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To be fair though would our last two coaches have even given Sheary a chance with Sid.
Our last two coaches would not have given Sheary a chance on the team. Same for most of the other contributing rookies.
To be fair though would our last two coaches have even given Sheary a chance with Sid.
More ass-covering for Sullivan. The "Sheary gets less effective with more TOI" thing is as dumb as the "We wanted Murray to get experience in a high pressure situation" defense for Murray playing a meaningless game against the Flyers and getting concussed.
How would we know if Sheary would get worse with top line minutes? Have we ever tried it? I don't care what Sullivan saw in WBS. He wasn't playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist.
To be fair though would our last two coaches have even given Sheary a chance with Sid.
Our last two coaches would not have given Sheary a chance on the team. Same for most of the other contributing rookies.
Gibbons got a shot so maybe with DB. It really depends on the options. DB certainly wouldn't have demoted Kunitz for Gibbons though. Of course, Kunitz was a better player 2 years ago.
I think both teams have better efforts in them frankly. Neither played bad or anything, I just don't think we saw either's best.
Rangers may have somewhat outplayed us (maybe) but it doesn't really matter when Zatkoff is in net and you're not creating rebounds or driving to the net. If they were willing to pay more of a price (similar to Hornqvist honestly) they would stand a great chance to win any game we start Zatkoff in, but they didn't do that.
Pretty convinced that was as well as the Rangers could play.
And perhaps more importantly, the Pens have to compensate in other areas to minimize those risks. Changing a goalie has a lot of ripple effects.
It's not just that, but the timing of it.
Think about it. The Rangers had to be amped up knowing they were going from thinking they were going to face Fleury to a third string goalie. I know I'd have an extra spring in my step.
By contrast, the Pens players find out an hour before the game that MAF isn't playing and while probably not instructed to do so, nature being what it is they're thinking they should maybe dial back their aggressive nature, something they've been honing for months now.
I won't put it all on that, but you have to think it played a pretty big role.
Cullen was terrible in the 1st. I don't think he's had a bad game in months. That was definitely a sign the team wasn't going to be on top of its game.
Props to the woman showing off the Tarnstrom jersey about five rows behind Raanta in the second period. Hey, not many defensemen can brag that they led their team in scoring for a season.
Pretty convinced that was as well as the Rangers could play.
Our last two coaches would not have given Sheary a chance on the team. Same for most of the other contributing rookies.
Do they think he'll return this series?The NYR thread says no permanent damage to Lundquist's eye. Relief there. As a G myself using that Cats-Eye cage, always the nightmare scenario that a stick tip finds its way through somehow.
Glad Hank's eye is OK.
But no word on whether he will play Sat and as we know they've brought up a guy from the A.
Thats why I am a firm believer that you replace a head coach in the NHL with the AHL coach. He knows the prospects the most. He knows the team and their strengths and weaknesses and bring in an outside prospective for a veteran team like we were. You should be using the AHL to groom your next head coach (ALWAYS). Sometimes they will leave if a team offers them a job (like John Haines) and they will leave but that ok get your next coaching prospect.
Do they think he'll return this series?
The 'Cats-Eye' cage has been around for a while, at least from the early-to-mid-80s, in which goalies wore them usually with a helmet. IIRC, Andy Moog ('83/'84 thereabouts) was one of the first to wear them, often with a Cooper helmet. I can't remember any incidents in which a stick went through the mask - which was then attached to helmets.
Which makes me wonder about the equipment manufacturers and why they haven't come up with a safety 'add-on' for the Cats-Eye cages that are the norm nowadays coupled with the fiberglass portion? I don't see why they don't try something like attaching a face shield section to cover the cats-eye space much like the common throat shield pieces that are attached to some of the masks. Just clip it on to the cage and maybe drill small holes to ensure it doesn't fog up?
I guess I went off topic.
So, questions: Will Hank return? When will Fleury return? Will Murray miss the series or is there any chance he'll be healthy enough even to be back-up at some point this series?
Do they think he'll return this series?
The 'Cats-Eye' cage has been around for a while, at least from the early-to-mid-80s, in which goalies wore them usually with a helmet. IIRC, Andy Moog ('83/'84 thereabouts) was one of the first to wear them, often with a Cooper helmet. I can't remember any incidents in which a stick went through the mask - which was then attached to helmets.
Which makes me wonder about the equipment manufacturers and why they haven't come up with a safety 'add-on' for the Cats-Eye cages that are the norm nowadays coupled with the fiberglass portion? I don't see why they don't try something like attaching a face shield section to cover the cats-eye space much like the common throat shield pieces that are attached to some of the masks. Just clip it on to the cage and maybe drill small holes to ensure it doesn't fog up?
I guess I went off topic.
So, questions: Will Hank return? When will Fleury return? Will Murray miss the series or is there any chance he'll be healthy enough even to be back-up at some point this series?
Didn't Fleury miss a month (why do I think it was 8 games?) after his 2nd concussion? That potentially means that Murray would miss the 1st round series at least?My guess is Lundqvist won't be out for too long. Perhaps a game. I think he'll be back by Tuesday, unless his condition is worse than currently advertised. I'd also guess that one of Fleury or Murray are back for that Tuesday game as well. I don't see the battle of the backups going on for too much longer. But who knows.
They get a snow shower all the time no matter what mask they wear.And some windshield wipers for the snow on it every time you go down and someone gives you a snow shower? Fogging up isn't the problem. I played with glasses and some shampoo keeps the fog away, but the snow...
The high sticks was my main reason to never play with a cat-eye, but a normal cage on my goalie helmet.