ColePens
RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
First and foremost - This team is going to have A LOT of growing pains w/ a new system. We are 5 games in. Calm the **** down. Settle down and watch what happens over 60+ games before judging.
Plus
+ Sid/Horny: Man their chemistry and tenacity are a thing of beauty. I'm running out of words and we are 5 games in the season. They play so fast and furious as if the game will end their lives.
That's just an exagerated way of saying they play hard every night and you can tell they enjoy playing on the same line.
+ Hornqvist: The guy is everything this team has DESPERATELY needed. Hustle, hard work, tenacity, dedication, consistency. This guy never stops. He plays as if his last shift is taking place. I can't give the guy enough love.
+ Toughness: I saw a different team this game. They are doing the right kind of toughness against the Flyers. They also have the personnel to back it up. It just feels different. I like it.
+ Comeau: I definitely like what he brings to this team. Any position he's put in, he plays well. He's physical and gives us grit exactly when we need it. I didn't think much of the signing at first but definitely enjoy it now.
+ Strategy: We got a powerplay early on simply by line matching. That was something DB didn't believe in. How ****ing stupid is that?
Minus
- For not playing in a week and the Flyers playing last night, we sure did lack tenacity/legs/hustle. The flyers just flat out wanted it more. No killer instinct at all. Puck support/legs were not there. Embarrassing effort.
- Fleury: Good lord. What an adventure it is with him in net. He's flopping, out of position, and loses his stick just about every shift. He can make one hell of a save but I want him to just be consistent. We will never get that w/ MAF. He's quite a joke at this point. Most importantly - his inability to stop dump-ins is terrible for our defense. We NEED that support to break the puck out. Instead they have to grab it from the corner because Fleury can't do ****.
Here is the one major point I want to make: I am okay with giving up goals that are not his fault. He needs to stop flopping around making the big save. It's not working. He gives us 3 or 4 easy ones in order to make one huge save. He's a joke.
- Scuderi: He's on a new level of bad. Even surpassed that of Craig Adams. He literally cannot do anything out there and is dragging his d-partners down. All he does is lie there on the ice hoping that his stick will magically intercept a pass. He loses every battle, can't make a pass, never can throw a puck on net, and he turns the puck over every shift. He needs off this team. Immediately. This is one of the worst Shero signings of all time. Scuderi is TERRIBLE.
- Sutter: I'll give him a pass, maybe? He's been insanely good since the deadline last year. Tonight he just wasn't even there. He skated slower than Craig Adams, was weak on the puck, and couldn't pass to Dupers/Geno to save his life. Oh well - **** happens.
- Kunitz: No words. Awful game. Throw Letang in this, too.
- Defense: Once again we stand around in the d-zone and refuse to finish hits/support. Our d-zone needs a lot of help. Ehrhoff, Martin, Scuds, & Letang all look bad. They all look bad. We are just standing around too much. I will put 50% of the blame on the scheme and 50% on the players. I will wait til March to really harp on it. I believe Johnston will adapt and adjust.
This is one of the biggest weaknesses right now. Transition defense and defensive zone tactics. We really need some help and tenacity.
- Growing pains of support breakout: They haven't found their niche yet. Each game, even in their dominant performances, have shown lackluster in support/chemistry. They will need to work on that and we already figured that aspect out.
Plus
+ Sid/Horny: Man their chemistry and tenacity are a thing of beauty. I'm running out of words and we are 5 games in the season. They play so fast and furious as if the game will end their lives.
That's just an exagerated way of saying they play hard every night and you can tell they enjoy playing on the same line. + Hornqvist: The guy is everything this team has DESPERATELY needed. Hustle, hard work, tenacity, dedication, consistency. This guy never stops. He plays as if his last shift is taking place. I can't give the guy enough love.
+ Toughness: I saw a different team this game. They are doing the right kind of toughness against the Flyers. They also have the personnel to back it up. It just feels different. I like it.
+ Comeau: I definitely like what he brings to this team. Any position he's put in, he plays well. He's physical and gives us grit exactly when we need it. I didn't think much of the signing at first but definitely enjoy it now.
+ Strategy: We got a powerplay early on simply by line matching. That was something DB didn't believe in. How ****ing stupid is that?
Minus
- For not playing in a week and the Flyers playing last night, we sure did lack tenacity/legs/hustle. The flyers just flat out wanted it more. No killer instinct at all. Puck support/legs were not there. Embarrassing effort.
- Fleury: Good lord. What an adventure it is with him in net. He's flopping, out of position, and loses his stick just about every shift. He can make one hell of a save but I want him to just be consistent. We will never get that w/ MAF. He's quite a joke at this point. Most importantly - his inability to stop dump-ins is terrible for our defense. We NEED that support to break the puck out. Instead they have to grab it from the corner because Fleury can't do ****.
Here is the one major point I want to make: I am okay with giving up goals that are not his fault. He needs to stop flopping around making the big save. It's not working. He gives us 3 or 4 easy ones in order to make one huge save. He's a joke.
- Scuderi: He's on a new level of bad. Even surpassed that of Craig Adams. He literally cannot do anything out there and is dragging his d-partners down. All he does is lie there on the ice hoping that his stick will magically intercept a pass. He loses every battle, can't make a pass, never can throw a puck on net, and he turns the puck over every shift. He needs off this team. Immediately. This is one of the worst Shero signings of all time. Scuderi is TERRIBLE.
- Sutter: I'll give him a pass, maybe? He's been insanely good since the deadline last year. Tonight he just wasn't even there. He skated slower than Craig Adams, was weak on the puck, and couldn't pass to Dupers/Geno to save his life. Oh well - **** happens.
- Kunitz: No words. Awful game. Throw Letang in this, too.
- Defense: Once again we stand around in the d-zone and refuse to finish hits/support. Our d-zone needs a lot of help. Ehrhoff, Martin, Scuds, & Letang all look bad. They all look bad. We are just standing around too much. I will put 50% of the blame on the scheme and 50% on the players. I will wait til March to really harp on it. I believe Johnston will adapt and adjust.
This is one of the biggest weaknesses right now. Transition defense and defensive zone tactics. We really need some help and tenacity.
- Growing pains of support breakout: They haven't found their niche yet. Each game, even in their dominant performances, have shown lackluster in support/chemistry. They will need to work on that and we already figured that aspect out.
