Post-Game Talk: PGT no one wants to make apparently...Preds 3 Habs 1

[OldCraig71]

Oh damn. I am actually in 100% agreement with you !!! It will snow soon lol

The only reason that you or anyone else would disagree with anything I say on this board is because you have a hard time agreeing with common sense. I don't make outlandish statements and I don't write 5 paragraphs at a time either but I just write about what I see happening in front of me.

 

[Habaneros]

You are blaming goaltending as the reason we lost but I can counter that argument and say that it could have been 3-0 for Nashville at the end of the first period if not for Price and his excellent work in net. We also need to convert on some of our chances more often because we get plenty of them and you could say that it's because we always face vezina style goaltending but in reality that's not the case.

Yup, the shots was like 18-4 Nashville at one point,or something like that,,.lol

Was showed we can hang with Nashville,...Toronto....thats good for where this team is right now..(50 to 1 to win cup)

Now Tampa...oh boy....18 goals in 3 games vs Habs...

You betting proline on this one OC71?

 

[Forum93]

The Preds are scoring 3.07 goals per game this year and we're scoring 3.00 goals per game!

What a ****ing powerhouse those Preds are!

It was a pretty damn even game that could've easily go one way or the other, we even managed to generate more scoring chances and more high danger scoring chances than them.

The difference was in the net. Rinne outplayed Price.

No not really, the difference is we couldn't capitalize on near open nets and the sloppy turnovers.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

We need help in many places especially on D but like you said, there aren't many stretch passes going on under Julien. I just feel like our lack of size hurts us against a western style of game and it has been this way for 15 years, hopefully Kotkaniemi can be a number one center in a few years, hard to say if he will be.

Even though Julien's system doesn't have a lot of stretch passes, having puckmovers typical gives you more options because opponents are more wary of the carrier than they are of the pass receivers. Presently only mostly forwards on our team have a true capability of switching between carrier and passer. The ones who do it on the backend are too limited or too young and need more experience.

 

[Belial]

You are blaming goaltending as the reason we lost but I can counter that argument and say that it could have been 3-0 for Nashville at the end of the first period if not for Price and his excellent work in net. We also need to convert on some of our chances more often because we get plenty of them and you could say that it's because we always face vezina style goaltending but in reality that's not the case.

I don't think Price was bad, but Rinne was better at the end of the day.

In the second period, the shots were 12 to 1 for us at one moment or something like this so Rinne did the same thing for them in the second as Carey did for us in the first.

 

[David Suzuki]

Panarin or Stone please

I really don't see Stone as a game breaker.

 

[Habaneros]

I don't think Price was bad, but Rinne was better at the end of the day.

In the second period, the shots were 12 to 1 for us at one moment or something like this so Rinne did the same thing for them in the second as Carey did for us in the first.

Rinne falls apart in playoffs...we seen it...likley why Preds won't win

 

[OldCraig71]

Yup, the shots was like 18-4 Nashville at one point,or something like that,,.lol

Was showed we can hang with Nashville,...Toronto....thats good for where this team is right now..

Now Tampa...oh boy....18 goals in 3 games vs Habs...

You betting proline on this one OC71?

I have not been having much luck with Pro Line and tbh I only really started playing recently. The NHL is so hard to predict, a bottom feeder could beat a top 5 team convincingly, it's just weird. It's a tough league with surprises every night. I picked a jets win last night and it killed my chance of winning $100, not a fortune but I don't bet high amounts either, usually 3-5 bucks. Last Saturday Night I missed out on $6500 because I picked the Leafs to beat the habs in regulation and the Jets to beat Ottawa. I was betting on 6 games and was correct on the other 4 and god dammit so close but yet so far.

 

[OldCraig71]

I don't think Price was bad, but Rinne was better at the end of the day.

In the second period, the shots were 12 to 1 for us at one moment or something like this so Rinne did the same thing for them in the second as Carey did for us in the first.

My point was that it could have easily been over after the first, we were outshot at a 3-1 margin and man, some of the saves he made were outstanding but the goalie has nowhere to hide. I would like to see what Prices numbers would be like if he had the benefit of playing behind a D like Rinne has. We lack some talent on this team up front and on D, you already know this.

 

[Kriss E]

God you're miserable. Habs play a counter attacking style, bad ice hinders that style of play. Besides, pointing out the ice was bad isn't making an excuse. I shouldn't even reply since you're just posting for attention.

The Preds are a puck moving team..pretty sure bad ice hurts them too, yet they were able to make some really nice plays. Probably they know where all the potholes are.

Posting for attention? Because I mentioned how both teams play on the same surface and both will be affected from sloppy ice? I've been saying how Habs fans have become so sensitive, but this is a new low. Bravo!

 

[Belial]

Rinne falls apart in playoffs...we seen it...likley why Preds won't win

He was pretty solid the year they got to the finals but crapped the bed in the finals if I recall it well...

But this is irrelevant to the discussion.

Last night he was good.

 

[OldCraig71]

Even though Julien's system doesn't have a lot of stretch passes, having puckmovers typical gives you more options because opponents are more wary of the carrier than they are of the pass receivers. Presently only mostly forwards on our team have a true capability of switching between carrier and passer. The ones who do it on the backend are too limited or too young and need more experience.

So we need to pick up an experienced puck mover on D, one on an expiring contract on July 1st. Who is rumored to be available that fits the bill?

 

[ahmedou]

Unsuccessful on entering deeply in their DM's

 

[Kriss E]

He's been hurt this year. Tough to keep up with conditioning with injury problems.

I talked about this before, you can look at the post from this summer in the Fitness thread, I questioned PK's off season training often there. His IG stories detailing his training were pretty telling. I thought he was wasting time his time on a bunch of things.
I'm not surprised he's having a year like this.

 

[BLONG7]

I don't think Price was bad, but Rinne was better at the end of the day.

In the second period, the shots were 12 to 1 for us at one moment or something like this so Rinne did the same thing for them in the second as Carey did for us in the first.

They have better forwards who can put the puck in the net, more often than our guys. Price should have stopped Boyle's goal, although he was dead centre slot for his goal. The other two were on the players and lost coverage.

 

[Belial]

My point was that it could have easily been over after the first, we were outshot at a 3-1 margin and man, some of the saves he made were outstanding but the goalie has nowhere to hide. I would like to see what Prices numbers would be like if he had the benefit of playing behind a D like Rinne has. We lack some talent on this team up front and on D, you already know this.

Sure, we sucked in the first period but isn't that the whole point in having a game breaker in the net?

The whole he saved our ass omg, he's so good is getting old tbh.

He's a star in this league and he's supposed to do it night after night.

We shouldn't feel bad because he's making the difference! He's paid to make the difference!

And when the goalie on the other side outplays him I have a bad taste in my mouth!

 

[Whitesnake]

I don't think Price was bad, but Rinne was better at the end of the day.

In the second period, the shots were 12 to 1 for us at one moment or something like this so Rinne did the same thing for them in the second as Carey did for us in the first.

Rinne stopped multiples shots that shouldn't have been stopped. Price wasn't too weak. Just that is a huge difference. People don't understand that you don't need your goalie to be awfully weak to say that he should have been better. Top goalies save shots they shouldn't. Why they are top goalie. EXACTLY what Price has done for quite a while this year....he didn't do enough yesterday paired with Rinne doing a WHOLE lot.

But it's just one game. It explains the game. It doesn't say shit about what happened and what will happen.

 

[Habaneros]

He was pretty solid the year they got to the finals but crapped the bed in the finals if I recall it well...

But this is irrelevant to the discussion.

Last night he was good.

lol..last yr playoffs 904 sv%....pulled how many times?
13 games in playoff allowed 4 goals or more -5 times.


He falls apart...many Nashville fans wanted him out..lol(not resigned)...just wait this yr..lol

 

[GSP2018]

The only reason that you or anyone else would disagree with anything I say on this board is because you have a hard time agreeing with common sense. I don't make outlandish statements and I don't write 5 paragraphs at a time either but I just write about what I see happening in front of me.

Lmfao there he goes. It was supposed to be the beginning of a bright new relationship. But no. Head swells in 5-4-3-2-1

 

[Belial]

They have better forwards who can put the puck in the net, more often than our guys. Price should have stopped Boyle's goal, although he was dead centre slot for his goal. The other two were on the players and lost coverage.

Is this even true though?

The Preds are not some offensive juggernaut!

Their 4 best goalscorers scored 76 goals this year.

It's 74 goals for our apparently impotent squad!

Try again...

 

[Archijerej]

I was watching the Preds feed. They had a really good angle on it. I was originally wondering what happened as well as it looked like it just beat him clean.

Ok, so I've watched it again. Still look iffy to me, but I'm not an expert.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Lmfao there he goes. It was supposed to be the beginning of a bright new relationship. But no. Head swells in 5-4-3-2-1

I really appreciate you giving us a moment-to-moment description of your mirror gazing time.

 

[Fazkovsky]

Drouin made a dumb play and it cost a goal

Aside from that, Price was solid but wasnt ready for Boyle’s goal. 4th line was okay but I would prefer someone else then Deslauriers. Carr would have been good

 

[JianYang]

Umm, I don't really have much bad to say. Burying scoring opportunities is a concern, but that's nothing new. Mete is cursed lol.

On to Tampa.

 

[JianYang]

First line did sweet FA. Domi looked uninterested, not a good omen for Saturday. Oh well, let's move on, can't give up now. Beat the Bolts and all is forgiven, get swept in Florida and kiss the PO goodbye.

Drouin and Domi were both quiet, but Domi did pick things up towards the end, and probably ends up with an assist if Mete doesn't miss an open net.

Hopefully it's nothing more than the effect of a longer layoff than usual.