1st to wild card in 24 hours if Pittsburgh wins. CBJ hockey
it's Pens, unlike Jackets 2 goal deficit is not "OMG game over" for them.pittsburgh down 2. 2nd period ending soon.
It got worse for them. Final score 7-3.it's Pens, unlike Jackets 2 goal deficit is not "OMG game over" for them.
How many times did they completely miss the net?I woke up and saw that the Jackets only had 6 shots in the third period. How is that even possible when you desperately need a goal..
He will... instead of developing the young talent , which would give this team a much higher ceiling , he sticks with his comfort level. And your right, team badly needs his speed , we are so slow . We have a bunch of big bodied forwards , and most of our offense is predicated on trying to initiate almost everything from the pointDuclair isn't the most polished of players, but he is always engaged offensively and that speed of his generates a ton of chances. His defensive zone coverage can be lacking. We all know that.
I hope Torts doesn't "Milano" him. This kid has game breaking speed. After the first line, Anderson, Foligno, Jenner and Bjorkstrand, the offense is a black hole. I think it's worth giving him ample leash to really see what he can produce.
A good place to start is not trying to score from the half wall. Miss the shot from there, it's likely going back the other way. Plus, it's a low percentage shot.People are talking about a #2 center, but I've been saying it for a while... their shooting and finishing in particular sucks.
Need to be able to weave shots through traffic and hit corners rather than blocked/deflected/wide.
No kidding. When opponents shut down the top line, scoring becomes sketchy. Not surprising when 4 players on our bottom 6 - our center depth of Wennberg, Nash, Sedlak and Dubinsky have a collective 8 goals (Dubi with 4) - in about 160 games combined.Duclair isn't the most polished of players, but he is always engaged offensively and that speed of his generates a ton of chances. His defensive zone coverage can be lacking. We all know that.
I hope Torts doesn't "Milano" him. This kid has game breaking speed. After the first line, Anderson, Foligno, Jenner and Bjorkstrand, the offense is a black hole. I think it's worth giving him ample leash to really see what he can produce.
No kidding. When opponents shut down the top line, scoring becomes sketchy. Not surprising when 4 players on our bottom 6 - our center depth of Wennberg, Nash, Sedlak and Dubinsky have a collective 8 goals (Dubi with 4) - in about 160 games combined.
The two players on the bottom 6 who can score are either scratched or given restricted minutes (Bjork scores the only goal Friday and is given under 10 minutes on Saturday). The only leash those two get are a choker.
As an aside, thank goodness Dubi is back....4 game win streak when gone, two game losing streak upon his return. But he brings intangibles....simply unlucky he found himself on the ice for both Wild goals.[/QUOTE]
Hmmm, CR......You'll have to show me of any time I've not seen the light with respect to Dubi. I doubt if anyone has been a longer-standing critic.That 8 goals figure is, well, ugly. There's no amount of "intangibles" or defensive play that can justify putting out those four over OB and 91.
It's good you have finally seen the light on Dubi. Ain't no one nowhere ever had such bum luck.
Trotz should take the playerds out for hamberdersThe only good news of the week: Caps and Pens kept losing as well.
NYI is about to solidify the first place in the division. Its quite insane what a good coach can do with seemingly unremarkable group of playerd
Sarcasm my friend!Hmmm, CR......You'll have to show me of any time I've not seen the light with respect to Dubi. I doubt if anyone has been a longer-standing critic.
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NYI is about to solidify the first place in the division. Its quite insane what a good coach can do with seemingly unremarkable group of playerd
Trotz should take the playerds out for hamberders
Foligno was god awful again last night. Why in god’s name he is on PP1 leaves me perplexed.
Not only do we need an upgrade at 2C, we desperately need to add a true top-6 LW