PensFanSince1989
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I don't understand his positioning on the PP.
I don't understand his positioning on the PP.
Him being in the middle created the Kucherov goal - when he recieved the puck there he dragged two players towards him, ready to block a shot, and that created all the space
You'd think he'd just be in an Ovi position, ready to snipe, but this was actually a pretty smart play
1 goal and 6 points in 9 games. And 3 of those points were secondary assists on the power play.
If you're a Tampa fan the goal was hopefully a positive sign. But he's still underperforming.
1 goal and 6 points in 9 games. And 3 of those points were secondary assists on the power play.
If you're a Tampa fan the goal was hopefully a positive sign. But he's still underperforming.
Watch the lowly Secondary Assist on the 4 on 3 PP goal from Kucherov. That entire play is made by Stamkos. Sometimes Secondary Assists aren't crap.
I didn't mean to make it sound like I was completely dismissing secondary assists. Just that for a player like Stamkos a secondary assist on a 4-on-3 (even with the nice little move to draw players to him) is not nearly as positive a sign as even strength goals would be.
I didn't mean to make it sound like I was completely dismissing secondary assists. Just that for a player like Stamkos a secondary assist on a 4-on-3 (even with the nice little move to draw players to him) is not nearly as positive a sign as even strength goals would be.
Hehe, after watching him all year, it is a pretty big sign. More an indication of how badly he's played this year. His decision making has been the problem. There may be something physically wrong with him as well, but the mental part of the game has been awful for the most part.
It's caused his confidence to wane and then it starts the negative feedback loop. Low Confidence begets Tentative Second Guessing Hockey begets Mistakes begets Low Confidence.
He's not out of the woods and 5 on 5 scoring is the next step(even with those linemates). I just hope that Drouin gets some shifts with him in Games 3 and 4 at home where last change will help Cooper shield Drouin.
I didn't see a ton of him this regular season but have heard several Lightning fans talk about how bad he was.
What exactly is the theory on what's going on with Stamkos? He says he's healthy. Is it between the ears? How he's being utilized?
Though I'd love for the Wings to have a guy who puts up 40 goals while playing badly.
Hey look, Stamkos had 7 points in 6 games against the team that let in the fewest goals this year. Weird!
Is anyone going to give credit to the wings defensive forwards for doing what they do and shutting him down, or is he still "injured"?
Is anyone going to give credit to the wings defensive forwards for doing what they do and shutting him down, or is he still "injured"?
Is anyone going to give credit to the wings defensive forwards for doing what they do and shutting him down, or is he still "injured"?
Eastern Conference finalist
10p in 13g 2015
27p in 35g career playoff total
Irrespective of how his 'general play' has been this year, from an outsider perspective this thread is ludicrous
For a player of his caliber those numbers are not amazing
This is the funny bit about judging players as being good or not in the playoffs, or comparing players on different teams based on playoff stats. Such a small sample. If Tampa loses G7 against Detroit people are all over Stamkos the entire summer. But they proceed and he caches fire, and he's alright again.
Regular season is where you judge players fairly. If they fail 3-4-5 playoffs in a row you might have a point, but it's still only small samples put together and one extra round can make things look very different in a hurry.
For a player of his caliber those numbers are not amazing