Harold Bingo
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I have positive feelings about tonight. Am I just setting myself up for an even bigger disappointment?!
I think most of us had positive feelings prior to the Capitals game, too. We all saw how that went.
I have positive feelings about tonight. Am I just setting myself up for an even bigger disappointment?!
Giroux gets two goals tonight. I'll settle for one though
They're going to make a rule where goalies get punished for skating the length of the ice to fight (mug) a goaltender. Similar to leaving the bench to fight a guy. I guess Emery just ruined the fun for everybody
You want to know why this team can't score?
Matt Read leads the team with 36 shots......good for 82nd in the NHL.
Our first player doesn't show up on the shot rankings till 82nd.
Get more shots on net, more pucks go in.
WOW... thats a pretty telling stat..
They rarely happen anymore to begin with but I have a feeling they'll just have it instead of getting warnings like Emery did the other night for beating an unwilling combatant make it a suspension worthy act on the first time.
You want to know why this team can't score?
Matt Read leads the team with 36 shots......good for 82nd in the NHL.
Our first player doesn't show up on the shot rankings till 82nd.
Get more shots on net, more pucks go in.
Yep. I discussed this elsewhere.
They are something like 26th in shots per game. They are also 9th in missed shots...that's a huge disparity. The other teams failing to generate shots are also towards the bottom for missed shots, because they just aren't creating opportunities. The Flyers are creating opportunities and aren't getting the puck on net.
You can pick one of a million reasons for that. You've got basically EVERYONE missing the net, even if they're practically in the crease. You've got guys firing shots into defenders. You've got guys flubbing on passes. And then there's also people waiting to shoot for some maddening reason, letting defenders get into position...or just missing when they do.
I think what Emery did should be suspendable, but if 2 goalies want to go at it I don't think they should be suspended for it
Gus/L. Schenn/Rosehill out tonight.
Mason is the starter.
Does anyone else think it would be worthwhile to move Simmonds off the first PP unit? He's good in front of the net, but pretty brutal with the puck on his stick. I think adding someone who's better with the puck (Read, Voracek, Schenn) would be wise. And then try to run a similar PP to the one the Capitals use.
Something like:
--------Read
-------------Hartnell/Schenn
Giroux----------------------------Lecavalier
-------------Streit/Timonen
---------------
or
-----------------------------Voracek
----------------------Read
Giroux----------------------------Lecavalier
--------------Streit/Timonen
Edit: Didn't work the way I wanted the first time.
Can you follow that?
I could be wrong here but I believe under the current rules he could that a few more times before he would get suspended or at least I think that's what I heard on NBCSN last night.
I hate your team's PP set up. It is way too easy to defend. When the shot comes from the point, I frequently see Hartnell and Simmonds both screening. One in front of a D and one behind him. That single defenseman can cover both players in that situation and it allows the defending team to aggressively attack the puck carrier. It's a stupid set up. Having those two crease crashers pretty much eliminates any down low play and keeps the passing at the top of the umbrella formation. It isn't dynamic and when your powerplay has limited options, it makes it too easy for the PK.
So yes, get one of Simmonds or Hartnell off the first unit.
I just think if you go all the way down the ice to mug a guy who doesnt want to fight he should be suspended. I guess if it provides this team the spark that it really needs then thats all that matters haha
I could be wrong here but I believe under the current rules he could that a few more times before he would get suspended or at least I think that's what I heard on NBCSN last night.