Rocket Watch Thread

[Kaako Kappo]

With Ovechkin being relatively cold at the moment; I think the rocket is being offered in a silver platter for Laine.

Too bad the teams we're playing against are not the easiest to score on.

 

[The Russian Rocket]

Too bad the teams we're playing against are not the easiest to score on.

Well the Jets are facing Chicago twice, and also wouldn't call Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary hard to score on

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Well the Jets are facing Chicago twice, and also wouldn't call Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary hard to score on

Ah. I meant the Preds & Bruins. I doubt Ovie will be cold for too long, so there's no time for lollygagging.

 

[Trilliann]

Ovechkin 7 games left, Laine 8 and Malkin 8

Malkin has 7 games left

 

[HPsauce]

Pretty sure Laine will win it.

 

[Aavco Cup]

 

[Aavco Cup]

Today's watch

Ovechkin does not play (7GR)
Laine plays Predators at home (8GR)
Malkin plays Flyers at home (7GR)
Staal plays Bruins at home (8GR)
Seguin plays Canucks at home (7GR)
Karlsson does not play (7GR)
McDavid plays Ducks at home (7GR)
MacKinnon does not play (7GR)
Lee does not play (7GR)
Kucherov does not play (7GR)

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Geno scores...f***ing hell. Patty has to score tonight.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Geno scores...****ing hell. Patty has to score tonight.

I want 2 or more. Alone in 1 st for even a brief moment would be awesome

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I want 2 or more. Alone in 1 st for even a brief moment would be awesome

Pens & Malkin are ragdolling Philly now...I fear that Laine & Geno might be tied or worse after this game is over.

 

[Daximus]

Geno just hit 42. This might end up being a 3-way race at this point.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Malkin held to 1 goal today

 

[gearmex]

Malkin with 6 games left, Laine with 8 and Ovechkin at 8 its gonna be tight

 

[Aavco Cup]

Malkin with 6 games left, Laine with 8 and Ovechkin at 8 its gonna be tight

Ovi and the Capitals have already played 75 games

 

[gearmex]

Laine another 0 goal game...he is gonna lose this race soon if no wake up. Last 6 games with only one game with goals.

 

[PhilJets]

Laine another 0 goal game...he is gonna lose this race soon if no wake up. Last 6 games with only one game with goals.

Half glass full.

He wasnt even in the race beginning of Feb.
He really did well so far the last 6 weeks.

He might be good for 4-5 goals more with 7 games left. Unless there is another hat trick in there.

48 goals will be very tight against Ovie and Malkin.

Nice if he wins it though.

 

[RageQuit77]

There are tightly packed horde of great hockey players trailing the leading rocket racers this year. Nothing is yet ensured for anybody.

44-43-42-39-39-39-39-38-38...

 

[Festinator]

Laine another 0 goal game...he is gonna lose this race soon if no wake up. Last 6 games with only one game with goals.

He doesn't need to wake up from anything, he's been playing well. Look at the teams he has to face in this stretch. The top 3 defensive teams in the league in LA, Nashville and the Bruins coming up, and the Ducks are top 10 defensively in the league as well.

It'll even up as 5 of the last 7 games are against teams in the bottom half of the league in defence, 4 in the bottom 10

 

[PhilJets]

There are tightly packed horde of great hockey players trailing the leading rocket racers this year. Nothing is yet ensured for anybody.

44-43-42-39-39-39-39-38-38...

Those with 38 goals might be in tough to win it. With 7 games left. They will need atleast 10 goals to make it.

One of Ovie , Malkin or Laine might get cold but not 3 of them.

 

[untouchable21]

Feel like the chances are still coming for Laine. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him go on a bit of a tear here in the last stretch of games.

I’m predicting he finishes with 49. Whether that’s enough for the Rocket remains to be seen.

 

[PhilJets]

Didn't Laine scored on the Preds before thsi game. He undressed a few of them.
He cant score everygame.

 

[Aavco Cup]

 

[Farmboy Patty]

No worries, Laine hasn't gone cold. He has been getting chances and hit a few posts. I'd be worried if he didn't get shots on goal or scoring chances, but he has been as good as ever IMO, and it's just a matter of time until he has a multi goal game again.

 

[Tommigun]

I think he's been better than during his hot streak, he's looked dominant and hit a couple of posts as Scheifelaine said. If those had gone in he'd be at 45 already.

 

[Ippenator]

I think he's been better than during his hot streak, he's looked dominant and hit a couple of posts as Scheifelaine said. If those had gone in he'd be at 45 already.

Otherwise I agree, but his shot has been a tad off in the last few games. And I’m not meaning just those posts, as that is just unlucky, but he has in fact been shooting several shots quite badly wide or high, which didn’t really happen as much during his hot streak. I think injuries might make it much easier to loose some of the accuracy that he has at best. At least so far this has been the case after his injuries last season and this season.

Otherwise he has definitely looked lately quite dominant with his skating and puck control.