Dr Quincy
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- Jun 19, 2005
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My 4 cents (inflation)
- the recent losses and blown leads are nothing to panic over but should be a mild concern
- At worst they are the 2nd best team in the east
-The problems that are there aren't coaching or style or Claude's fault
- Put me in the "I'm not as confident with Rask as I was with Thomas" camp. Sorry, when you are in a hostile road arena, and just gave up a tying goal and you can feel the momentum swing, and the other team comes down 40 seconds later and puts an easy shot on you, you HAVE to make that save. Period. One time.. it happens. But if it continues, I think we can start talking about mental/confidence issues. Hard to go deep in the playoffs if that turns out to be the case.
- I'm not loving the defense. Ference has been marginally better than the horror show he was. Chara has been sub-Chara all year. Teams that aggressively forecheck our D are getting pucks given to them. Hamilton needs to be played a little more selectively late in close games. His shot is dynamite, but he's making some mistakes. That's fine, because that's how you learn, but late in close games, pick your spots with him.
- Lucic. Serious question... when was the last time we saw a string of 10 games when he showed up and played hard? Last year it was the "I'm tired" excuse. What's his excuse this year?
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if they rip off a 5 game win streak and look dominant again. They have the talent to be a top tier team and play a tight system.
But honestly... tell me they win the Cup or lose in the 1st round again and I wouldn't be surprised either way.
- the recent losses and blown leads are nothing to panic over but should be a mild concern
- At worst they are the 2nd best team in the east
-The problems that are there aren't coaching or style or Claude's fault
- Put me in the "I'm not as confident with Rask as I was with Thomas" camp. Sorry, when you are in a hostile road arena, and just gave up a tying goal and you can feel the momentum swing, and the other team comes down 40 seconds later and puts an easy shot on you, you HAVE to make that save. Period. One time.. it happens. But if it continues, I think we can start talking about mental/confidence issues. Hard to go deep in the playoffs if that turns out to be the case.
- I'm not loving the defense. Ference has been marginally better than the horror show he was. Chara has been sub-Chara all year. Teams that aggressively forecheck our D are getting pucks given to them. Hamilton needs to be played a little more selectively late in close games. His shot is dynamite, but he's making some mistakes. That's fine, because that's how you learn, but late in close games, pick your spots with him.
- Lucic. Serious question... when was the last time we saw a string of 10 games when he showed up and played hard? Last year it was the "I'm tired" excuse. What's his excuse this year?
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if they rip off a 5 game win streak and look dominant again. They have the talent to be a top tier team and play a tight system.
But honestly... tell me they win the Cup or lose in the 1st round again and I wouldn't be surprised either way.