This team will continue to go on losing streaks with horrible D from are forwards and blame placed on the goaltender. Did he let in soft goals yes. But no reason the guy who continues to kill you shouldn't have a guy attatched to his hip the entire game especially when he is standing between the circles in scoring position.
Stalberg will continue to be ineffective playing with grinders.
They will spin it that this team got a point in two games out of three. In reality we lost all three games. Anyone else see this coming after a couple wins? I did.
This one is a head scratcher. Have trouble scoring goals so break up the grind line and spread them out over two lines because that will give you a better chance at scoring? Stalberg is a bust to me at this point. He doesn't take the body defensively. He has great wheels but can't finish. He's not a playmaker and his shot isn't that great. But to the point at hand, he's certainly better than Gaustad, Hendricks and Nystrom offensively so why the F is Hendricks playing with Cullen and Bourque? Why did Bourque get sat last night in the third? 7:57 of ice time? Really? He had one shift when we were pinned in our zone and he failed to get the puck out. If I remember correctly, the other 4 guys had the same problem but they got to play. Stupid stupid stupid.
So back to the point again, Hendricks has no business playing on any line above the 4th line. Neither do Nystrom or Gaustad for that matter yet we can't score and the Gaustad line seemed to be getting more ice time than Cullen's line. Yet again, these guys are atrocious offensively yet they get more minutes than more talented players. But wait, that's fine. That's the Predator way.
Honestly I'm sick and tired of young guys getting benched because of one mistake. It seems Bourque is the new dog house resident and that kids busts his ass every time he's out on the ice.It infuriates me the treatment of the young kids to have to do it right every time they're on the ice but the vets make mistakes and they get ice time. Mixed message. You treat every player the same. If one makes a mistake and gets benched, they all do. OR you could put them back out on the ice and let them learn from their mistake and get better. Positive reinforcement as opposed to punishment.
This team is pathetic any way you look at it.