Post-Game Talk: Awooos beat Meows 5-2. Win, lose, win, lose continues..

[WaitingForThatCab]

I think our work ethic has really picked up Over the past two games which is a good sign, but when the margin for error in this league is zero your weakest links Will be exposed as yandle was tonight.

It's true. As I watched the game, I thought they were hustling and continuing to show more physicality, which is good.

What killed us last night was just stupid puck-handling gaffes. Unable to handle passes, simply unable to find the puck after a deflection (this happened a bunch of times and I don't think I've ever seen it quite like that), awful passes... and yes, Yandle was 100% the prime offender. Enough's enough. Bench him.

I don't care about his Iron Man Streak, I care about the Panthers winning some games and turning the franchise around in a winning direction. If Yandle's absolute drag-ass effort and completely careless turnovers are going to cost us games outright, then his Iron Man Streak can get ****ed.

Point blank, right now I want to see him lose that streak just for a completely petty reason. That reason being: I'm pissed off at how insanely terrible he was last night, in completely avoidable fashion.

 

[ProjectPanthers]

Effort doesn't matter when all our offense is on the perimeter. Nobody goes to the net and nobody goes north-south. Everyone goes East-West and skate ACROSS the ice instead of TOWARDS the net. I have no idea why they don't go to the net more.

There's just so many things wrong with these team that I don't even know where to start. How did this happen to a franchise where our future was supposed to be bright? We have two great core franchise players, a #1 defenseman, a #1 goalie AND a Hall of Fame coach.

What the F*CK is in the water down there?!?!

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

I don't care about his Iron Man Streak, I care about the Panthers winning some games and turning the franchise around in a winning direction. If Yandle's absolute drag-ass effort and completely careless turnovers are going to cost us games outright, then his Iron Man Streak can get ****ed.

Soonk!

 

[RainingRats]

Effort doesn't matter when all our offense is on the perimeter. Nobody goes to the net and nobody goes north-south. Everyone goes East-West and skate ACROSS the ice instead of TOWARDS the net. I have no idea why they don't go to the net more.

There's just so many things wrong with these team that I don't even know where to start. How did this happen to a franchise where our future was supposed to be bright? We have two great core franchise players, a #1 defenseman, a #1 goalie AND a Hall of Fame coach.

What the F*CK is in the water down there?!?!

leadership and team culture.

we clearly lack leadership and the team culture here is more okay with losing than they want to admit.

talent/skill is clearly here. we've got the hardest pieces to acquire.

we are not far off, imo so this season can be salvaged but our GM needs to do something to put us over the hump.

 

[vendetta]

While that is true, you have this uncanny ability to miss the most important thing(s).

Our loss today isn’t due to Barkov not producing, in fact Hubie had multiple gaffes and was off his game in general. Of course Barkov could have won the game for us, and for once he was physically involved. I liked seeing him frustrated. It was maybe the best thing that’s happened to him all year.

Our loss was in the largest part due to Yandle, secondly to his partner Brown, thirdly to Q for a) pairing them up and b) having Barkov’s line with them all game long. Yandle is an unforced turnover machine. His dumb plays and poorly timed fumbles are dooming our games. His upside is a small fraction of his downside.

The way to get rid of Yandle is to threaten his ironman streak. He’ll waive his NMC to not break his IMS.

Wrong again . It was a one goal game. They scored on a 4-3. If our pp or Barkov scores that game goes to ot. Barkov was irrelevant. That’s why we lost

 

[RainingRats]

Wrong again . It was a one goal game. They scored on a 4-3. If our pp or Barkov scores that game goes to ot. Barkov was irrelevant. That’s why we lost

Agree. Yandle getting way too much blame. We lost the special teams battle again! And their best player was so much more impactful than ours. Blaming Yandle bc we have to be overly aggressive to try to come back as the clock is ticking down is missing the real reasons we lost.

 

[RainingRats]

23rd ranked PK. Yikes. We were top 10 at one point

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Q has gone crazy.

 

[I am not exposed]

Yandel is on third paring? How has he been?

Polarising.

 

[PSLguy]

 

[PSLguy]

 

[PSLguy]

 

[Mogo]

Over the years one thing pretty much has shown how much spirit this team really has. Nobody ever sticks up for each other.

Please dont tell me Barkov's hug was sticking up

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Please dont tell me Barkov's hug was sticking up

Barkov's hug was sticking up.

 

[Mogo]

If this team is to have any chance to make the playoffs. Matheson-Ekblad have to become a top pair NOW

 

[FinlandPanther]

Over the years one thing pretty much has shown how much spirit this team really has. Nobody ever sticks up for each other.

Please dont tell me Barkov's hug was sticking up

Over the years one thing pretty much has shown how much spirit this team really has. Nobody ever sticks up for each other.

Please dont tell me Barkov's hug was sticking up

It’s better than what the rest of this team does. You all want to see emotion from Barkov who is a skill player with 0 toughness and that was good enough for me.

 

[vendetta]

If this team is to have any chance to make the playoffs. Matheson-Ekblad have to become a top pair NOW

They have been. They have been dominant

 

[FinlandPanther]

They have been. They have been dominant

If they were dominant we’d be better than we are. Ekblad has been good and Matheson has been ok minus his last 2 games where he’s been good.

 

[vendetta]

If they were dominant we’d be better than we are. Ekblad has been good and Matheson has been ok minus his last 2 games where he’s been good.

No we wouldNt be better cause our goaltending ya been horrific. Pretty basic. And Barkov shows up rarely. Those are much worse
Concerns than the ekblad pairing. Oh and brown too. His advanced stats are horrific. He drags down every partner and the only time he isn’t a liability is when paired with Matheson

 

[PSLguy]

 

[zeroG]

i didn't hate our game. i've disliked our game more in many of the wins this season.

i missed a few chunks but what i saw was pretty good effort and puck management. turnovers were relatively low.

as others have said, we lost the special teams game. simple as that. otherwise, it was very even and the yotes are a decent team.

it's a loss and you gotta look at what you can do better (i like Q's take above) but i still think things are heading in the right direction overall. i'm remaining cautiously optimistic.

 

[Panteras]

I’m not excited...like at all

 

[FinlandPanther]

No we wouldNt be better cause our goaltending ya been horrific. Pretty basic. And Barkov shows up rarely. Those are much worse
Concerns than the ekblad pairing. Oh and brown too. His advanced stats are horrific. He drags down every partner and the only time he isn’t a liability is when paired with Matheson

Barkov rarely shows up. 45 points in 43 games. Yeaaaaaaah.

 

[vendetta]

Barkov rarely shows up. 45 points in 43 games. Yeaaaaaaah.

He’s been good In stretches but not enough. A lot of those points were riding hubys coattails. He has to play better simple as that

 

[RainingRats]

He’s been good In stretches but not enough. A lot of those points were riding hubys coattails. He has to play better simple as that

He needs to be as impactful as Huberdeau, not necessarily points wise and especially in big games