So you're pinning this loss on Lindberg and Carberry?
No criticism of the forwards or D? They had 3 PP's and put ONE shot on Jarry.
All up they had 19 shots on goal. I think tonight was a poor showing for them as a team. Let's not try and blame the backup goalie and a coach in his first NHL game. Seems pretty harsh.
I never blamed Carbery. All I said that he's a rookie coach up against Mike Sullivan and Sullivan out coached him in the game. I think others would agree that some of the players in the lineup were questionable as were the line combos. Coach makes the final decision on the roster lineup for the given game.
Partial blame on Lindgren(get his name right!). The 2 PP goals from the Pens were PK breakdowns(Lindgren was caught a bit moving a bit too much), but I did not like how Lindgren played the 4th Pens goals. He was beat short-side or some ppl might view it as near-post, from the faceoff dot, Pens forward coming down the LW. Reilly Smith is a left-handed shooter. For a left-hander it should be harder to score near-post if the goalie is correctly playing the angle. Lindgren should have played the %'s and forced Reilly Smith to shoot far-side(far-post) on Lindgren's stick-side. There was a Caps D-man within a couple strides so Reilly Smith shot to what Lindgren gave him. Lindgren cheated and that is why he was beat near-post the from the faceoff dot.
I'm a goalie guru, so I point out goalie stuff more so than others. When you lose 4-0 the blame goes on the coaching and players, not the goalie. I'm critical of Lindgren bcuz BMac gave him a 3 year $1.1 million per year contract, so I expect more from Lindgren and the fact Charlie has not played as well as I expect when we signed him after leaving the Blues. If Lindgren can't step it up a little and improve from last season, then might as well go cheaper with Hunter Shepard who closer to $300k less in used cap space.
Yea, wow, I can’t believe people are still going - it’s even getting late here out west. It’s one game.
I’m not sure what people expect from this season. IMHO best cast scenario is a bubble (outside at that) playoff team. If we can get Ovi his 30-40 goals, while still getting ~ top 12 pick, that’s still probably the best way to move forward into the next era.
Of course we don’t want to watch miserable hockey all year. I want to see the younger guys take some strides - IOW an indication that we’ve actually drafted some NHL talent the past 5 years. If CMM remains more assertive, shooting the puck (like on that move when hit the post), he could have a breakout year. Maybe Miro gets called up for a look at some point.
Anyways, the D-pairs are all messed up right now. Everything starts with them on the breakout, and ends with them gapping up on D. None of them looked comfortable. LuJo ain’t it. So either they mix them up (and hopefully try HHA) or they take time to gel.
The Kuzy that was flying around in the 3rd is what this team needs out of him every shift. I hope Carbs can lay into him a bit to get something better out of him. If not, move Strome to the top 6. And generally, just hope Carbs is able to adjust and show that he can be a capable NHL coach. Have some patience, time will tell on a number of fronts.
Mantha/LuJo should be scratched. Strome should be playing with OV and move Backstrom to 3C. Carlson/Sandin needs to split up. Make opponents have to worry about 2 D pairs having an offensive threat. You shouldn't put your two best offensive scoring D-men in one basket unless it's a PP or down a goal late in the 3rd. Put Ovie/Wilson on the same line again. This might be a reach, but put CCM @ 2C and Kuzy on the Wing.
It will take 5-10 games for the players to really start developing some chemistry. For PP1, it's still the same dang thing with Backstrom/Kuzy near the boards and neither shooting the puck! Put Strome on PP1 and either decide to take Backstrom/Kuzy off of it!
please prove me wrong next game… please. I just paid a fortune for the game package for the season!
