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I wish Tocc & co. had the balls to healthy scratch Kessel and Keller. Send a message to the whole f***ing team. Get Grabs back in there, bring Hayton up, figure it out from there.
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moosemeister
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Clayton Keller is just Peter Mueller but with his own financial stability and without the brain injury.
Housley for Allen appears to be a disastrous swap
Kessel for Galchenyuk isn't helping
Kessel for Galchenyuk isn't helping
Scratch Phil "just wide" Kessel, give Keller only 4th line minutes, bring Barret Hayton in and try to hold hold this awesome Duo Hall and Garland. If we just could have more of this players...
moosemeister
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The frustrating thing is that the average fan can see that Kessel won't shoot, holds on to the puck to long (after he retrieves it from being unable to take a pass) and is unable/unwilling to do anything physical. I am just assuming that Tocchet can see the same thing. Tocchet's prior experience and most likely campaigning for the Kessel trade has made it so that he is unwilling to hurt Kessel's feelings and/or limit minutes or bench him due to that being an admission that he was wrong. A sad situation. Keller is just to small/weak to be of any use unless it is off the rush. Keller will be a tweeter 2nd/3rd line winger unless he can get stronger and be able to win battles along the boards. It is just amazing that when the whistle is blown, Garland is within 5 feet of the goal but Keller is somewhere around the top of the circle. Garland scores off his face. The only way Keller will ever get hit in the face is if the opposing defenseman hits him on a clearing pass.
Powerplay looked much better with Schmaltz up on the first unit. 3 guys who can handle the puck and make quick decisions works decently. Oesterle is serviceable, but OEL or Goligoski are better in the long run.
Good first period, reliably lets the opponent adapt, but at least had some pushback tonight once momentum swung the other way. Moral victory I guess. Third period better than most of late.
Good first period, reliably lets the opponent adapt, but at least had some pushback tonight once momentum swung the other way. Moral victory I guess. Third period better than most of late.
rt
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Man. Garland wants to beat every single shit out of that idiot Todd Walsh. That post game was PAINFUL. Walsh is sooo bad.
I can't see the whole play as I can watch on TV, but the breakouts from the defensive zone are still lacking. Without having done any counting, it sure seems like they almost always default to passing it back to farthest back defenseman rather than pushing it forwards as soon as some one gains possession. It lets the opposing defense get set and establish a forecheck. I feel like their anemic to immediately turning and going unless they see a breakaway chance, and for a team that's predicated on counter-attacking, you'd think the forwards would be skating to get open immediately. Again, I can't see the whole play developing, but they seem to get hemmed in by the opposing forecheck often and I wonder if it's mostly due to the forwards not coming back or getting open.
You cant set the targets too high, if many of your top 6 players are struggling every game.
Schmatz, thats ok, inconsistent player with good moments.
Keller?? ... absolute invisible. So sad he made his best nhl games in his first 30 games.
Kessel?.... i am glad if mr hotdog can hold himself on the ice. F* joke.
Kuemper already injured... so, not many nhl teams could handle things better with this disappointments.
Schmatz, thats ok, inconsistent player with good moments.
Keller?? ... absolute invisible. So sad he made his best nhl games in his first 30 games.
Kessel?.... i am glad if mr hotdog can hold himself on the ice. F* joke.
Kuemper already injured... so, not many nhl teams could handle things better with this disappointments.
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Tocchet seems to expect OEL and maybe Kuemper might be back this road trip (7 days). Demers won’t make the trip. His injury is more serious than they originally thought.
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We have lost two more games than we’ve won. We’re on pace for 89pts and we’re tied with Calgary for 8th in the west in P%.
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Has he even used a TO all season? None that I can recall.
justin323032
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Phil Kessel ladies and gentlemen! This is how I play hockey, just slapping it at the net.
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Carolina adjusted. RT take note.
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Trade Clayton Keller.
I don't care if he goes to another team and pots 80 goals and 1,000 points.
Trade him now while we can still fool someone into thinking he's an underrated gem and get real assets back from them. Trade him now before we're saddled long-term with a cap-killer contract.
No, no, I know, Hockey Scut Farkus isn't going to trade his precious gem of a 7OA when "it's just a matter of time before he figures it out." But a guy can dream.
I don't care if he goes to another team and pots 80 goals and 1,000 points.
Trade him now while we can still fool someone into thinking he's an underrated gem and get real assets back from them. Trade him now before we're saddled long-term with a cap-killer contract.
No, no, I know, Hockey Scut Farkus isn't going to trade his precious gem of a 7OA when "it's just a matter of time before he figures it out." But a guy can dream.
Why not keep our young players for a change and avoid another Domi disaster (extenuating circumstances aside).
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