Keith Yandle Part II

[*Bob Richards*]

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[Doctyl]

PAAAHHHZITIVE IMPACT!!!

Seriously he's been real good this series

 

[Cassano]

Such a hot/cold player. He played really poorly in game 5, but really brought it today in game 6.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Such a hot/cold player. He played really poorly in game 5, but really brought it today in game 6.

Meh, whole team was **** in Game 5.

 

[The Undertaker]

I'll take Yandle's hot/cold over Staal and Klein's cold/cold any day of the week.

 

[NYRFAN218]

The Yandy man can

 

[3rd Guy High]

He was great in a few games earlier in the playoffs when I thought he was our best player on the ice. Sometimes you don't notice the rushes he starts and how efficient he is getting the puck out of our zone. That said, he hasn't been as great the past few games. He will show his worth if we make it past the Caps and into a series against Tampa/Chicago.

Just wanted to quote this from earlier in the playoffs when everyone was bashing Yandle and his play. We would not be heading to game 7 without him.

 

[darko]

Only Duncan Keith has more points this postseason. Stepped up big time this series.

 

[Beacon]

Such a hot/cold player. He played really poorly in game 5, but really brought it today in game 6.

That's how offensive defensemen are. Ever since we (the fans) drove away Zubov (Mess also had a big hand in it, but we boo'ed him nonstop), we couldn't find another guy who can do this until now. Everyone was mad that Zubie missed some defensive coverage, but then we went from August 1996 to March 2015 without a competent offenseman.

This is how these guys play. They will take chances and that will result in them looking bad sometimes, but that's what will give the team points offensively. Let's remember that there are two halves on the ice and you need to score as much as you need to defend.

Yandle has 11 points in 18 games, which is prorated to 50 points over 82 games. For a guy who scores this much, his defense is more than competent. The guy gets paid to provide us with offense and he's now 4th in team scoring behind only Brassard (16), Nash (14) and Stepan (11). If he can do this in every playoff run, I'll be more than happy with the trade even if Duke becomes a superstar because by the time Duke hits his prime, Lundqvist will be done and so will our window.

 

[bl02]

His wrist shots from the point are something to behold. don't think they are luck either. He usually picks the right spot. At this point just frustrating he's not starting on the powerplay

 

[Inferno]

and i think you can bet money on him having an ankle sprain or something to that effect. his stride looks totally screwed up.

 

[Charlie Conway]

and i think you can bet money on him having an ankle sprain or something to that effect. his stride looks totally screwed up.

Yeah, I think he's had something going on for a bit now. He's still managing to contribute, and that's the important thing. Big night tonight.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

His wrist shots from the point are something to behold. don't think they are luck either. He usually picks the right spot. At this point just frustrating he's not starting on the powerplay

This. Incredibly smart shot to glance it off Brown for the deflection. Brown was tied up with a Rangewr (can't remember who) and Yands was aiming to tip it off of either of them.

 

[darko]

This. Incredibly smart shot to glance it off Brown for the deflection. Brown was tied up with a Rangewr (can't remember who) and Yands was aiming to tip it off of either of them.

Miller.

 

[thepoeticgoblin]

Loving his game (been a fan of his for a long time) this series. We need his type of D-Man. Isn't as bad defensively as the mainboards tries to make him out to be.

 

[Rick Nash 61]

I ****ing love this guy. He has been so worth it. He's everything as advertised plus more.

 

[NYR Viper]

You can tell he is comfortable in the system and with his teammates now. Its just coming more natural to him. He was fighting it before

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

He needs to be put on the top PP unit, if they havent done it already.

He is one of the only defenseman on this team who gets the puck on net from the point.

 

[silverfish]

You can tell he is comfortable in the system and with his teammates now. Its just coming more natural to him. He was fighting it before

A little bit of this, and I think he's more suited to play against a team like Tampa in a more open game.

He'll be huge for us next season.

 

[haveandare]

Too soft, turnover machine, not effective on offense blah blah blah - right?

The guy is a beast. He has a game nobody else on this team can even come close to providing. And I'd bet almost anything that he's laboring though some injury since the Pens series.

 

[5 4 Fighting]

An injured Yandle has more offense in his pinky than Staal,Girardi,Klein,Hunwick,Kostka put together.

His passes are a thing of beauty, and his shots are deceptive.

 

[New York RKY]

I know they've sheltered him defensively but the style of play in this series makes use of his skill set perfectly. Plus he looks more comfortable now.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Really surprised by Tom Poti...

 

[Jabroni]

The Yodeler looks much better. Only 28 and a definite re-sign for the organization.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Yandle in the wind....