MiamiScreamingEagles
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- Jan 17, 2004
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Top line great as usual.
Defense trash as usual.
Berube baffling as usual.
Best we can hope for is a good draft pick it seems because nothing is showing signs of changing.
Couts line only played about 13 minutes tonight. That's got to be a season low, right?
Couts line only played about 13 minutes tonight. That's got to be a season low, right?
He is not playing well. Worse are his two linemates though.
Berube is not an NHL caliber coach. Pulling Mason was undeserved. To yank him on goals that were scored when he was screened and then put in Ray "I have no lateral movement" Emery who gave up a goal when the Wings moved the puck side to side on him, was dumb.
The loss is on the Flyers defense who can't clear the crease so that Mason can make plays. On offense, aside from G and Vorachek, the team has nothing. There is enough talent on the rest of the roster to generate decent offense. Berube just can't get anything out of these guys any more. I can't believe that he has the locker room anymore.
I have been very disappointed by Couturier in the last 5 or so games. I get it, he has tough assignments I get that he is still very young. But, his offensive creativity is non-existent. He skating is average at best, and he could eventually have decent offensive skills, but right now I don't see him ever becoming an offensive threat.
I would want to see him with talent like Voracek for once.
When Couts and Giroux end up on the same line, they always create chances. Would like to see:
Schenn G Simmonds
Raffl Couts Jake
Then use:
Belle Laughton Read. As the shutdown line.