GDT: Amerks/Cyclones PLAYOFF thread

[Jacob582]

"Arttu Ruotsalainen has had the hot hand ever since the playoffs began, showing an innate ability to find the net regardless of the angle, the traffic or the positioning of the goaltender."

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Backed into the playoffs, and now on the verge of doing something special.

They don't fool around in OT. Back-to-back wins in the first 2 minutes? Nice!

 

[Club]

 

[old kummelweck]

Krebs is what is known as a gamer.

He really is. These types of players aren't a dime a dozen. He may never wow us with his production at the NHL level (remains to be seen), but he has already shown he can elevate when games matter.

 

[jc17]

He really is. These types of players aren't a dime a dozen. He may never wow us with his production at the NHL level (remains to be seen), but he has already shown he can elevate when games matter.

I never loved this kind of statement because it sort of implies he's not giving his best in other games

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

All I've got to say is: WOOOOOOO.

Keep it going boys.

 

[JLewyB]

I never loved this kind of statement because it sort of implies he's not giving his best in other games

Eh. Some players tighten up to no fault of their own. Some players loosen up a little bit. Peyton is the latter.

 

[Rastin]

When do they expect Kjell 2.0 to be back on the ice?

 

[Buffaloed]

I never loved this kind of statement because it sort of implies he's not giving his best in other games

It's normal. No one can give their best all the time.

 

[Fezzy126]

I never loved this kind of statement because it sort of implies he's not giving his best in other games

I don't think it really has anything to do with effort. Some guys can be paralyzed by nerves or the pressure of the moment, some guys can remain calm, and some others get an adrenaline boost.

Some people feel an added level of stress in big moments it can affect breathing, lactic acid build up, etc. This is a big thing in sports psychology.

I'm not making any judgements about Krebs, just pointing out that there is an entire field dedicated to this type of thing.

 

[Royisgone]

I don't think it really has anything to do with effort. Some guys can be paralyzed by nerves or the pressure of the moment, some guys can remain calm, and some others get an adrenaline boost.

Some people feel an added level of stress in big moments it can affect breathing, lactic acid build up, etc. This is a big thing in sports psychology.

I'm not making any judgements about Krebs, just pointing out that there is an entire field dedicated to this type of thing.

Folks who assume all athletes perform at the same level in all kinds of situations on all days/nights probably haven't played much athletics.

There are all kinds of ups and downs and things like "pressure" absolutely has an impact on player performance. And without question, some guys handle it much better than others.

Saying someone is a "gamer" may sound like non-scientific voodoo, but it is just a simple way of saying "has positive psychological attributes" or maybe something like that.

 

[Jim Bob]

Folks who assume all athletes perform at the same level in all kinds of situations on all days/nights probably haven't played much athletics.

There are all kinds of ups and downs and things like "pressure" absolutely has an impact on player performance. And without question, some guys handle it much better than others.

Saying someone is a "gamer" may sound like non-scientific voodoo, but it is just a simple way of saying "has positive psychological attributes" or maybe something like that.

Guys that get the "they are a gamer" label come in a few different flavors, too.

You have the mentally tough guys that thrive in big pressure moments and you have the guys that don't work that hard in practice because they care more about the game.

 

[Gabrielor]

Has Laaksonen been a healthy scratch?

 

[Chainshot]

Has Laaksonen been a healthy scratch?

Don't know -



No one in a position to do so is asking and thus no one has answered.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Gabrielor]

Don't know -



No one in a position to do so is asking and thus no one has answered.

I keep asking people, but have yet to find an answer.

It seems really, really weird.

 

[Chainshot]

I keep asking people, but have yet to find an answer.

It seems really, really weird.

I agree. It's as though he dropped into a pocket dimension. No one is talking about him.

 

[Gabrielor]

Don't know -



No one in a position to do so is asking and thus no one has answered.

My man's accolades, meanwhile, are tweeted about as recently as one day ago:



He wasn't on Suzie's morning injury update thread, so that makes me think he's scratched, but why no reporting? Trying to protect/re-build his defensive confidence?

I only care because he's a fairly notable Sabres D prospect who's value (PP) will never see the light of day here (because of 26/25), and so I wonder if he's on the trade block this summer.

He's also part of our insanely bad RD depth, so he matters atm.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Jacob582]

Maybe he pulled a Jiri Sejba.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Maybe he pulled a Jiri Sejba.

+1 for the reference

 

[Jim Bob]

My man's accolades, meanwhile, are tweeted about as recently as one day ago:



He wasn't on Suzie's morning injury update thread, so that makes me think he's scratched, but why no reporting? Trying to protect/re-build his defensive confidence?

I only care because he's a fairly notable Sabres D prospect who's value (PP) will never see the light of day here (because of 26/25), and so I wonder if he's on the trade block this summer.

He's also part of our insanely bad RD depth, so he matters atm.

I wonder if Adams views him as part of their RD depth for next season?

The Sabres dressed 12 different D this season and Laaksonen didn't get a single game when guys like Prow and Wolanin got games.

 

[Chainshot]

My man's accolades, meanwhile, are tweeted about as recently as one day ago:



He wasn't on Suzie's morning injury update thread, so that makes me think he's scratched, but why no reporting? Trying to protect/re-build his defensive confidence?

I only care because he's a fairly notable Sabres D prospect who's value (PP) will never see the light of day here (because of 26/25), and so I wonder if he's on the trade block this summer.

He's also part of our insanely bad RD depth, so he matters atm.

The last thing I recall was him being part of the play where Schmelzer ran UPL. I will take a look to see if I can see anything if I still have replay rights on AHLTV.

 

[joshjull]

I wonder if Adams views him as part of their RD depth for next season?

The Sabres dressed 12 different D this season and Laaksonen didn't get a single game when guys like Prow and Wolanin got games.

Probably not. He‘s pretty bad defensively.

 

[Chainshot]

I wonder if Adams views him as part of their RD depth for next season?

The Sabres dressed 12 different D this season and Laaksonen didn't get a single game when guys like Prow and Wolanin got games.

Laaksonen is still pretty far off from NHL play in his own zone.