Lord Stan 2020
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point and cirelli could so this blame is not on stamkos we all know what we get with stamkos so does the coach whose at fault? seriously?He can’t defend the position against another legit threat. See Duchene
point and cirelli could so this blame is not on stamkos we all know what we get with stamkos so does the coach whose at fault? seriously?He can’t defend the position against another legit threat. See Duchene
I would like to see what he can do playing the left or right wing (I believe he played the left wing in our last playoff game), but I don't see Cooper doing that. He is going to want to put Stamkos at center, because it gives us depth with Point and Cirelli
Ok, so I’m suggesting moving him to wing.point and cirelli could so this blame is not on stamkos we all know what we get with stamkos so does the coach whose at fault? seriously?
Ok, so I’m suggesting moving him to wing.
And Stammer needs to embrace it
Then he needs to waive his NMC.That's not happening, embrace it.
Then he needs to waive his NMC.
He can’t defend C in the playoffs
I agree, and he did that last year in the Washington series. Sadly, he didn't show up for games 1-3 this year.Stamkos' game took big steps this year. Every off-season where he's healthy is a blessing. His problems in the playoffs were shared by the entire team. He's just not going to be the guy who grinds it out and wins battles in the playoffs, that's well established. Best we can hope for is a guy who can score timely goals, be a weapon on the PP.
Actually hes really f***ing bad defensively. So moving him to wing softens his responsibilities.There is no reason to move Stamkos to wing. Why are we talking about this? Him playing center isn't why we lost to the CBJ and if we're gonna say otherwise then I think we ought to begin with other, greater concerns such as how no one (even Stamkos) could get past the damn blue line
Actually hes really ****ing bad defensively. So moving him to wing softens his responsibilities.
Duchene had 3 Goals and 7 points the first three games matched with Stammer. 0 matched with Cirelli in game 4.With a 1-2-3 of Stamkos, Point, and Cirelli, I think we're locked into that position for at least a few years, and that's not a problem. I wouldn't mind adding a big gritty winger to the top-six, maybe in a hockey trade--somebody like Johnson, Palat, Miller, or Gourde moving the other way. Just to change the mix.
I felt a bit for Stamkos in this series. His goal was one of his nicer goals of his playoff career, but we were so bad that he didn't get a full chance to "prove himself" in the playoffs, so this is yet another year where it looks like he wasn't good enough. And I mean, he wasn't. But the team as a whole was so trash that it's hard to single him out this time. I guess maybe he gets a bit more heat because he's the captain and all.
I mean - he's bad in the playoffs period. But defensively he's a trainwreck in the regular season or the playoffs.It does but he's also been really ****ing bad offensively in the playoffs at times. You hit the nail on him about it being a personality trait. Dude is soft. I don't know if a move to wing is gonna help him or not. Devil we know at center. If we move him is he gonna fail or what?
eh i wouldnt say really f***ing bad, hes below avg prob but there are way worse defensive centers such as the aforementioned kuznetsovActually hes really ****ing bad defensively. So moving him to wing softens his responsibilities.
eh i wouldnt say really ****ing bad, hes below avg prob but there are way worse defensive centers such as the aforementioned kuznetsov
hes also elite offensively
Not sure if this is true or not, but on Twitter some people are saying that on his podcast Friedman says Stamkos was dealing with a significant shoulder injury
The consensus here was that Stamkos was playing his best hockey since the leg injuries, but in the playoffs we saw exactly what we've seen before. Stamkos was a non-factor apart from his goal in game 4. Even in that game he ultimately destroyed all the hope that was left by mishandling the puck and giving the Blue Jackets an easy empty netter.I honestly feel some people just see the score or a plus minus and send out their opinion. I think Stamkos has really matured his game. Way better defensively (Yes i saw the Duchene rebound goal) and even has been good on faceoffs. Watching him post injury, he always had to be with someone who created opportunities, but this season he was creating on his own. Playoffs were a disaster all around, and I'm not one too blame a coach every time, but man i put a good amount of coaching.
This would be more profound if the ENTIRE team didn't also implode. Esspecially with the other players also having career years.The consensus here was that Stamkos was playing his best hockey since the leg injuries, but in the playoffs we saw exactly what we've seen before. Stamkos was a non-factor apart from his goal in game 4. Even in that game he ultimately destroyed all the hope that was left by mishandling the puck and giving the Blue Jackets an easy empty netter.