Well, I don't know about awesome, but the fact that he managed to keep Patrick Kane in front of him is a feat in and of itself. You could see how hard he was working at it too. I got tired just watching him.
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Well, I don't know about awesome, but the fact that he managed to keep Patrick Kane in front of him is a feat in and of itself. You could see how hard he was working at it too. I got tired just watching him.
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Am I alone in thinking that if EJ is 50/50 as of now, then he should just rest until saturday? There's no way he'll be 100% tomorrow if he's 50/50 decision right now and back injuries for a defensemen, if not healed fully, can easily get tweaked mid-game and get worse. I realize our defense is a mess without him unless Holden can pull another great game out of his arse but I think a game vs. the east would be the best to rest EJ
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Agree with both. I think Roy is going to test Holden again regardless of EJ playing or not. Should be interesting.
Yikes, sit our best defenseman after the team gives up nearly 50 shots (albeit to a pretty good team) and also start an AHL guy? Are we trying to throw the game or something...?
Unless there's risk of him making said injury worse, if EJ is good to go, then let him play. He can rest during the Olympic break.
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If there is any team to sit EJ against it's the Devils. I'm not trying to be rude to Devils fans, but they are among the lowest scoring teams in the league and have the fewest shots per game of any team in the league. EJ should not play.
Still not keen on having Jaromir Jagr facing off against Holden-Wilson on the back end with Aittokallio in net.
It get it, err on the side of caution, but man, don't like the prospect of watching that potential massacre.
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It could be ugly but at least it'd be against an eastern conference team. I'd rather sit EJ one game and have him come back 100% healthy than have him deal with a nagging injury/discomfort.
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Jagr has been a beast for us, just crazy. We struggle big time with getting shots to the net but that being said we possess the puck a ton in the offensive zone, Zubrus-Zajac-Jagr will cycle you to death. Our 2nd line with Clowe coming back has been pretty good lately too.
Doing the Devs GDT, any idea on your lineup, you guys still running with 11 forwards? Stasny and EJ are questionable for tomorrow?
Doing the Devs GDT, any idea on your lineup, you guys still running with 11 forwards? Stasny and EJ are questionable for tomorrow?
Just sayin' having EJ out AND having him start for the first time in the NHL is a very tall order. He'll be seeing a LOT of shots, even from a team as conservative as NJ.
I get that he's good, but let's not throw him in the deep end right away.
RockLobster
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Sami got his first start in the NHL last year against LA, did alright until he got some cramps in the 3rd period.
Oh yeah, that's right. Forgot about that.
Well, still kinda wary about starting him with EJ out, but...hey if EJ's not good to go, let's see what happens.
tigervixxxen
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No, people just saying Sami should take this one. Nobody bothered to ask Roy today.
Erm, lineup? I guess what we saw last night
McGinn-Duchene-O'Reilly
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Talbot
McLeod-Cliche-Mitchell
Malone Bordy
If Stastny plays I think MacKinnon takes Talbots spot, Cliche is bumped to the 4th and Mitchell goes to 3rd line center.
Hejda-EJ
Benoit-Holden
Wilson-Barrie
I doubt Sarich plays. Holden and Barrie could flip, If EJ doesn't then put Stollery somewhere in there. I don't think the pairings even matter at that point.
NJ might cycle to death. I can't wait to see Duchene and MacKinnon run on the Devils
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The way Holden played with Hejda makes me guess we'll see this pairing again if EJ can't play.
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Hopefully the time off has given PAP a chance to figure out why he sucks this year. Getting them both back will be huge and give us 3 pretty damn good lines.
tigervixxxen
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The Montreal media giving us updates? Is RDS in town? I love the Journal de Montreal. Hope they write more awesome articles.
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