Really not sure how Diaz has built this narrative about being able to push offense and help the power play, etc... Guy must have the best PR firm in the league.
I guess because you haven't watched much of him. Did you see Dylan get torched two times by the Pens forwards, because he was too slow on the transition to keep up?
That doesn't happen to quicker defenseman like Diaz.
The guy can play, and if AV wants speed, THIS is his only option.
Like I said earlier, if McIlrath had this foot speed, and stick-handling ability, we wouldn't be discussing Diaz right now.
I guess because you haven't watched much of him. Did you see Dylan get torched two times by the Pens forwards, because he was too slow on the transition to keep up?
That doesn't happen to quicker defenseman like Diaz.
Regardless of McIlrath, if Diaz is rightfully the sixth defenseman, this team is cooked. He is terrible defensively, has zero grit and for an offensive defenseman provides about zero offense at the NHL level. At his PRIME he was average on offense, and that was half an injury plagued decade ago. Yes, pairing him with Yandle WOULD be lethal... To the Rangers.
People acting like subbing Diaz in for McIlrath will cause the apocalypse...
I'd rather Diaz go in for Boyle, but it's not like swapping Diaz/Wrath is the end of the world. Jesus...
I guess because you haven't watched much of him. Did you see Dylan get torched two times by the Pens forwards, because he was too slow on the transition to keep up?
That doesn't happen to quicker defenseman like Diaz.
The guy can play, and if AV wants speed, THIS is his only option.
Like I said earlier, if McIlrath had this foot speed, and stick-handling ability, we wouldn't be discussing Diaz right now.
Diaz is not that bad...
Diaz is not a terrible option to have available.
Guys of all skating speeds get beat occasionally whether they skate like Chara or skate like John Moore. We would be kidding ourselves to say Diaz is immune to getting skated around by other teams players. Your video showed 1 of the 2 goals Diaz scored that season in 56 games.
Agreed, but AV & the coaching staff sees McIlrath everyday in practice and knows his strengths and weaknesses much more than we do.
No one ever said Diaz is immune to getting beat, but when you are a great, fast skater you will get beat a lot less than someone who is much slower, less agile.
It's about match-ups here. Diaz's speed is an asset to counter the Pens speed. McIlrath (while great in lots of other areas of the game) doesn't match up well against their speed.
John Moore could skate as well as almost any defensemen in the NHL and he had nightmare struggles at times on defense. Bobby Sanguinetti could also skate like the wind for a defenseman. I understand what your viewpoint is but I respectfully disagree. I think you may be over estimating Diaz defensively and under estimating Dylan defensively. That is just my opinion.
Looks like the NHL is made up mostly of doofuses. If the teams were run by HF posters who see true value of a 30 year old fringe defenseman, then all would be right.Yeah by some arbitrary standard of what constitutes an NHL player or not, mostly at the discretion of the doofuses in charge, especially regarding this particular team.
AV's judgment has not been beyond reproach this year.Agreed, but AV & the coaching staff sees McIlrath everyday in practice and knows his strengths and weaknesses much more than we do.
Looks like the NHL is made up mostly of doofuses. If the teams were run by HF posters who see true value of a 30 year old fringe defenseman, then all would be right.
I've always found it fascinating how we can turn appeal to authority on and off just that quickly.AV's judgment has not been beyond reproach this year.
I've always found it fascinating how we can turn appeal to authority on and off just that quickly.
I think that a decision of all NHL GM's at not clamoring to bring him into their starting 6 is a little different than questioning AV's use of Boyle or Girardi, no?I've always found it fascinating how we can turn appeal to authority on and off just that quickly.
I've always found it fascinating how we can turn appeal to authority on and off just that quickly.
If AV does something you like, he's a genius. If he does something you don't like, he's a moron. Simple logic.
Sort of like how when I'm walking to work. People who walk slower than me are annoying. People who walk faster than me are *******s.
Simple, really.
I am so relieved I am not alone in this, especially when I am driving.
I've tried to find a way to have my standard of driving become the national standard...no such luck yet.