GDT: 10/15/15 - 7:30PM EDT - Dallas VS Tampa Bay

[TheDaysOf 04]

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[Volodya Krutov]

We need to get better at puck possession, we haven't spend enough time in the opposite zone so far, a[n unusual] negative CorsiFor % (48%) is here to prove it. In the mean time Dallas is the best possession team in the league after [only] 3 games (58 CF%). With Dallas' offensive skillset in their top 6 I think whoever wins the possession battle has a good chance to get 2 points tonight.

Go Bolts !

 

[Brie]

I am curies to see if they learned something from last game as well as the previous games to play a full 60 minute game which been an issue so far as well as last season. Let's go Bolts!

 

[Leonardo87]

I am curies to see if they learned something from last game as well as the previous games to play a full 60 minute game which been an issue so far as well as last season. Let's go Bolts!

Hoping Cooper learned something from last game. Lol

 

[MattM92]

Hoping Cooper learned something from last game. Lol

Sometimes I really question Cooper's coaching ability. Sometimes I think he's just a guy with a solid system that is blessed with incredible talent throughout the lineup. It seems most of his coaching decisions are suspect and he really struggles to make adjustments.

 

[Leonardo87]

Sometimes I really question Cooper's coaching ability. Sometimes I think he's just a guy with a solid system that is blessed with incredible talent throughout the lineup. It seems most of his coaching decisions are suspect and he really struggles to make adjustments.

Yeah but he has made good decisions in the past. As per last game He did a few things that I thought were wrong. Benched Drouin for some shifts who was having a great game, moved up a struggling Killorn with a struggling Stamkos and put Flip with Stamkos that goal against was waiting to happen, and think he pulled Bishop too early. We were down by one not two.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

The dream of 82-0 is over but the hope for 81-1 lives on.
Time to end this losing streak.

Go

 

[MattM92]

Yeah but he has made good decisions in the past. As per last game He did a few things that I thought were wrong. Benched Drouin for some shifts who was having a great game, moved up a struggling Killorn with a struggling Stamkos and put Flip with Stamkos that goal against was waiting to happen, and think he pulled Bishop too early. We were down by one not two.

That's the thing though, I can't think of any good decisions he made that weren't blatantly obvious and even then it took him much longer to do it than it took for us to realize it. Maybe I'm just tired and not remembering some things so please remind me. Heck, even TKO was something he just stumbled upon. That wasn't some genius line combo he came up with.

 

[chasespace]

Time for a new streak to start

 

[DFC]

Yeah but he has made good decisions in the past. As per last game He did a few things that I thought were wrong. Benched Drouin for some shifts who was having a great game, moved up a struggling Killorn with a struggling Stamkos and put Flip with Stamkos that goal against was waiting to happen, and think he pulled Bishop too early. We were down by one not two.

Coop has always pulled goalies as close to the two minute mark as he can. Usually it takes a few seconds for him to get the opportunity. It's a trend that's catching on NHL-wide.

As for the rest, I think Coop is a guy who knows how to motivate people. Seems like guys really like playing for him. I think that's his main asset, and when you surround that with talent, it can be deadly.

 

[FDfranklin]

I don't think he pulled Bish too early I think the issue was that he puled him on the faceoff, which we were horrible at all night. Wait until we have possession for the love of god.

 

[Brie]

Not that there is anything wrong with working on puck movement however what the team really needs to work on is shoting the puck at net through traffic during PP...and also work on the faceoffs.

 

[Brie]

 

[Outl4w]

I believe this is a statement game. They need a rebound win after the loss, and to get ready to start our win streak over.

 

[Brie]

 

[Leonardo87]

Coop has always pulled goalies as close to the two minute mark as he can. Usually it takes a few seconds for him to get the opportunity. It's a trend that's catching on NHL-wide.

As for the rest, I think Coop is a guy who knows how to motivate people. Seems like guys really like playing for him. I think that's his main asset, and when you surround that with talent, it can be deadly.

Nah I've been happy with coop for the most part there are some issues , and just don't like how he handled Drouin and others last game.

 

[Werewolf]

Cooper has been great. What did he do to Drouin last game...didn't notice anything different?

 

[Volodya Krutov]

The assist on Cally's goal ?

 

[Yzlamic Preacher*]

Stupid hockeystreams, renewal is all messed up. Have to watch a crappy stream today. Go Bolts, hopefully I can watch the game.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Need to get better in the FO circle. This team is always a threat to score when they have the puck. I know that is obvious talk but our team is stacked offensively. We need to win FOs, puck battles, and play real solid defense when we don't have the puck. This is the formula our team has taken to win games but even though we have won some games we still aren't our best at these things. Once they are able to sharpen those watch out NHL.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Cooper has been great. What did he do to Drouin last game...didn't notice anything different?

I think in the third he started putting Stamkos out there with Killorn and Filppula.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/light...2249876?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Paquette hasn't played since a Sept. 26 exhibition in Dallas, where he suffered a left foot/ankle injury blocking a shot. But Paquette has mostly been a scratch recently due to the strong play of all four Tampa Bay lines, including the fourth unit with Brian Boyle, Vladislav Namestnikov and J.T. Brown.

"It's never easy to sit when you're healthy," Paquette said. "But I was banged up at the beginning, and the team was winning. I understood the situation, but I'm ready."

Paquette said his time sitting out has helped his injury - which required five stitches - so he feels close to 100-percent, other than the discomfort that's caused wearing a skate.

Goalie Ben Bishop will be in net, making his fifth consecutive start to open the season. He's one win shy of setting a franchise record for wins, having already tied Nikolai Khabibulin (83). "It's exciting," he said. "Obviously it'll be an honor, but at the same time, hopefully we can set the bar pretty high."

Stupid hockeystreams, renewal is all messed up. Have to watch a crappy stream today. Go Bolts, hopefully I can watch the game.

NHL Center Ice has a free trial until October 27th. Check your TV.

 

[chasespace]

I think in the third he started putting Stamkos out there with Killorn and Filppula.

He deserved to be on the third line with his performance

 

[The Macho King]

He does that late in games - sits Drouin. I don't think it's a performance thing. Last season he did the same with Kucherov at the beginning of the season.

 

[Sky04]

That's the thing though, I can't think of any good decisions he made that weren't blatantly obvious and even then it took him much longer to do it than it took for us to realize it. Maybe I'm just tired and not remembering some things so please remind me. Heck, even TKO was something he just stumbled upon. That wasn't some genius line combo he came up with.

Cooper has a great system in place, but when was the last time he made an in-game decision that really turned the tides or "wow'd" anyone. He lucked out in forming TKO because of a delayed shift.

Not saying Boucher was better but there was a ton of times during the 2010-2011 season where he made coaching decisions in game that affected the outcome and you could really say he out-coached the opposition, ironically he had a very poor system in place.

Cooper looks like he just sits back and hope the system will work itself out, when Boucher was down a goal he'd be scrambling on the bench and on his whiteboard, Cooper is sitting there chewing gum whiling rolling TKO every other shift hoping they'll save the day.