RedRocking
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Bolts kick the PAT against the Flyers
GDT: Bedard vs Ovechkin. 7pm. Capital One Center
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Agreed. Never seen a guy like him before who can score - as long as it’s not a grade A chance. It’s like the better the scoring opportunity the lower the likelihood he’ll score.
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My game puck goes to Charlie Lindgren for saving 2+ goals above expected.
Honorable mentions to oh whoops gotta go play FF7: Rebirth
Sweet! We don't have to hear about Bedard anymore this year. Wilson would get my top star, but Lindgren gets the edge.
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This is why I have little tolerance for people who unironically want us to tank. It's one thing to joke, but being a gutter team year after year is ugly.
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His shooting percentage is less than half his career average. Math says he’s going to get hot soon, and this next road trip would be ideal
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his problem is aiming small. aim small miss big
seems like he's always shooting for 7 or 6 hole. just hit the net big guy
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solid W, a bit sloppy tho' (after 4-0 can't complain)
1st 6-7 min were a bit too ARI feeling until they got the 1-0 goal
M3/WC1 and WC2 are all of a sudden all really interesting races now
solid W, a bit sloppy tho' (after 4-0 can't complain)
1st 6-7 min were a bit too ARI feeling until they got the 1-0 goal
M3/WC1 and WC2 are all of a sudden all really interesting races now
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Didn’t get to watch this game because i was in Pitt for Zach Bryan concert. But love seeing the youth continuing to progress.
i think for CMM, the game still hasn’t slowed down enough. Everyone develops on a different schedule. Last year his skating just wasn’t there, nor was his compete. this year he looks much faster and confident but still making rooking mistakes (like passing back into the defensive slot). There is still room for growth and I do think he’ll grow into a solid 3C with upside.
With Lapierre, he has really picked up this year. Hitting his stride quicker than CMM. This isn’t surprising as he was always a higher rated prospect who fell due to his “neck” issues. He is not a 1C on a cup team, but he can be a 2C. And he is a 1C on a developing team.
i think for CMM, the game still hasn’t slowed down enough. Everyone develops on a different schedule. Last year his skating just wasn’t there, nor was his compete. this year he looks much faster and confident but still making rooking mistakes (like passing back into the defensive slot). There is still room for growth and I do think he’ll grow into a solid 3C with upside.
With Lapierre, he has really picked up this year. Hitting his stride quicker than CMM. This isn’t surprising as he was always a higher rated prospect who fell due to his “neck” issues. He is not a 1C on a cup team, but he can be a 2C. And he is a 1C on a developing team.
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He has shown signs of improvement, but I want to see more consistency. 14 points in 31 games is not bad, but they've come in bunches.
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Games with TOI under 10 minutes:
15GP - 1 + 3 = 4
Games with TOI above 10 minutes:
16GP - 6 + 4 = 10
His points come in bunches but he does get rewarded more when he's scoring. They are easing him in which is a good plan. But it's very hard to score in this league playing below 10 minutes, so you really got to be prepared for the growing pains too. If you check his scoring numbers per 60 minutes he's actually top-10 in the entire NHL so the potential is certainly there.
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He's definitely earned his chances, and he should get plenty down the stretch here. I'd love to see him emerge as a leader during this playoff push, whether we make the playoffs or fall short. He's a big part of this franchise's future.
Lapierre is 22. McMichael and Protas are both 23. We don’t need them to be leaders when we have Wilson, OV, JC74, Oshie, and Patches. Their time to be leaders will come.
to your earlier point, all three need to work on their consistency and the details and two-way play with fewer mistakes. For CMM that also includes finishing. Just play your role and continue to develop.
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Probably not the best word choice there. If he takes a measurable step forward, hecould be one of the most productive players on the team. In a sense that's a leader. But no, obviously the real leaders of the team will are the ones with their names on the cup.
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Maybe, but we're not the team we've been for the last decade+ without two top 5 picks named Ovechkin and Backstrom. We tanked pretty hard to get them. It's difficult to build a long term winner without homegrown top of the draft guys in your lineup.
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We tanked to get one guy….we just still were recovering from the tank and also got lucky enough to get Backstrom.
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Matt Irwin is a legit talent
Point still stands, call those seasons whatever you want. We're not a cup contender for a decade without two top 5 picks in Ovi and Backstrom. Chicago wasn't Chicago without Kane and Towes. Pittsburgh wasn't Pittsburgh without Crosby and Malkin. It's just the way you build a dynasty unless you want to be mid forever.
