The Zapper
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B's fan watching to see how Connolly played. Looked like he had a few good chances and played physical. 4 shots and 4 hits. Just needs to play with confidence
And now some blue jackets fan created a thread on the main board about how the capitals are unstoppable
oh man, that'll be fun. have they brought the caps playoff history yet?
B's fan watching to see how Connolly played. Looked like he had a few good chances and played physical. 4 shots and 4 hits. Just needs to play with confidence
B's fan watching to see how Connolly played. Looked like he had a few good chances and played physical. 4 shots and 4 hits. Just needs to play with confidence
He's been pretty decent, made a nifty move at the end of the 3rd. He looks like a valuable asset in our bottom 6. He lacks consistency though, my only knock on him.
he was noticeable, had some great chances. just checked the lines and t seemed he was on the 3rd line, but i noticed him mostly with Beagle which is our 4th line. I think he is more suitable with Beags.
He was pretty inconsistent and out of place playing with Bergeron and Marchand but helped a lot by finishing checks to open space for the two. He stood out on the fourth line and had better scoring chances with other gritty fourth-line style of forwards. I think most agreed he could be a very effective third/fourth liner
it was like 5 times on the first page
Getting a team on back to backs but the Caps looked fantastic tonight.
Varly never looks could against them, I wonder why they always start him?
Varly didn't look good? Didn't caps get 20 shots on goal in the first period and 1 goal?
Ok maybe I should have said he never wins against them.
And I know it was Ovie, but that goal was pretty soft, no?
OV looks like he is flying out there.
His board skills are more like inconsistent. He usually isn't very good at it, but was just dominant without the puck this game.I think his board skills are still at low end of the spectrum, but at this point, that's probably not going to change much. Just isn't his game. He does the other stuff extremely well, especially shooting and hitting.
thought we were going. I’ve been in a decent amount of them and I thought that was ‘go’ time. I guess it wasn’t.”
Iginla said he was sure Wilson wanted to fight. “We had words the shift before from the bench, because I got into it with (Lars) Eller when he tripped me going up the ice. It was kind of a follow up play, the next shift. (Wilson) came behind the net and came towards me and I thought, ‘Here we go.’ Misread on my part
(summoning Langway)
I know they won but...."Will over Skill"? That sounds like a try-hard anthem.
I know our o-first fans are not going to like that and tbh I don't think I like it, either. Maybe there's some background reference to a speech I'm missing but you can't "want" or "will" your way to championships. Not without the necessary skills and the ability to unlock them under pressure.
Per everything we know about sports psychology the best approach is aligning will with skill-- which is to say constantly feeding and fostering the desire/will to win so that it's in the background driving the process-- while not overthinking the actual performance. You must trust your ability and your teammates, and let it flow. Commit to trust. Train your mind to default to the mindset that your best chance for success is letting your body do its thing, per your training...no matter the situation. The score and results will take care of themselves. Resist the urge to try and steer your movements or thinking. Avoid micromanaging the details or contemplating the circumstances (including assessing how much "will" you're applying). All of it is best handled in a zone or flow state.
As such I worry that focusing too much on "will" as the magic elixir might backfire under playoff pressure since we may be training players to monitor their mind too much while implying they should think their way through the process...or at least that unlocking their greatest "skill" potential is less important than desire and hard work. This is how you fall into ruts that go nowhere, scoring droughts, d-first related injuries from stars blocking too many shots, etc.
Maybe it's a nitpick, but if we're going to deal with psychology in addressing will and skill we'd better get it right. Team zeitgeist established through shared mantras can be powerful and can define your culture (that's what it's supposed to do).
The only way this makes any sense at all is if the elephant in the (locker) room is a lot of finesse players with egos who think they can coast to championships, and need a serious kick in the pants. The danger is the wrong players taking the message to heart, or the right ones swallowing the entire prescription instead of just one pill.
(summoning Langway)
Ok maybe I should have said he never wins against them.
And I know it was Ovie, but that goal was pretty soft, no?
It's just a BS slogan they have on a bathrobe. What was the slogan last year during the playoffs? Entitled to nothing? Yeah right
It's just a BS slogan they have on a bathrobe. What was the slogan last year during the playoffs? Entitled to nothing? Yeah right