I feel like we had a guy who was a right shot and really good down low, but it seems like his name’s been waived from my brain.. hmmm...A RHS down low on the 5-on-3 was fine. Williams doesn't have much left, but that's one situation that I think he can contribute.
Having Staal as the trigger-man in the slot over Svechnikov was a bad choice. I get that you want Staal out there to win the faceoff, but he can win it and get off the ice. He's not doing enough offensively right now to warrant that ice time.
You mean the guy who scored zero goals in 13 games?I feel like we had a guy who was a right shot and really good down low, but it seems like his name’s been waived from my brain.. hmmm...
With all due respect Hank, Zykov performed admirably last year but was given ZERO chance to succeed this year. He cannot be classified as a career AHL player at this point.You mean the guy who scored zero goals in 13 games?
Tired of debating which career AHL player is our savior. If we want high end talent up front, we're gonna have to pay for it. Probably more than we would like.
You mean the guy who scored zero goals in 13 games?
Tired of debating which career AHL player is our savior. If we want high end talent up front, we're gonna have to pay for it. Probably more than we would like.
But can they grit and grind?Several of these guys deserve to be scratched in place of guys like Kuokkanen and Necas. At least those two have some offensive upside.
Not letting in a softy early on is new. The offense was pretty Canes thoughThat game was so Canes I am not sure that there isn't anything left to say. Any other posters who come to our boards should be made to watch that game before asking us about anything.
You are right, but it’s not even about Zykov in particular for me. It’s about misusing players, trying to fit them into round holes instead of trying to play to their strengths. Zykov is a useful player in certain situations, but he was never put in those situations. No, he’s not a well rounded player, not by a long shot. But put him in a position to succeed and that’s a few more goals, a few more successful PPs, we didn’t have before.You mean the guy who scored zero goals in 13 games?
Tired of debating which career AHL player is our savior. If we want high end talent up front, we're gonna have to pay for it. Probably more than we would like.
Didn’t watch, seen we lost to a hot goalie?
Or just find someone who is willing to trade a 30+ goalscorer for a 2nd, and some poo.
1) When you trade away 2 of your top 4 most offensively talented players (arguably 2 of your top 3). You are going to have a tough time scoring goals.
2) When your coach overplays grinders and guys he's friends with you're going to have a tough time scoring goals
3) When your fist line consists of a turnover machine, brick hands McGee, and a grinder plug you're going to have a tough time scoring goals
4) when you can't score on a 5-3 pp because that turnover machine and brick hands McGee are out there the whole time you're going to have a tough time scoring goals
You are right, but it’s not even about Zykov in particular for me. It’s about misusing players, trying to fit them into round holes instead of trying to play to their strengths. Zykov is a useful player in certain situations, but he was never put in those situations. No, he’s not a well rounded player, not by a long shot. But put him in a position to succeed and that’s a few more goals, a few more successful PPs, we didn’t have before.
I’ve heard every theory for why this team is and has been mediocre. No talent, horrible goaltending, bad coaches. The only thing now is that the goaltending is clearly not the issue. Say what you will about Peters, but the offense was never this bad under him. He may have lost the room, but it was the goaltending that sunk him while he tried every possible lineup combination. Did Peters have enough talent to win (other than goaltending)? Why is it that when we trade E Staal, Lindholm, and Skinner they seem to blow up? Is it because our team stifles talent or because we don’t have enough talent for these guys to play with? With Francis and Peters we had a passive GM and blend-o-matic coach. Now we have an impetuous front office and a coach unwilling to make changes or adapt to his players. How do we know any talented players will even succeed here?
We’re all stuck and sick of asking the same questions year after year. And while so much has changed the one constant is the mediocrity and stubborn nepotism of the organization.
I don't buy that narrative. His audition last season was late in the year when the pressure was off. Yes, he looked impressive and his goal scoring seemed to camouflage the limitations in his overall game. In retrospect, his success could have caused him to be overconfident coming in to this year.With all due respect Hank, Zykov performed admirably last year but was given ZERO chance to succeed this year. He cannot be classified as a career AHL player at this point.
You guess correctly.Can you please clarify what you mean brick hands McGee is? We have lots of options. I'm guessing Jordo?
We have the wrong players. And we keep having the wrong players. And the players we think are the wrong players are actually the right players, but we trade away.I ask myself this a lot.....why does everyone underachieve in a Canes jersey? I thought it was coaching the past years but I should probably eat crow there. I'm starting to believe lots of players don't want to play for this org.
Even the tiny adjustments that Rod is willing to make suck. Not saying that McGinn shouldn’t be out there, just mixing lines at the end of the game to protect leads seems intuitively that it could lead to coverage breakdowns.