If you had a chance to win the draft lottery, you weren’t in the playoffs.Yeah, but that actually happened though.
I think if you got knocked out in the qualifying round you didn't make the playoffs. A wonky, weird year, but it's literally (sorry @Richie Daggers Crime ) in the name of the event. Didn't qualify? You didn't get in.
He only pops in for a lineup change due to performance, matchups (home ice w/last change and face-offs), or injury.
Leo is playing strong right now so I doubt he comes out. But if it went the other way, Zajac would be getting the call. Obviously we ride Uncle Leo now but I can see where we have a lacklaster game or two and Trotz things we need to shake things up - Zajac would probably be the next guy up.
My understanding of the prevailing terminology is that 2020 post-season was made up of a round robin, playins, and playoffs. The Pens made the post-season, but failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006, thus ending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances at 13 (but their post-season streak is still alive).
Could be, but the primary purpose is C depth for these playoffs. The Cizikas thing is there too though in Lou's four-dimensional chess game. And they just signed Reece Newkirk to an ELC also. Just Lou using time and creating flexibility.
Greene was also a free agent, like Zajac. Lou could have hedged without trading for them.
But it was covid, and Philly really didn't try, and Washington didn't want to be there, and we only got in because of the short season, and point % isn't valid, and play-in round, and Lou is senile, and, and, and....Yeah, but that actually happened though.
I think if you got knocked out in the qualifying round you didn't make the playoffs. A wonky, weird year, but it's literally (sorry @Richie Daggers Crime ) in the name of the event. Didn't qualify? You didn't get in.
This is incredibly nitpicky but before the Penguins third goal Wahlstrom had the puck on the strong side. There were a lot of bodies in the area and I would've liked to have seen him just keep it there for a bit, let the momentum from the goal settle in some, eat the clock a bit, make Pittsburgh work for it. Instead, he threw the puck to the vacant opposite corner which allowed Pittsburgh to grab the puck with speed and fly up the boards.
I'm not saying it was a bad play or he should've known better, I just with he understood what was happening at that point and was antsy to move the puck. That'll come with time for him though.
I guess nobody has missed a postseason then, right?
Could have been a consideration, but not the primary one. Seems like with Greene resigning must have been a topic of discussion when having him waive his NTC. You are correct though, Greene played a role. So far, Zajac hasn't.
That's just how fandom tends to work. Go through any game day thread on our board where we lost, and you'll find most of the comments after the game about what the Islanders did wrong -- which players need to wake up, what scapegoat needs to be jettisoned from the team, who had a sloppy game, what boneheaded play someone made, etc. Pretty rarely do you see anyone say we just straight up got beat by a better team.
It's reputation and style. We are defense-first team, the hallmark of underdogs and cinderellas, that's why we are often confused with them.
