Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LVI: Playoffs for some, golf for others

[Flyer lurker]

Someone has to say it. Thompson on the road in the 3rd somehow never plays against MCD or Leon but AV always finds a way for the 4th line to end up against the other team's first line.

 

[Striiker]

Someone has to say it. Thompson on the road in the 3rd somehow never plays against MCD or Leon but AV always finds a way for the 4th line to end up against the other team's first line.

No no no. They didn’t “end up” there. He actively pursued that matchup.

 

[Flyer lurker]

No no no. They didn’t “end up” there. He actively pursued that matchup.

Oh agree 1000000%. I just remember a game earlier this year where isles top line got 2 goals in 3rd down 2 when Twar was on the ice(goaltending wasn't the greatest as I recall). And couple of Flyer fans went off on how hard it is to matchup on the road.

And Paul Maurice who I wouldn't exactly put in my top 5 NHL coaches managed just fine in the 3rd period to make sure Nate didn't go against MCD.

 

[Striiker]

Oh agree 1000000%. I just remember a game earlier this year where isles top line got 2 goals in 3rd down 2 when Twar was on the ice(goaltending wasn't the greatest as I recall). And couple of Flyer fans went off on how hard it is to matchup on the road.

And Paul Maurice who I wouldn't exactly put in my top 5 NHL coaches managed just fine in the 3rd period to make sure Nate didn't go against MCD.

Oh absolutely. No aspect of coaching is even nearly as hard as our staff makes it look.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Kadri 's getting another playoff suspension.

Just can't help himself. Brutal open ice head shot on Faulk.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Oh boy Kadri hasn’t changed. Bad hit that could cost his team

 

[Starat327]

You don’t just replace players like Thompson and Pitlick.

You're right you... oh, nevermind.

 

[deadhead]

So you're telling me Thompson is so useless he's playing for Winnipeg in the playoffs.
God, there's a lot of stupid HCs out there.
Including some people around here want to hire.

 

[Magua]

Paul Maurice is one of the most retrograde coaches in the league. He firmly believes in top 6/bottom 6. Jets fans, as far as I know, can’t comprehend why he is still coaching their team. I don’t think we have to hold him up on a pedestal. I know this is a strange concept in a sport as unmotivated to evolve as hockey but.....most coaches do stink.

We really don’t need to cheerlead for coaches who don’t even coach our team. The ones we have need full attention.

 

[David St Hubbins]

And Paul Maurice who I wouldn't exactly put in my top 5 NHL coaches managed just fine in the 3rd period to make sure Nate didn't go against MCD.

And that is why some people call him "Maurice."

 

[TCTC]

Just saw the Kadri hit. Now that is suspension worthy.

 

[Tripod]

Paul Maurice is one of the most retrograde coaches in the league. He firmly believes in top 6/bottom 6. Jets fans, as far as I know, can’t comprehend why he is still coaching their team. I don’t think we have to hold him up on a pedestal. I know this is a strange concept in a sport as unmotivated to evolve as hockey but.....most coaches do stink.

We really don’t need to cheerlead for coaches who don’t even coach our team. The ones we have need full attention.

His post game interview he said(paraphrased):

"In the playoffs, the skill guys often cancel each other out. It's the guys who spend all season going to the net that often step up because that's where playoff hockey is played more and they are the ones that are good at it....keep it simple and get pucks on net and go follow it."

 

[deeshamrock]

Nate MacKinnon now with

25 goals
36 assists
61 pts in 42 playoff games

that's 1.45 pts per game, that's outwordly....

 

[Rebels57]

Kadri 's getting another playoff suspension.

Just can't help himself. Brutal open ice head shot on Faulk.

Possibly the dumbest player in the NHL. Either him or Virtanen.

 

[deeshamrock]

Just saw the Kadri hit. Now that is suspension worthy.

 

[Rebels57]

https://twitter.com/BatchHockey/status/1395239713968070656?s=19

 

[TCTC]

Nate MacKinnon now with

25 goals
36 assists
61 pts in 42 playoff games

that's 1.45 pts per game, that's outwordly....

He's an absolute beast in the playoffs.

 

[deadhead]

Someone has to say it. Thompson on the road in the 3rd somehow never plays against MCD or Leon but AV always finds a way for the 4th line to end up against the other team's first line.

Ideally, if you're rolling a 4th line like Laughton - Laczynski - NAK/Patrick it should be able to stymie other teams' first lines.
And that frees your offensive lines to match up against inferior players.
Thompson on the other hand, is simply a "minutes eater" and should be sheltered.

 

[deeshamrock]

He's an absolute beast in the playoffs.

Love everything about his game. Avs are lucky to have both him and Landeskog. Landeskog puts an impact on every shift, guy bleeds leadership.

Avs make other teams appear to skating in slow motion. So fast.

And Makar is a total stud on d, kid's got skill, speed and ridiculous IQ and instincts.

 

[TCTC]

Love everything about his game. Avs are lucky to have both him and Landeskog. Landeskog puts an impact on every shift, guy bleeds leadership.

Avs make other teams appear to skating in slow motion. So fast.

And Makar is a total stud on d, kid's got skill, speed and ridiculous IQ and instincts.

MacKinnon's probably my favorite Non-Flyer right now.

They do have an impressive core. They always got high draft picks at the right time and Sakic has made some smart moves recently. Initially I was very skeptical about him as GM, but it seems it was Roy who held them back.
It's funny how similar Sakic's and Yzerman's career paths have been. As players and now as GMs, as well.

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

Just saw the Kadri hit. Now that is suspension worthy.

No way, $5000 fine (sarcasm font)

 

[flyersnorth]

Flyers have such a long way to go to being a legitimately competitive team.

If you look at the arc of the Caps, Blues, Lightning, we're at least 5 years away if you include a few kicks at the can and failing, and then eventually winning.

Even then, we have no one even remotely close to an Ovechkin, Kucherov, MacKinnon, Makar, Hedman, Carlsson.

Fun times!

 

[wasup]

Possibly the dumbest player in the NHL. Either him or Virtanen.

TOMMY Wilson by a land slide .

 

[deeshamrock]

MacKinnon's probably my favorite Non-Flyer right now.

They do have an impressive core. They always got high draft picks at the right time and Sakic has made some smart moves recently. Initially I was very skeptical about him as GM, but it seems it was Roy who held them back.
It's funny how similar Sakic's and Yzerman's career paths have been. As players and now as GMs, as well.

I was skeptical as well. I remember at the time thinking he was waiting too long to trade Duchene, those rumors started a long time before the trade
But look at the haul he got, that helped to shape their future

Looking back at Avalanche’s Matt Duchene trade three years later – The Denver Post

By unloading center Matt Duchene in the three-team deal with Ottawa and Nashville on Nov. 5, 2017, Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic received four players and three draft picks. The Avs currently have three players and four prospects from the deal.

Two of those, Sam Girard and Bo Byram will be staples on their blue line.

That trade started the path forward they are on now, and he's continued to make good moves. That kind of saavy, and vision, are key to any GM building a contender the right way.
You have to sacriice, make tough choices.

 

[Curufinwe]

Flyers have such a long way to go to being a legitimately competitive team.

If you look at the arc of the Caps, Blues, Lightning, we're at least 5 years away if you include a few kicks at the can and failing, and then eventually winning.

Even then, we have no one even remotely close to an Ovechkin, Kucherov, MacKinnon, Makar, Hedman, Carlsson.

Fun times!

The Blues missed the playoffs the year before they won, and traded for the Conn Smythe winner aka a 3C who would have played behind Patrick if the Flyers had got him.