at C he should for sure get more touches of the puck, which should be a good thing for sweden
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at C he should for sure get more touches of the puck, which should be a good thing for sweden
kule41
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Well he did play as a center for that shift outside the faceoff, hopefully it remains that way
Yeah thats what I was thinking. His line didnt really accomplish much with Nylander on the wing. At Center the play runs through him a lot more
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1) Playing a longer season of hockey could be beneficial to withstand next year's rigours of a longer playoff run
2) Its in Paris (I presume a free/paid for trip)
3) Represent your country.
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1) Playing a longer season of hockey could be beneficial to withstand next year's rigours of a longer playoff run
2) Its in Paris (I presume a free/paid for trip)
3) Represent your country.
Mono?? No mono?? Was mono a lie or excuse?
I don't think Babcock would be one to flat out lie to make an excuse for a players poor play.
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I know you want to be negative on Mitch and want it to be both. However if the player loves to play no matter what, than thats fine by me.
Critical?? Not critical?? Was being critical showing bias or hate for the player?
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Dont think Babcock will like what he is seeing from Nylander here.
Is poor linemates going to be the excuse?
Is poor linemates going to be the excuse?
its funny, you said in another thread if you take subtle shots at a player you don't like that player, your follow posts before and after that are subtle shots at nylander.
He just had a great shift. Not his fault his linemate makes a blind pass to noone in the offensive zone that kills possession
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Damn. Belarus falls short. They put a heck of a scare into Finland, which admittingly didn't bring it's best team to the tournament. Here's hoping they can pull an upset off against the Czechs. I say it every year but I still long for the day when they finally ditch the ugly communist emblem and bring back Pahonia as their crest. Their current sweaters look like something you would see in an EA Sports game. Aaltonen, and the entire Finnish team really, was pretty unimpressive. He seems to have a fair bit of speed and had some chances in the 1st but was pretty well invisible from then on. Despite playing up in the lineup with Aho and Filipula, I didn't see him on the ice for either Finland's late PP (on which they scored the GWG) or the late 6-on-4 PK.
Looks like the Russia/Swedish game has gone to OT. 3-on-3 OT on the big ice? This is gonna be fun.
EDIT: Russia wins in the SO. Nylander needed to score to keep it going and didn't... even at the WC, Leafs players still can't win in the shootout.
Looks like the Russia/Swedish game has gone to OT. 3-on-3 OT on the big ice? This is gonna be fun.
EDIT: Russia wins in the SO. Nylander needed to score to keep it going and didn't... even at the WC, Leafs players still can't win in the shootout.
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From reading the main boards I honestly couldn't tell what kind of game Nylander had. Leaf fans praising a play he made, Oiler fans saying he's terrible. Little help?
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He was fine but stuck with two Hyman's. Dominated 3 on 3 OT. Missed in shoot out.
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He was definitely not good today. He had one or two plays but was relatively quiet to what we are accustomed too. Some very high risk plays which lead to quality chances for Russia but he hasn't practiced with the team much if at all(?) and isn't playing with the most offensively gifted players either.
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He wasn't very good in the first two periods, but better in the third. He had an awful giveaway in the OT that gave Russia a breakaway. He kept losing control of the puck, and was very weak in his own zone. Swedish coach needs to use him for pure offensive duties like Babcock does, he played way too much in the D zone and up against Russia's best line this game imo.
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He didn't looked like he was very interested, I think one shot. Needed some Babcock tough love I think.
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They are using him on a checking line with two players that have less skill than Hyman.
Bad coaching.
Bad coaching.
Forwards are just bad in sweden. Nylander is 100 times better then the next guy
Not a great game by his standards. Partially because his linemates are terrible and the play dies whenever they touch the puck and partially because he seemed to be forcing plays too much. Looked better down the middle though
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Some nice plays, mostly in the defensive zone, and a few high skill passes, coupled with a few bad sequences as well. Other than that, fairly invisible. Not a very good game.
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