LOL. My wife caught a glimpse last night and basically said what's the matter with these people. I can't say I disagree.
LOL. My wife caught a glimpse last night and basically said what's the matter with these people. I can't say I disagree.
Oh, he has above average puck handling skills, we see it every game, he makes a stretch pass or helps a Dman big time by playing it off the boards or ringing it around the boards, which he can quite a bit better than a lot of goalies cause he has enough strength to get some ooomph on the puck with that big stick.
I wonder maybe if his stickhandling mistakes (these last 2) are just part of his kind of every once in a while not concentrating thingy that he has. His soft goals are just (to me at least) a loss of concentration and I wonder if his puck mishandling is a similar thing; almost a non-chalantness, but, really, a lack of focus and concentration more than an inability to play or handle the puck - is what I mean to say.
Well deserved victory over a great team.
My only complaint is the defensive matchups in OT. We have the horses to put other teams on their heels in a 3 on 3 situation.
Line matching in OT is my biggest gripe with him. That's the time for strength on strength. Not Komarov.
Heck put Marleau with Kadri instead ... At least someone with speed and skill in that place.
Well Hainsey's the team's best PKer ... So he'd definitely get a shift in OT to kill that Marner penalty
You know what gives you the best chance to win? Playing your skilled players.I am pretty sure he is giving his team the best chance to win, this ain't house league lol, smh
You know what gives you the best chance to win? Playing your skilled players.
So you intentionally put out Komarov, a guy whos not going to retrieve the puck, vs Thornton, Pavelski and Burns. Ok. Did you watch the OT? They had the puck almost the entire time(SJ). It's like purposely giving them a 3 on 2. You're going to sit there and tell me the Leafs were better off with Komarov getting the OT start, which is only 5 minutes long, than say, Matthews,Nylander,Marner,Marleau,Hyman,Brown...need I go on? You choose the slowest,least skilled guy who has the highest likelyhood of getting exposed in a 3 on 3 situation? I cannot wrap my head around anyone justifying Komarov being out there in that scenario. They were skating circles around him.What was wrong with the below line deployment from Babcock? Kadri and Rielly are pretty offensive players... go ahead im listening.
- The 1st shift in ot
- Thornton, burns, Pavelski
- Leo, Kadri, Rielly
- ~
- The 2nd shift in ot
- Vlasic, Couture, Donskoi
- matthews, Willie, Gardiner
- ~
- The 3rd shift in ot
- Hertl, Braun, Boedker
- marleau,marner, Gardiner
- ~
- The 4th shift in ot
- Thornton, burns, Pavelski
- Leo, Kadri, Rielly
- ~
- 5th shift
- Tierney, burns, Pavelski
- marleau,marner, Hainsey < mitch gets a penalty
I am with you. There is no excuse for having him out there in any overtime situation, not to mention on the PP. He is great at what he is, a 4th line grinder and PK specialist. Not a big fan of Gardiner being on the same PP unit and 3-3 with Matthews and Nylander either.So you intentionally put out Komarov, a guy whos not going to retrieve the puck, vs Thornton, Pavelski and Burns. Ok. Did you watch the OT? They had the puck almost the entire time(SJ). It's like purposely giving them a 3 on 2. You're going to sit there and tell me the Leafs were better off with Komarov getting the OT start, which is only 5 minutes long, than say, Matthews,Nylander,Marner,Marleau,Hyman,Brown...need I go on? You choose the slowest,least skilled guy who has the highest likelyhood of getting exposed in a 3 on 3 situation? I cannot wrap my head around anyone justifying Komarov being out there in that scenario. They were skating circles around him.
What stuck with me was that he got them out there when Sharks had complete control. With how OT works, that very often means that they'll not get much of a chance to do something. He should have thrown another pair out there and used Willy and Matthews when we change with control.Matthews and Nylander are one of the most dangerous duos 3 on 3 in the league......and Matthews is the best defensive forward on this team...
If a coach is lucky enough to have those guys....he should start them...
Matthews and Nylander are one of the most dangerous duos 3 on 3 in the league......and Matthews is the best defensive forward on this team...
If a coach is lucky enough to have those guys....he should start them...