CrazyDuck4u
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I thought it was…You know... play both ends of the ice. Use their speed to take away time and space out there. Get the crowd into the game. Take the crowd out of the game. Get to those loose pucks. Make the other team pay the price for getting in front of the net. Take away those passing lanes. Go hard into those tough areas. Play the body. Dictate the play. Outwork the other team. Create chances and most of all... get some lucky bounces.
I’m there now.At what point does Cronin start getting some (or more) of the blame? This stretch of play has been pathetic and it's not like he's doing anything different than Eakins right now.
Seems like he plays with a Nerf stick most of the timePeople go on about Fowler’s foot speed starting to go, but the bigger concern to me is his hands. He gets nothing on what feels like 80% of his passes or clears.
The D system is much better.At what point does Cronin start getting some (or more) of the blame? This stretch of play has been pathetic and it's not like he's doing anything different than Eakins right now.
Well, you know, obviously.. yeah, the Islanders were the better team tonight, obviously. Obviously, you know.. a tie game with less than 2 minutes left and we're on the power play... you can't give up those kinds of goals. Not in this league. We have to own that. But you know, we just need to shake this one off and get back to our game there. Stay disciplined. Get pucks on on net. Make smart plays out there. Don't take any shifts off. Just gotta stay focused and keep doing the right things.I thought it was…
Fall behind early
Take a lot penalties
Shoot in to shin pads
Pass into feet
Try to softly shoot puck out of zone
Always ring puck around boards opposite direction
When playing well get injured
This!!When you’re a guy with a piss poor “woah is me” posture when things get tough like Gibson, you can’t be giving up so many crap goals.
There’s something wrong. Can’t pass, can’t shoot, same mistakes for years.
I’d get rid of any number of long time members of this team because many have not shown anything that screams leading by example.
We were spoiled for a long time by grwat players that left it all on the ice and now have a bunch of soft dogs
Silfverberg and Henrique are gone 5 months from now one way or the otherEveryone here is on the idea of dumping gibson, flower, silf, and henrique except one guy. Lol. These 4 are garbage. Im pissed we waited so long with them. Should have traded them when we could have gotten something. Anything. Now we cant even get 4ths with them
Eh, Silf and Henrique are getting traded in the next few months regardless.Everyone here is on the idea of dumping gibson, flower, silf, and henrique except one guy. Lol. These 4 are garbage. Im pissed we waited so long with them. Should have traded them when we could have gotten something. Anything. Now we cant even get 4ths with them
Deselliers (forgot how to spell his name) was that guy. He brought toughness and energy on the team.Eh, Silf and Henrique are getting traded in the next few months regardless.
Gibson is difficult to move, and I'm not as confident in Dostal as I hoped to be by this point. I'd be fine trading him if the right deal came up, but only if the Ducks got a decent asset in return. I'm not interested in trading him a straight cap dump.
Fowler is also difficult to move due to his contract (NTC). I also think he still has value to the team. The main issue is that he's not the type of veteran the Ducks need right now. It would be great if he were a better version of Gudas - a big, body-moving type of d-man who could play sound, physical, defensive hockey alongside a rookie. But he's not that guy, and the Ducks have a lot of offensive, puck-moving guys coming up. It's just a tough fit. I don't see him getting traded, though.
He was also pretty bad at hockey - ok in the defensive end, not much in transition or on offense. Toughness and energy are fine as long as everyone else is scoring goals. If they're not, as was the case during the Deslauriers years, toughness and energy end up not being worth much.Deselliers (forgot how to spell his name) was that guy. He brought toughness and energy on the team.
My problem is the spacing, poor forechecking and desire to constantly dump the puck rather than a controlled entry. I think all three of those are really hurting a player like Terry and Zegras who need to be playing a skilled and puck possession game, rather than a dump and chase game.The D system is much better.
With Eakins guys just stayed in front of the net and hoped for a miracle. With Cronin, players are at least going after pucks. Problem is, when the Ducks do get the puck it usually ends up on a rookies stick and most rookies aren't use to the speed and pressure of the NHL game and thus they make some bad mistakes. The forwards looked to be more engaged forechecking for Cronin at the start of the season but thats been gone since November, for whatever reason.
For me, I'd give Cronin 3 years. Once Leo is full time, once Zegras and Drysdale have a full camp, once the charred remains of Silf is off the third line and once the young guys like Lacombe, Minty, Zellweger and Luneau are everyday NHLers then you can judge his body of work. You also have to give him something to work with. If your depth is so bad that you end up having Leason in your top 6 and someone with 7 points on the ice when your net is empty then maybe you need to make some calls around the league to bring some players in. Especially considering how poor the AHL team has been for the past 2 seasons.
He's not the best, but you only pay him like $1m max.He was also pretty bad at hockey - ok in the defensive end, not much in transition or on offense. Toughness and energy are fine as long as everyone else is scoring goals. If they're not, as was the case during the Deslauriers years, toughness and energy end up not being worth much.
Yea...i don't understand why we are still dumping the puck. We have elite talent now and speed. I understood the dump the puck strat when you had a guy like getzlaf, but this no longer makes sense.My problem is the spacing, poor forechecking and desire to constantly dump the puck rather than a controlled entry. I think all three of those are really hurting a player like Terry and Zegras who need to be playing a skilled and puck possession game, rather than a dump and chase game.
Agreed. Neither of them seem particularly adept along the boards. I can see Leo getting there but at this point I don't think we should expect Terry and Z to win many body battles along the boards. Maybe Z if he can continue to bulk up but at 26 years old, Terry ain't that guy.My problem is the spacing, poor forechecking and desire to constantly dump the puck rather than a controlled entry. I think all three of those are really hurting a player like Terry and Zegras who need to be playing a skilled and puck possession game, rather than a dump and chase game.