Player Discussion Max Pacioretty Part III

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[sharks9]

Goal and assist on the winner tonight, I hope he keeps producing like he is now when Galchenyuk comes back

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

On pace for 34 goals and 68 pts.

I remember a guy here wanted to trade him for Frans Nielsen

 

[Frank Drebin]

Nothing wrong with Max right now.

 

[sharks9]

15 points in his last 12 games now

 

[Sterling Archer]

Wait. I thought he only scored unimportant goals.

God I love when the haters have to eat their crow.

 

[beowulf]

But But where will he be in the playoffs?

 

[Burke the Legend]

Strong defensive play by him in OT where he checked the guy directly to make sure he knocked the puck off. He didn't just do a fly by pokecheck to try and get the breakaway himself. Then of course good pass off to Danault but I liked the defensive instinct first.

 

[get25]

But But where will he be in the playoffs?

I guess he will stay our best forward in PO like he did in the past.

There are less points scored in PO: teams are better and have better defense.

But he remains our best forward in PO.

 

[Sterling Archer]

But But where will he be in the playoffs?

But who will be his centre?

 

[ECWHSWI]

I guess he will stay our best forward in PO like he did in the past.

There are less points scored in PO: teams are better and have better defense.

But he remains our best forward in PO.

yeah let's hope he keeps his amazing 45 pts pace next PO...

 

[Redux91]

Strong defensive play by him in OT where he checked the guy directly to make sure he knocked the puck off. He didn't just do a fly by pokecheck to try and get the breakaway himself. Then of course good pass off to Danault but I liked the defensive instinct first.

I couldnt even believe that was max doing all that lol

tremendous shift in OT to help us win it

good thing too because his game in tampa was one to forget, rapidly

 

[ECWHSWI]

I couldnt even believe that was max doing all that lol

tremendous shift in OT to help us win it

good thing too because his game in tampa was one to forget, rapidly

his play on the 2nd Florida goal as well.

 

[capebretoncanadien]

He's got a lot more jump lately good to see him back in form.

 

[uiCk]

Patches with another GWG

If your numbers are correct, is 20% good enough for the top scorer on your team? I actually think Patch has a lot of game winning goals as I have him as one of my protected forwards in my keeper pool for many seasons now and he's always near the top with GWG. Here's the problem with using stats incorrectly.... GWG could be when the Habs are up 3-1, Patch scores the 4th, and the Habs win the game 4-3. A lot of people hate GWG in a pool format for this very reason.

I agree with the original post I replied to.... Patch is not known for scoring big goals in the 3rd period to tie the game or win the game when it's tied. These kinds of real stats are harder to find or are they?

Can't argue with Fantasy Pool wiz kids though

 

[Frank Drebin]

He nearly scored in Pittsburgh in OT too. Guy is playing really, really well.

 

[Belial]

He nearly scored in Pittsburgh in OT too. Guy is playing really, really well.

What's impressive with Max is that he never really had a real number one center to set him up....

 

[BaseballCoach]

Strong defensive play by him in OT where he checked the guy directly to make sure he knocked the puck off. He didn't just do a fly by pokecheck to try and get the breakaway himself. Then of course good pass off to Danault but I liked the defensive instinct first.

I'm not sure if everyone saw it, but he drew a delayed hooking penalty on that play. The ref's arm was up the whole time Danault was breaking away. If Reimer makes the save, we go on a 4-on-3 PP because of Patches' excellent 2-way play.

 

[Subbanned]

yeah let's hope he keeps his amazing 45 pts pace next PO...

LoL! He is coming around lately a bit though. Still needs a good center since he isn't good enough to be a superstar by himself

 

[Hackett]

Dare I say that Pacioretty has turned it around recently. He hasn't been blowing by defenders with the puck like this since pre-surgery.

He may not be everything we want him to be, but he's basically vintage Pacioretty right now. I was already concerned that we would never see that again.

 

[Redux91]

This happens EVERY year with max lol, 4 years in a row now, we all freak out and panic, but at the same time all say "yeah but he gets hot, all he needs is a goal and he goes on a hot streak, and then cold streak, and then hot streak and then before you know it he was 35 goals"

thats max.

we need him, no matter what

its gallagher thats become somewhat expendable..

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Dare I say that Pacioretty has turned it around recently. He hasn't been blowing by defenders with the puck like this since pre-surgery.

He may not be everything we want him to be, but he's basically vintage Pacioretty right now. I was already concerned that we would never see that again.

I was honestly never concerned with Pacioretty. I defended him like crazy around the main trade boards - when people were offering stupidities for him. I always said he's a streaky type of player. He'll no doubt get 30+ goals this season. He's among the best LWers in the league with one of the best contracts.

 

[Galchenioretty]

LoL! He is coming around lately a bit though. Still needs a good center since he isn't good enough to be a superstar by himself

He's maybe not a superstar but I think if there's one thing he's proven through his career, it's that he doesn't need to be carried by a high end C to produce. He was even able to produce next to the ghost of Scott Gomez and his best years came next to Desharnais.

 

[Hackett]

I was honestly never concerned with Pacioretty. I defended him like crazy around the main trade boards - when people were offering stupidities for him. I always said he's a streaky type of player. He'll no doubt get 30+ goals this season. He's among the best LWers in the league with one of the best contracts.

With his release alone, 30 is achievable, but without anything else, he's basically a sniper and nothing else. That's kind of worst case scenario with pacioretty, but he can be better.

When he displays the speed to take the puck and blow by defenders, he becomes even better. A 40 goal threat that the defense has to pay special attention to. That's the pacioretty I've seen recently.

 

[beowulf]

And another game winner last night. Always nice to see him do well.