
Neio - Accari - Zohorna
I don't see what Puustinen offers on that 1st line at all. They don't need a pure finisher on that line.
The 1st line should be Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell and the 2nd line should be Smith-Malkin-Rust. Have Puustinen on L3 or L4 but shelter him at 5v5.
I think the big problem with Carter would be he'd be absolutely awful at helping the team get entries lol.I think Carter is worth a shot on PP1. Let him take the draws and stand in front of the net for 45 seconds or so. Not like he will make it worse.
Hextall would’ve re-signed Carter to another extension after tonight.
The Bundy way...No GDT today according to rule 21.2
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He could benefit by winning the draws in the offensive zone and just skating out to the blueline if the puck goes out of the zone.I think the big problem with Carter would be he'd be absolutely awful at helping the team get entries lol.
But PP1 is already terrible at that so hard to imagine Carter making it a whole lot worse
How about GDT Rescue?Ah thanks, now I've gone on a best-of MWC dive.