- Feb 5, 2010
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How did JJ look?
Long-suffering?
Tell that to Leafs, Oilers, Jackets, Coyotes, Jets/Thrashers, Islanders, Sabres, and fans of other teams who have had little to NOTHING to cheer about in years/decades.
4 years out of the playoffs is tough but long-suffering? Context folks.
It's like their heads aren't in the game.
I didn't know Severson is a -15 this year. That's terrible
Hynes refuses to play the lineup that gives us the best chance to win. Of course that's on him.
He hasn't shown he knows how to evaluate players it appears or he is just trying to brand new scheme and it's not working.
Well, we've given up 59 goals in the last 15 games, so it's not really that surprising his +/- has gone in the tank.
We now have the worst goal differential in the conference and 4th worst in the NHL.
Mock the line-up all you want, this game was a step in the right direction.
Much more structurally sound, no glaring scoring chances given up for the most part. Looked a lot like last years team with the low event hockey, but I prefer that to high event hockey in our own end.
I'm guessing that Hynes played the line-up he did because it included all the players he can rely on defensively. I'm hoping his plan is to do this until the team starts playing better defensively and then start rotating in Parenteau/Bennett/Zacha. Make sure the team is back to playing with a more defensive identity before we start inserting the guys that are clear weak links defensively. Also should motivate those three to play a well-rounded game rather than taking shortcuts like they have of late.
For the first time in a long time, Merrill actually had a solid game. Him and Severson looked good together.