I heard a new nickname for Kadri tonight. The Lebanese Lion. I still prefer the dream. What a game by him, unfortunately I didn't get to watch
Wtf does a lion have to do with Lebanese people or hockey?
Wtf does a lion have to do with Lebanese people or hockey?
Crispy Crust
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He has really matured into a great and smart hockey player. He can practically dominate whenever he wants to now.
p.l.f.
use the force
cupcrazyman
Stupid Sexy Flanders
Man oh Man this needs to stop. Does this mean if it was his first goal he would not have had the determination to score it?
garce
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Liles ain't great in his own end, but other than pummeling little Gallagher, I don't see that Kotska has been good either, Kotska has been given every opp to succeed and has not seized the moment Hello Zug!
Although Kessel is supposed to be the showpiece of this team Kadri is just blowing Phil into the weeds with his effort and skill. At this juncture I can't really think of any area Kessel is better in than Kadri. Perhaps a small advantage with his wristshot but I don't even know about that any more. As much as PK has been lauded for his passes to JVR Kadri's saucer passes are off the charts.
mix1home
Registered User
I think that main idea here is that we ice 6 big defense-man that can win board battles as some of our forwards are undersized.
Second consideration is that RC wants D play on their strong side. Therefore for Gardiner/Liles one of the Gunnarson or Fraser should come out.
In the East there are not that many teams that warrant Komisarek back in line up for tougher physical battles (speed is more important). However, with so many games recently I don't know why initial rotation was stopped. I would like to see Kostka/Holzer rotate with Komi if for nothing else then for just decreasing load on them, giving them some recovery time and maybe preventing some mental mistakes due to fatigue.
SeenSchenn2
Itchin' For Mitch
I don't agree with bunjay's assessment. Liles moves the puck quickly, so he often avoids a hard forecheck. He's faster and better positionally than Kostkka.
Phil's shot is one of the best in the NHL, but Kadri has him beat in every other category by a huge margin. Phil has no heart and never has. Even with a 1 on 1 he can't beat defenders and has to rely on his wrister to score the goal. Kadri went 3 on 1 for his hat trick, you will never see Phil even attempting that. No courage.
It seems so long since Liles played I can't really remember.
He does have a bad habit of poorly timed pinches though.
TMLeafer
Rest in Peace Johnny Bower
Crispy Crust
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I just copied and pasted from a website. Maybe they made a mistake or maybe the broadcasters got it wrong?
When the opposing team dumps it into his corner and goes after him, Liles becomes damn near useless against the board grind cycle and gets overpowered for garbage goals around the net. His great skating does absolutely nothing for him there. He's also been poor offensively and on the PP, and prone to badly times pinches.
Kostka was playing too many minutes but he has been better than liles defensively when getting the same kind of assignments. You can't compare Kostka playing 27 minutes on the first pairing to Liles playing ~20 on the second. Kostka is also much more useful on the PK.
There is a reason Liles is scratched game after game, and it's not some sort of pro-AHL conspiracy to give us a heartwarming rags-to-riches story.
TMLeafer
Rest in Peace Johnny Bower
garce
Registered User
This team is built for Liies more so than Rotten Ronnie's run and gun. Quick up to Kadri, Grabbo and whoever is not Bozak.It seems so long since Liles played I can't really remember.
That's amazing! Yeah super weird coincidence.
BertCorbeau
F*ck cancer - RIP Fugu and Buffaloed
Rare Jewel
Patience
ironrhcp
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really need gardiner up, need to generate more offense from our D. Hes playing great now and deserves a shot.
p.l.f.
use the force
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