Fabiobest
Italian Florida Man
True story.Pretty sure we'll be better when we've got a healthy Joseph, Kucherov, Point and Cernak.
True story.Pretty sure we'll be better when we've got a healthy Joseph, Kucherov, Point and Cernak.
Take the two points but Boston is as shorthanded as we are and smoked us everywhere but on the scoreboard. Zone entries and retrievals way too easy. Vasy will be a wet noodle by the time playoffs come around if we can't be better in front of him.
Sergachev eats Pasta on breakfast
I here ya but it's an 82 game season this time around. We haven't had one the past two years.That's not how Vasy works.
I here ya but it's an 82 game season this time around. We haven't had one the past two years.
I here ya but it's an 82 game season this time around. We haven't had one the past two years.
It's both, the number of games and how much rubber, and consequently how much energy he has to expend within those games, that matters. Yes, Vasy needs to see a lot of pucks to be sharp, but too many nights like last night will catch up to him. And DMVN makes a good point as well, if there is an Olympic tourney (still a big if and looking bigger every day, I admit) he will be right in the middle of it.Yeah but he's not getting worn down because we're not "better in front of him". He loves seeing a ton of pucks, in fact. All that matters to wear and tear is how many games we play him.
Yes, if we hit a significant losing streak we could be in a place where we have to play him extra just to get into the playoffs. But we've been picking up points and we're a long way from being at risk -- we're closer to leading the conference than we are to missing the playoffs.
Vasilevskiy is fine. He can handle 60+ games in the regular season no problem. He is an athletic freak of nature. We could always give him some extra games off later this year assuming we are settled into a playoff spot. Many players get maintenance days the last 10 or so games of the year if your postseason positioning is solid, so he is certainly a guy we can give 4-5 games off over the last 10-12 games to give him extra rest.