What do we mean by reins loosened? Say that forwards don't have to worry about coming back on D. Start having them float up around the other team's blue line?
What I want to see is players in front of the other teams net. I want to see deflections. Our D get plenty of shots. I'm tired of seeing all three of our forwards outside of the slot when we have the puck in the other team's zone. Cycling works once in a while, but not every bloody shift. All this work down below the red line that we do... I mean, it's possible to score from behind the net( hey we have Mr. Lacrosse Goal), but highly unlikely. I want Nino, Chahlie, MK, Parise, Vanek, Carter, Porter all crashing the net.
I want Vanek fined( it can be a fun thing) every time he passes when he has an open shot, and Zucker every time he misses the net. I want Nino to draw one penalty every game because he is so bloody annoying, and Coyle to destroy one person every game. Haula or Zucker must get at least one breakaway every game between the two of them.
Suter needs a cap of 25 minutes per game. Brodin, when he comes back, must have at least one rush per game. Our goalies need to be fined every time they give away the puck to the other team when they are shooting it.
I don't care if Vanek isn't the best defensive player, or the hardest practicer. I DO care if he doesn't shoot the damn puck. We didn't get him here so he could make creative passes and MiG imitations. This isn't figure skating - there are no extra marks for creativity. We got him here to be a goal scorer. He can't score if he doesn't shoot.
I sincerely hope Prosser doesn't see the ice again. Folin has looked bad at times, but I think he has some upside with that shot of his and his physicality. Reilly's upside is obvious. I'm guessing Ololsson won't be a factor till next year. Prosser tries. He just isn't any good.
Sitting Pominville would send a strong message to this team. I don't know if he is capable of playing better at this point, so I don't know if he would be motivated by said benching.
I don't know what to do about Granlund. He tries hard, I think....sometimes I think he tries to do too much.
What I want to see is players in front of the other teams net. I want to see deflections. Our D get plenty of shots. I'm tired of seeing all three of our forwards outside of the slot when we have the puck in the other team's zone. Cycling works once in a while, but not every bloody shift. All this work down below the red line that we do... I mean, it's possible to score from behind the net( hey we have Mr. Lacrosse Goal), but highly unlikely. I want Nino, Chahlie, MK, Parise, Vanek, Carter, Porter all crashing the net.
I want Vanek fined( it can be a fun thing) every time he passes when he has an open shot, and Zucker every time he misses the net. I want Nino to draw one penalty every game because he is so bloody annoying, and Coyle to destroy one person every game. Haula or Zucker must get at least one breakaway every game between the two of them.
Suter needs a cap of 25 minutes per game. Brodin, when he comes back, must have at least one rush per game. Our goalies need to be fined every time they give away the puck to the other team when they are shooting it.
I don't care if Vanek isn't the best defensive player, or the hardest practicer. I DO care if he doesn't shoot the damn puck. We didn't get him here so he could make creative passes and MiG imitations. This isn't figure skating - there are no extra marks for creativity. We got him here to be a goal scorer. He can't score if he doesn't shoot.
I sincerely hope Prosser doesn't see the ice again. Folin has looked bad at times, but I think he has some upside with that shot of his and his physicality. Reilly's upside is obvious. I'm guessing Ololsson won't be a factor till next year. Prosser tries. He just isn't any good.
Sitting Pominville would send a strong message to this team. I don't know if he is capable of playing better at this point, so I don't know if he would be motivated by said benching.
I don't know what to do about Granlund. He tries hard, I think....sometimes I think he tries to do too much.
