Post-Game Talk: #12 - 11/4/19 | senators @ RANGERS

[aufheben]

Am I missing something on Fox? Was he really that bad defensively? How? Was his skating exposed? Did he make bad reads? Was he unable to defend the front of the crease? Because I didn’t see anything that stood out. I missed parts of the game, though. Like 10-15 minutes of it.

They were mostly plays where he already had the puck. Turnovers, bad passes, holding onto the puck for too long.

 

[CasusBelli]

Seriously these refs need oranges thrown at them.

Could we please inject them with plutonium?

 

[CasusBelli]

Wondering if the ugly is gone by next summer?

Hoping for 89 to be gone; 28 will forever break my heart. As for 76 ... he’s Staaled.

 

[Sayba]

anyone else think that Trouba should be back on PP1? It was weird to me that the criticism was that he shot too much. It's been two decades of different powerplays that never shoot, having a guy with a bomb who just fires was refreshing to me.

He isn't the most mobile, doesn't do a great job holding the puck in the zone. He missed every shot tonight wide, I'm fine with him on pp2, he is better served playing the slot and shooting then being being creative working with Kakko and Panerin.

 

[Kupo]

Fox was amazing and horrendous at the same time.

Now’s the time for his inevitable growing pains.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

beat nashville on the road

blown out by league laughing stock at home

nice

good thing i missed this

 

[darko]

Not sure what's going on with Skjei. Did Buch play tonight?

 

[Shesterkybomb]

A rebuild.... it's not for everyone I guess

 

[duhmetreE]

Didn't get to watch the game... I'm guessing Staal's back in next game...

WTF happened? I'm debating if I should watch

 

[CasusBelli]

Didn't get to watch the game... I'm guessing Staal's back in next game...

WTF happened? I'm debating if I should watch

Some bad bounces, but it all began with an ill-advised fight that we won but somehow sparked the Sens.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

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Some bad bounces, but it all began with an ill-advised fight that we won but somehow sparked the Sens.

It all began when the Senators coaching staff actually made adjustments to slow down the Rangers in the neutral zone and our brilliant staff had no answers.

 

[egelband]

The officiating did suck. It sure looks like we get less leeway.

I really thought that would have stopped this year. I know the refs like to do their alpha thing to new coaches, especially ones with big contracts. But now it’s year two and they’re still sticking it to Quinn and Co. I don’t get it.

 

[Nickmo82]

The good: Kakko's first multi-point game.
The bad: The entire rest of the game.
The Ugly: Staal undoubtedly back in next game.

 

[Alluckks]

Tradeable: Skjei, Kreider, Buchnevich, Fast, Strome

 

[egelband]

Re the Senators... always bad news getting into the muck with a team that’s got absolutely nothing to lose.
That said, if the refs won’t call the garbage, what can a team do? How many times did Senators players literally jump into hits? How many missed boardings, kneeings? It looked like the Charlestown Chiefs.

 

[bobbop]

So life interfered tonight and for the second time this year I missed the game. (The other game was the Bruins game)

Guess I didn’t miss anything.

(It was pretty funny when Kakko scored and the goal horn went off on my phone. Broke up everyone in my meeting)

 

[Smart Alek]

Am I missing something on Fox? Was he really that bad defensively?

No. He made one silly dispy-doodle at the end of the game where he lost the puck and gave the Senators a prime scoring chance, but other than that, he was very good in his own end. I don't know where people find time-on-ice per period, but I'm certain Quinn played him more in the 3rd... seemed like he was out there every second shift for a while. In the end, he had the most time-on-ice of any defenseman, and offensively, he was making beautiful plays all night... the kind of plays nobody else on this d-corps can make. I assumed it would take him 40 games to earn his spot on the top power play, but now I doubt he'll be waiting that long. Kid's a star in the making.

 

[Ola]

Idk what the hell happened after Ottawa scored. Focus just completely evaporated. So many lazy plays. Too much east-west. They started using their PP breakout at even strength for ****'s sake, did anyone else notice that?

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Yeah, we are a fragile team. This is how we played when Zibanejad was in the line-up in a way. Just too overly optimistic. We must settle down and be more patient.

Also, its one of those games were the opponent get two extremely timely PP goals.

 

[leetch99]

We do so well against the Red Wings and they were hammered last night...we might have another game in us like that one LOL. Somebody should just have grabbed Tkachuck and fed him even if it cost us the instigator. I would sit Kreider out...he has to wake up.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

Young team got knocked off their game and couldn’t recover.

If they hadn’t just beaten Tampa and Nashville, I’d be more worried, but I’m not

 

[eco's bones]

We do so well against the Red Wings and they were hammered last night...we might have another game in us like that one LOL. Somebody should just have grabbed Tkachuck and fed him even if it cost us the instigator. I would sit Kreider out...he has to wake up.

There were people here who thought Brady Tkachuk was way overrated his draft year. They would have dropped him into the mid or later teens. He's a really really good player and he's an asshole--no doubt about it. He gets under skins and if you let him he'll take over the game. That's at least the second time in his short career he's done it against us. He's like a bigger and a lot more skilled version of Sean Avery and he can drive a team to distraction and then have the temerity to put up 2.3. 4 points.

 

[dapowl]

Please no Trouba back to PP one, him always shooting (mostly high and wide) is so annoying it happend like 5 times this game when i was wtf why its always so predictable.. Team leader with 37 shots lol

 

[usekakkorightquinn]

As long as Gorton finds a way to get Smith, Staal and Fast off the team b the deadline I'm good. Fast on the 4th line I love. However, it's obvious our dense coach thinks a rebuild is giving him 16 minutes a game while giving Andersson and Lemieux 10. I didn't like the Skjei contract the second they gave it to him. I hate giving young players long term contracts instead of bridge contracts when they aren't sure things. It's dumb. Hopefully, Rykov can come back and show a lot so Gorton can move Skjei.

 

[Mr Clutch]

I'm not convinced Lias can skate in the nhl. Everyone is fast in this league and he never appears to have any legs or next gear. Imo he should be sent down when Zib comes back

 

[JHS]

This team is so inconsistent. That’s not a sign of a well prepared team nor is it a mark of a team developing consistent work ethics. If you can’t get the foundations right the rest of this house they are building is bound to collapse.