detredWINgs
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Cleary and?
Think he meant Abdelkader.
Not necessarily "one of the worst in the NHL" right now, but surely "one of the worst when playing in the top six."
Cleary and?
THIS.
During one of Cleary's last shifts in regulation, Z and Nose tried to create a few chances and each time the puck squirted into Cleary's corner and he predictably lost each battle. Later during the same shift he could've easily squeezed of a Blues player in the neutral zone and instead he lazily swept at the puck with his stick. He is totally ineffective out there, it is maddening.
remember when babcock invited cleary to team canada's olympic camp?
Think he meant Abdelkader.
Not necessarily "one of the worst in the NHL" right now, but surely "one of the worst when playing in the top six."
Gator is a quality bottom 6 forward. Of course he has no business in the top 6. But at least he was working hard tonight and created a few chances.
Gator is a quality bottom 6 forward. Of course he has no business in the top 6. But at least he was working hard tonight and created a few chances.
Maybe Cleary is manipulating the scoresheets to look better than he is? Official stats has Cleary with 0 giveaways and 2 takeaways, which is total bull. No one gave the puck away more than Cleary tonight.
I am not even mad at Kronwall. It is what it is. The guy isnt built for this kind of responsibility.
The Kronner and Lashoff pairing is not effective. The OT goal started with a brain fart by Lashoff and Kronner (again) missed his man in front and then proceeds to look the sky (again) in disbelief.
Here's another beauty of a statistic:
Cleary - 4:46 PPTOI
Datsyuk - 4:40 PPTOI
I certainly meant as a top 6 player. I know there's injuries but neither guy should be in the top 6.
Before the season began I doubt anyone really saw Lashoff as a factor for our blueline this year. It's probably a minor miracle he hasn't looked worse considering the amount of IT he is getting.
Maybe Babcock should go the safer route and have Huskins in there, but he should probably get some credit for going with the kids instead and seeing what we have.
And? Cleary was on the top unit, and the six second difference is nothing. You could argue the the powerplay was ineffective, but it's been hit or miss regardless of who we've had out there.
Four guys are out of our top9, though, at least two of them would be in our top6 - maybe three depending on where you put Sammy. Do I like Gator and Cleary getting 18 minutes? Not really, but you have to put someone on the ice.
The point is Cleary should get NO PP time...but not only is he getting 1st unit PP time, he's getting as much time as our top forwards.
And yeah. We have to put someone out there. Hmm....how about...the guy that scored the first goal? You know, that young offensive player who has 2 points in 5 games to Cleary and Abdelkader's 1 point in 13?
Not to mention. Miller, Emmerton, and Tatar have all looked more offensively threatening than Abdelkader and Cleary for the entirety of the season. Thats just downright pathetic.
If Gustav Nyquist wasnt rotting in the AHL, i could at least sort of understand why Cleary is getting so much ice time.
maybe kronwall - huskins would work? idk probably not