not at all (it wasnt my example by the way), a 2 goal lead when facing players such as Ovechkin, Malkin or Crosby is nothing...
Right, thanks for jumping into this conversation to try and find a similarity in the scenarios, but there's no way anyone should criticize a player like Subban for not entering a defensive shell when the team is up 2 goals in the 2nd period. It went from a one goal lead in the third to a two goal lead with 66% of the game left. Surely you can understand how that's a different scenario. You let the player play, like Bobby Orr said.
Anyways, if Subban creating a turnover in the second period with a 2 goal lead is the best example of him "going crazy", then yes it's nitpicking. PMD will have turnovers, it's par for the course.
Ideally he wouldn't have a single turnover ever, but that's not realistic and no one should expect him to shut off all his creativity when they're up 2 goals with the majority of the game left to play.
Ironically, Yzerman being snubbed by Keenan (TWICE) was the worst.
And as I mentioned earlier, I hope Yzerman learns the lessons from 2006. Gretzky kept the old boys club for that run and we ran out of gas. Pick the best players, period.
He's mentioned a few times he's going to pick the best players. We'll see in about a month if he's going to stick to that or not. If yes, PK should be one of the first players announced as a lock.
On a somewhat related note, apparently Galchenyuk is still very much in the mix for team USA. They, unlike Canada, have no problems taking highly skilled young players, and Galchenyuk is potentially one of the most talented players that hails from the USA.
Here's the link:
http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hocke...sma-galchenyuk-est-un-gars-quon-surveille.php