My only gripes with this game are Orpik and Niskanen's play, and, well, Fleury let in another laugher. Let's hope that doesn't destroy his fragile, teenage girl psyche.
Extremely fun game to watch, though.
So tell me... What's it like having two amazing players and a coach who will put them on the PK together?
Crosby + Sedins on one line. Just take a minute and think about that line.
His line today about Sedins on a faceoff switch had me cracking.
Well, you saw that beautiful shorthanded Sedinery.
But they're old at 33 and totes declining. We should trade them for 33 year old Marleau!!!111
So tell us, do you like Kassian? He had a really good game. Torts is actually letting him play.
So the rumours are true? Sedins are being shopped?
I hear they'll only waive for Pittsburgh.
Crosby + Sedins on one line. Just take a minute and think about that line.
Maatta struggled early. Then turns it on in the latter half and scores the tying goal. What a player.
Sutter: It seriously time we start thinking about his future with this team.
Orpik: He should be banned from the rush
I think there was an interview with one of them (Henrik?) where he said they've actually done this before
So tell us, do you like Kassian? He had a really good game. Torts is actually letting him play.
Niskanen + Jeffrey
I really don't understand this. Sutter's playing well on the PK, finishing hits, and is leading our team in faceoff %, including 58% today.
We're looking really hard, and in the wrong places, for whipping boys this year.
I would certainly take him over just about any wing this team has.
I've always been a little suspicious of his potential as a top six winger. But he played well, today and looks like he might just need a coach to put a little faith in him and feed him icetime on a line with good players while riding out some of the mistakes he's going to make, in the process. He still seems like a very raw player, in a lot of ways... but if he can put things together even halfways... he'll be a very effective top 9 player in this league for a while. Maybe much more.
Vancouver deserved a better fate today, but them's the breaks. I'm actually happy the game turned out the way it did and they ended up at least getting a point.
I have no idea what sort of influence J.M. has on this team, and whether or not it was just coincidence, but there were some eerie similarities to how Montreal played. Keep shots to the outside, let your goalie make the first save, and take advantage of transition play. I personally don't like it, but with the guys we're missing, I'll take what I can.
- I get Conner coming up to the big club to provide some speed and energy, and his line drew two penalties today, but Engelland over Scrabbles? Just stupid.
- Orpik potentially being Pejorative Slured. I don't mean it in a derogatory way, but that's the only way I can explain some of his decisions WITH the puck on a controlled breakout. It's like he purposely does the wrong thing with it every time because he can't wait to play defense in his own zone.
- Sutter. Come on man...and I don't mean missing on a penalty shot. Just, come on...
There definitely a video of Henrik getting kicked out, the two of them circle each other, and Henrik goes back in to take the faceoff. Refs didn't notice.
Seconded. I don't get the hate and it's not even explained hate. People are just like "Sutter made me want to kill babies" like it's fact that's he is the worst player on the team. Please enlighten me what more you want from the 3rd line center making only 2 million a year?