Butchie91
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Wasn't Uncle Leo who passed to Eberle?BTW, that was some nice play Barzal made getting the puck to Eberle for the tying goal.
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doublechili
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Yep. And a very nice pass it was! Just teasing the "anti-Leo on 1st line" contingent.
Throttle
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Most noticeable on that line:Yep. And a very nice pass it was! Just teasing the "anti-Leo on 1st line" contingent.
1 - Eberle
2 - Leo
3 - Barzal
It's true. I definitely noticed all of the times Eberle got knocked off his skates.
(It should be said that this system must be absolutely *brutal* to play for Eberle as a winger.)
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That's because Isles fans seem to just want to find all the bad in his game. In the 3rd and OTs, he was on the puck more than any other Fwd.
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It is 100% true that we have ZERO better options than Leo on that top line; of course I would argue that he brings absolutely ZERO offensively (and the statistics back it up) as well.
The truth is he has no business being on any top line or anywhere near the top 6 but we simply don't have anyone who can play on the boards and do the dirty work as well as aggravate the opposing top forwards better than him. OF COURSE is stagnates our best player offensively; but NOTHING SHORT OF BREAKING UP THE CENTERS is going to remedy this. We have to hope that they can figure it out- with they being of course Barzal and Eberle. They managed to score 5 goals in a single game against the Capitals not quite two months ago:
April 1st:
Barzal 3 goals/2 assists +5
Eberle 2 goals/1 assist +4
Komarov 1 assist +4
Of course that seems more like a bad April Fools joke now since Barzal has a total of 4 goals in the 23 games since and Eberle isn't much better (5). Uncle Leo got his lone goal all season 4 weeks later and sprinkled in a whopping 4 assists including the one last night.
As a matter of fact, their collective +/- since then:
Barzal (-1)
Eberle (-1)
Komarov (-1)
So on one hand you have to defend the Leo top line decision (BT isn't about to break up Nelson/JPG centering the second and third lines) because we have no other REALISTIC options that come close to replacing what Lee brought to the table; but let's not kid ourselves either. Leo Komarov IS NOT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM a top six winger....
The truth is he has no business being on any top line or anywhere near the top 6 but we simply don't have anyone who can play on the boards and do the dirty work as well as aggravate the opposing top forwards better than him. OF COURSE is stagnates our best player offensively; but NOTHING SHORT OF BREAKING UP THE CENTERS is going to remedy this. We have to hope that they can figure it out- with they being of course Barzal and Eberle. They managed to score 5 goals in a single game against the Capitals not quite two months ago:
April 1st:
Barzal 3 goals/2 assists +5
Eberle 2 goals/1 assist +4
Komarov 1 assist +4
Of course that seems more like a bad April Fools joke now since Barzal has a total of 4 goals in the 23 games since and Eberle isn't much better (5). Uncle Leo got his lone goal all season 4 weeks later and sprinkled in a whopping 4 assists including the one last night.
As a matter of fact, their collective +/- since then:
Barzal (-1)
Eberle (-1)
Komarov (-1)
So on one hand you have to defend the Leo top line decision (BT isn't about to break up Nelson/JPG centering the second and third lines) because we have no other REALISTIC options that come close to replacing what Lee brought to the table; but let's not kid ourselves either. Leo Komarov IS NOT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM a top six winger....
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That's cool. Remind us how many points Sydney has in this series? Leo is there to help Barzal, who is causing his OWN issues and being pretty irrelevant. But he's really there to matchup against Syd - Barzal should be enough of a big boy to ice capades around the Pens to contribute once in awhile.
I Still Can't Believe We Won Last Night! When was the last time we outright stole a game with our Goaltender? Maybe Glenn "Barney The Dinosaur" Healy in 1993?
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doublechili
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Based on his typical comments about the Isles, my only nickname for Healy these days starts with "d" and end with "ick".
LeapOnOver
Mackenzie is a hack!
Still in a daze....did we really pull that game out? This series has come down to pretty much the brilliance of Sorokin and the incompetence of Jarry. Let's put this series to bed on Wednesday!
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Yep. And a very nice pass it was! Just teasing the "anti-Leo on 1st line" contingent.
Don't explain it. Just let it go.
Richie Daggers Crime
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Yeah, but which realm?
Strummergas
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Which realm of dick does Healy reside in?
EDIT: Of course, the very online Richie beat me to it.
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Careful - you're getting awfully close to suggesting that Uncle Leo was the best player on that line.
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we even shot the Penguins in the face, so Pittsburgh couldn't give them an open casket for the funeral
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I honestly cant believe it. I think they were outplayed almost the entire series. I cant tell if they are just catching breaks, or if they really are able to just get it done when they have to.
mm11
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just have an uncanny ability to get things done lately in the post season. Can they take the cup home? Crazier things have happened, but I think we both agree their sharpness among other things need to elevate.
