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[pantherbot]

Not sure it would be less wear and tear. It's pretty much the same minutes if he's playing top 4 since we don't have a clear top pairing that would play 25-30min/game.

I think Strals could do at least as well as anyone else on the team playing that role, injuries aside.

Maybe... Giving strals 18-20 minutes instead of 23-25mins is a pretty big difference over a season. Depends on how he feels. I remember him saying he's not quite 100% yet.

 

[pantherbot]

No, any combination of Yandle Ekblad and Matheson has only proven to be the very most polar opposite of capable.

Yandle/Ekblad are fine together. It's not my ideal top pair, but it's probably the best we have. It's a better option than Matheson.

But it like we'll be seeing Math/Ek to start the season, so we'll find out soon enough

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Yandle/Ekblad are fine together

riiight...

 

[Prominence Problem]

riiight...

I don't know about other people that have played hockey before, namely defense, but I never once made a mistake, ever.

 

[pantherbot]

riiight...

Ok... I'm really not sure what your point is to show the one highlight. Are you saying no other d pairs have breakdowns? I have been probably more critical of our defense than most here, but I'm still realistic that mistakes will happen.

Nobody says they are a perfect top pair, but they are probably about average for their role. You have a better suggestion given our current roster? Let's hear it.

 

[MintyFresh88]

I don't know about other people that have played hockey before, namely defense, but I never once made a mistake, ever.

It's a game of mistakes....usually the team who has less will win. Obviously, it's not as cut and dry as it sounds as there's a lot of variables...but if you can limit errors (especially mental ones), it's a pretty big factor in the outcome of a game.

 

[Prominence Problem]

It's a game of mistakes....usually the team who has less will win. Obviously, it's not as cut and dry as it sounds as there's a lot of variables...but if you can limit errors (especially mental ones), it's a pretty big factor in the outcome of a game.

I coach two baseball teams, and Echo that statement to them all the time. We've improved so much defensively in my five years coaching.

Therefore, winning majority of our games.

 

[KW]

I coach two baseball teams, and Echo that statement to them all the time. We've improved so much defensively in my five years coaching.

Therefore, winning majority of our games.

Yeah, it’s not hard to understand either why this happens. For one, it’s much easier to keep the puck out of the net than to put it in the net. Playing good defense gets you in a position to win more often simply because of that probability.

 

[drktmplr12]

 

[pantherbot]

The more I hear about our practices, the more I can't believe Boughner was an NHL coach. What did he do with these guys in practice? Play NHL 19?

 

[pb1300]

More of the same



like that they took some laps afterwards. Too often we heard this team wasn’t prepared for games when Bob was coach.

 

[Gentle Man]

The more I hear about our practices, the more I can't believe Boughner was an NHL coach. What did he do with these guys in practice? Play NHL 19?

Meow, meow, meow, meow...

Cats prowl together?

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Alright, my favorite thread to close as it means the season is officially underway today. We return to the regularly scheduled threads to discuss the season.

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