101st_fan
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I recommend you learn the difference between complaining and an honest assessment of everything the team is doing.
GDT: Lak@nsh 2/7/2013
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I recommend you learn the difference between complaining and an honest assessment of everything the team is doing.
StarvinArvyn33
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Hmmm.. we've scored 6 goals last game, against STL no less, and then today we scored three, against LA. We are not relying on Pekka near as much as you claim. Sure earlier in the season we played worst offensively but not so much the past 4 games when the preds seemed to wake up.
EDIT: and the fact you can distinguish luck from talent and work ethic is amazing.
Your posts really just leave me speechless- after beating two teams a combined 9-1, you still spend way more time detailing all the problems we have. I guess anything short of perfection is just not good enough??? Once again, I am not a person who is just singing sunshine all the time- if we struggle to put shots on net or score or anything else in games where we ACTUALLY NEED IT, I will be right here with you complaining about it.
But this 4 game winning streak the team has put together is pretty amazing, and I am not going to spend more energy nit picking the negatives than I am being thrilled about the start we are off to.
(And on a side note- did you happen to watch the Blues/Wings game? Very similar to our game there Tuesday- Wings had a 4-1 lead after 2- in the third period, they had TWO shots on goal- that is because, as I pointed out in that game thread, when ANY team in ANY sport builds a huge lead, they always let up offensively- always. So should Detroit fans be worried about the shots on goal after the game tonight or happy about a great road win?)
Shots or no shots, we're burying chances, which is far more important.
In re: the shot disparity...I do not believe that was a result of poor offensive play, but rather poor D zone play. We had several LONG stretches where we could not break out of our zone, or only had a partial breakout. The Kings had a ton of totally worthless distance shots against Rinne (unscreened). I'm not worried about that...but obviously the Kings were off their game a little bit, because spending THAT much time in our own zone should have resulted in at least one goal if not two.
As for the offense, there's "you can't score if you don't shoot"...but if the boys are making plays, the number of times we shoot really doesn't matter. All 3 of the goals tonight were from relatively the same spot...in the slot. Somebody's been watching Crispy's Breakdown.
Also, credit the Kings for being hyper aggressive on the puck tonight...that also resulted in a lower number of shots.
In re: the shot disparity...I do not believe that was a result of poor offensive play, but rather poor D zone play. We had several LONG stretches where we could not break out of our zone, or only had a partial breakout. The Kings had a ton of totally worthless distance shots against Rinne (unscreened). I'm not worried about that...but obviously the Kings were off their game a little bit, because spending THAT much time in our own zone should have resulted in at least one goal if not two.
As for the offense, there's "you can't score if you don't shoot"...but if the boys are making plays, the number of times we shoot really doesn't matter. All 3 of the goals tonight were from relatively the same spot...in the slot. Somebody's been watching Crispy's Breakdown.
Also, credit the Kings for being hyper aggressive on the puck tonight...that also resulted in a lower number of shots.
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There are issues, but there are more issues on the teams we've played in the last 4. Blues have lost three in a row. Kings are mediocre. Sharks also had a down spell. I'm fine with pointing out the issues; we can't survive an entire season averaging 15 shots a game. That said, a win is a win, and I thought we played pretty well. SOG is not as great a stat as it seems; Pekka in his post-game interview effectively said "Most were from the outside; not that bad and good team defense." We are playing fantastic defensively, mediocre offensively, and that is enough for W's right now.
I'll say again, we are a team that needs a full training camp. We floundered without one, but now we seem to be clicking. I think we may continue to improve.
I'll say again, we are a team that needs a full training camp. We floundered without one, but now we seem to be clicking. I think we may continue to improve.
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Had fun tonight. Always great to catch a win at the Bridge. Also met some Jets fans before the game and another set during the first intermission. Pretty random but it was good talking with them.
Had fun tonight. Always great to catch a win at the Bridge. Also met some Jets fans before the game and another set during the first intermission. Pretty random but it was good talking with them.
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kypredsfan
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I'll just leave this little tidbit for the negatives about our sog, which I agree is a little worrisome, but it's nothing new for this team so I'm well accustomed to it by now. The Kings play-by-play radio guy told Tom Callahan in the 2nd intermission "quality over quantity". This is exactly right. Just because the Kings had lots of shots in the 2nd doesn't mean they were all threatening. Our team doesn't put pucks on net from every angle possible (except Goose) like some other teams. Shot counters aren't the end all of be all stat anyways. The final score is the ONLY thing that matters and we got 2 points and a shutout. There is no reason to ***** tonight.
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not playing with weber anymore. he's doing fine. our bottom 4 sucked at times so guys got moved a bit
As NoNecks said, he's doing fine...holding his own. Nothing spectacular, though.
I'll add that the reduction in ice time is directly related to the Preds playing 7 D (Blum is eating up about 10-12 total D minutes from everyone not named Shea Weber).
kypredsfan
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Josi has been solid. But we haven't lost since we started running 7 dmen so everyone's minutes have probably gone down a little.
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Here's Trotz's quote in the postgame when asked about Weber's play:
I somewhat agree. He'll come around.
I somewhat agree. He'll come around.
predfan98
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Great game at the Bridge....
Good to see Rinne has his mojo back. Wilson was a beast and Klein needs to jump down in the play more, it was sweet to see.
Hannan, the more I see, the more I really like him. Physical, smart. I wish he and Weber would talk more.
Weber... I can't judge the "positioning" play , but he's struggling and looks a little out of sync. My main problem with Weber is he doesn't stick up for his teammates. Wilson gets smashed, Pekka gets pushed...........and he does nothing. Frankly what difference does it make what a physical beast he is, if he doesn't use it on the ice. He's lost his physical edge, imo.
Really liked the Wilson,Leggy, Bourque line.
It was hard to keep up with the lines a little since we played 7 D..
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if this gdt is supposed to be full of , "oh, we were so awesome", "hurray" and predator fanboys that can't look at the team honestly........put it in the gdt thread ---- don't post your thoughts or we'll all criticize you. Are we supposed to be lemmings and follow the herd? I don't think so.
Why get your panties in a wad and jump on someone who just is posting his thoughts on the play of the team? Why?
Frankly, I want all kinds of opinions about what people like/dislike about how the team is playing. It's boring if we all go "yea, team, we're awesome".
Good to see Rinne has his mojo back. Wilson was a beast and Klein needs to jump down in the play more, it was sweet to see.
Hannan, the more I see, the more I really like him. Physical, smart. I wish he and Weber would talk more.
Weber... I can't judge the "positioning" play , but he's struggling and looks a little out of sync. My main problem with Weber is he doesn't stick up for his teammates. Wilson gets smashed, Pekka gets pushed...........and he does nothing. Frankly what difference does it make what a physical beast he is, if he doesn't use it on the ice. He's lost his physical edge, imo.
Really liked the Wilson,Leggy, Bourque line.
It was hard to keep up with the lines a little since we played 7 D..
Now,
if this gdt is supposed to be full of , "oh, we were so awesome", "hurray" and predator fanboys that can't look at the team honestly........put it in the gdt thread ---- don't post your thoughts or we'll all criticize you. Are we supposed to be lemmings and follow the herd? I don't think so.Why get your panties in a wad and jump on someone who just is posting his thoughts on the play of the team? Why?
Frankly, I want all kinds of opinions about what people like/dislike about how the team is playing. It's boring if we all go "yea, team, we're awesome".
IMO the Preds can't afford to have Weber sticking up for everyone and taken unnecessary penalties in doing so. He's far to important for our defense at the moment.
kypredsfan
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Weber took up for a teammate in game 1 if I remember correctly and sat for 5 min and the Jackoffs scored with him in the box. He doesn't need to fight.
predfan98
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I do agree with your points about Weber being too valuable to fight.
But I was sitting close last night, and the difference in the "physicality" play between Weber and Hannan was noticeable.
I think you can be "physical" and dominating and not fight. But every since the start of last season and the "shannahammer", Weber has toned it down too much..
Hannan checks people hard and Weber bumps into them....
oh, I went and watched Barry's presser.... He let the presser have it about Weber and points... It was awesome to see, go watch it, it's at the end. Someone above me quoted it.
But I was sitting close last night, and the difference in the "physicality" play between Weber and Hannan was noticeable.
I think you can be "physical" and dominating and not fight. But every since the start of last season and the "shannahammer", Weber has toned it down too much..
Hannan checks people hard and Weber bumps into them....
oh, I went and watched Barry's presser.... He let the presser have it about Weber and points... It was awesome to see, go watch it, it's at the end. Someone above me quoted it.
101st_fan
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Name one team that consistently scores on over 25% of the shots it takes over the course of a season. The best is average around 10% ... including healthy Pittsburgh clubs, Vancouver, Chicago over the past few seasons. What we've done over the past two games is unsustainable based on the past 85+ seasons of hockey history. The same goes for Pekka's run the past few games. If he were to obliterate the all time save percentage by 2%, he'd still allow more than a goal per game. I am not counting on this team to maintain averages never before seen in the game over a stretch of 40 games. The past two games are anomalies.
What were we doing offensively in the St Louis game to let up from? The Preds had 11 shots over the first 29 minutes of play. 8 over the next 30 minutes even with all of the penalties taken by our boys. Last night, did we "ease up" with a one goal lead to explain no SOG for a 9 minute stretch covering the end of the first through just over 5mins elapsed in the second (an unscreened wrister by Gaustad from the right halfboards after repeated icings and an inability to get into the offensive zone with any sort of control for the first five minutes of the 2nd period)? We had one decent ES rush in the first ten minutes of the 2nd period which resulted in Wilson's goal ... goal two on shot number nine.
Actually watching the games reveals that we're not doing a whole lot different offensively over the past two games compared to the first eight ... just the results are different. Wilson has generated the same chances all season, two of his assists were the direct result of 4th liners going to the net in conjunction with a Wilson shot ... again, something they've been doing all season. Klein's goal was a play he attempts several times per game ... the shot at the net from just above the circle on our right looking for a redirect or to generate a rebound. The Wilson PP goal last night was a play we try on just about every clean faceoff win with the man advantage ... win faceoff, pass to point, shoot from point, look for the rebound. Earlier in the season our results were below what could be expected from a few players based on what they were doing on the ice ... now we're getting far more than can be reasonably expected.
wadesworld
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If we're doing the same things and the results are different, then one of two things is happening:
1) We're getting lucky (apparently your theory)
2) Our opponents are playing poorly (probably some truth to this, such as Quick not being his normal shutout self and Halak being injured)
However, I do see a big difference between the 4 games and the first 6. Starting against LA in LA, we finally woke up and decided we needed to play hard and aggressive to be successful. The first 6 games we sat back and tried to play defensive hockey. We were passive and soft. Now we're playing much harder and aggressive. That's likely going to result in more breaks the other way at some point, but Pekka is one of the best in the business at stopping a break when he has space.
You're certainly correct that our inability to clear the puck is a concern. We've got to improve in that area or things will go south.
101st_fan
I taught Yoda
The team had at least one 10-15 minute stretch where they'd control play and look good in all of the early games except the first one at St Louis where they pretty much were on their heels from the second they took the ice. Now we're getting an about 20-25 minute stretch. The thing is we're still on our heels for a good 15-20 minute stretch per game. We're not generating more quality chances than in earlier games .. we're just currently converting on them at an amazingly high rate which is not going to continue indefinitely. During the last two games opposing goalies combined for a whopping .727 sv% ... not gonna last for any protracted stretch.
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