If we fire Trotz and Poile does the franchise go away? The players are tuned out they are playing awful to get traded. The passionate players are few and soon burned out. The show is over let the curtain down.
What was the point of dressing Ekholm if he just plays 1 min and at the end of the game.
Wasn't surprised by this one tbh, they are fast, and speed like that can pretty much negate dump and chase if done correctly.
I still don't understand the Ekholm thing, why not tell Ellis he is playing forward for the night? I mean heck, he's wouldn't of been any worse at it than anyone else was tonight.
I think the reason we tend to play better against the better teams in the league is because how they are built. Most are built around winning the Cup, which means much more of a grindy type game that plays right into our way of doing things. That and just about everyone plays up when going against the top guys.
Beck played like a hungry player last night. Unfortunately, he didn't play smart hockey. Running over the goalie put him in the box for two minutes (the right call) ... getting between the goalie and the net while in the blue ice got another apparent goal waived off (a by the book correct call as well). The aggressive, go to the net play is to be commended ... but that needs to be tempered and controlled for it to become effective.
Yeah...this is the one where I start looking forward to reading the prospects forum and putting aside the $40 for RedLine Report.
This is true. The short version.......... This draft is not even close to last year one prize Reinhart the next two at this point Bennett and Ekblad after that it tails off. Ekblad and Reinhart will continue to bounce around as to the top pick. And It will really be what Buffalo or Edmonton need when picking #1.
We have to assume that the Preds will pick somewhere 5-10 Theres ample prospects in that range but there going to be projects. If I were betting I would say that we select a Euro player. Our scouts over there have proved to find gems that are overlooked by most teams.
This is true. The short version.......... This draft is not even close to last year one prize Reinhart the next two at this point Bennett and Ekblad after that it tails off. Ekblad and Reinhart will continue to bounce around as to the top pick. And It will really be what Buffalo or Edmonton need when picking #1.
We have to assume that the Preds will pick somewhere 5-10 Theres ample prospects in that range but there going to be projects. If I were betting I would say that we select a Euro player. Our scouts over there have proved to find gems that are overlooked by most teams.
A few comments.
1. If Stalberg and Cullen were both out with upper body injuries, wouldn't Poile and Trotz have known this after the game Friday night or by Saturday at the latest and have called someone up from Milwaukee? Also, if they know guys aren't feeling well, like Nystrom, why did we not have two spare forwards on the roster as opposed to just Beck?
2. What were those line combos? Was this really the game to try Wilson at center? He looked more comfortable out there to be honest and was playing a more physical game. While that's all fine and good, Clune was his linemate with rotating other wingers? Talk about a setup for failure. If you're going to move him to center, give him a freaking chance.
3. How do we go in to Vancouver, play a near perfect game against a good team, blow two 2 goal leads against a poor Calgary team and then get spanked by the second worst team in the league? The consistently inconsistent Nashville Predators folks.
4. We play with no edge. I'm going to harp on this one again. Why do we not let Weber play with a physical edge? His stats are pretty off the charts for a defenseman already and he actually seems to be getting a push for the Norris trophy this year. Why are we limiting him physically? Did coaches and teams tell Scott Stevens and Chris Pronger to tone it down? No. That made them all the more intimidating on the back end. Imagine Weber, playing the way he is already, adding that physical dominating style night in and night out? One, it creates fear in the opponent of getting man handled and two, it gets your team in to the game when they see your leader playing that way. He knocked down Hall a few times last night easily with one giant bear claw. I want to see bone crushing hits. It's sad that we have a guy with that skill set and don't use all of it.
This team gives you hope every now and again and then starts playing like they did last night. Here we go on another losing streak. I'm excited.
After the first three its a crap shoot, we have to hope the scouts find something. Lats years clammer give one hope. After the running couple months debate here about Barkov last year the results are comin around now.
"Barkov was selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft last summer. He entered the game with a team-leading 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists), which ranked ninth among NHL rookies"
Im not running down Barkov do not get me wrong I think he is going to be a star in Florida. I bring it up just for comparision, none of us had Hertl, on our radar screen. So hopefully the scouts can find a Hertal for us. As you look at the rookie results for the season it points to the importance of development. This is why I support leaving FF in Milwaukee no matter how much he is needed here. He will be a better player when he does stick.
In order for us to pick 5-10 they need to go ahead and make Dubnyk the starter for the rest of the year rather than Hutton. Otherwise Hutton will go continue to the win 3-4 then lose 2
i am to the point where i want him to stay in milwaukee for the simple reason of i want him to play under trotz as little as possible. If trotz is relieved of his duties fine call him up otherwise i am fine with him in milwaukee.
i am to the point where i want him to stay in milwaukee for the simple reason of i want him to play under trotz as little as possible. If trotz is relieved of his duties fine call him up otherwise i am fine with him in milwaukee.