Yeah, not even sure why he plays with a stick at all then. Didn't know the faceoff dot was wide either.
He doesn't HAVE to be back, they could waive him or loan him out to Sweden, but he'll probably at least get some callup stuff.
The fact that you still haven't mentioned Soda giving up a f***ing beer league goal in 3 on 3 OT is just... I don't know what.
This kind of logic is what Stan used and cost us the likes of Schmaltz, Danault, Hartman, Teuvo and Forsling. And we ended up with absolutely nothing from it.
Kempe a lefty so a toe drag is going to take puck even further away from the stick. He played it bad. If you want a save then fine but its not good stick position. Its bad 1 on 1 defense.
A lot more to be worried about. This team is missed at least 6-8 actual NHL players. Not difference makers, but just actual NHL players.
I didn't really like his stick positioning there, but AGAIN, that's an absolute shit goal to give up... Absolute trash from a guy who has been absolute trash all season.
And if it deflects off his stick and in the net, you’re blaming him anyways. How I was taught growing up is to get your stick out of the way so the goalie faces a clean shot, easier to save.
No it's not. NHL team did exactly what it was supposed to, tank and collect a draft pick. Biggest worry this year would have been if Bedard was terrible. While it wasn't 100 points or whatever, he showed his capabilities before hitting a rookie wall. Most of the roster won't be around and is easy to replace because there aren't many long-term commitments. Free Agents will always exist whenever you need to go on a two year spending spree to finish 9th (see Detroit), but in the meantime the Hawks are stocking the prospect pool and giving young players an opportunity to establish themselves. As one would expect, mixed results but there are other guys besides Bedard to feel good about.
A very common move (that even I do, myself, in beer league) is to drag the puck back a bit like I am shooting, and then open my blade up, and cut straight across the middle. Either with a little flip of the puck, or just straight stick handle. You have to prevent that. The only complaint you could have on that is him being more aggressive, but he played that perfectly fine.
Vlasic was less impressive this time last year and he was older than KK is now.
Yeah, but there are quite a few here that just absolutely dump on KK for every little mistake... while the goalie lets in a garbage goal and it's not even really mentioned by anyone outside a couple.
I’m not saying it’s on Korchinski. I agree he played it well enough. Just looked to me like he thought there was a trailer when there wasn’t (which isn’t on him. Needs to be called out)
Fair enough but it comes down to believing in the roster moves by the GM and what the coaching staff is getting out of them.
