Halak in net, Pulock in for Leddy who's day to day. Strome moves to center line w/ Beauvillier & Quine.
Capuano says Leddy is out, day-to-day with upper-body injury. Pulock makes his season debut. Same forwards (Barzal out). Halak in
Grabbed a couple of tweets above. Yes some info doubled but lets discuss.
Halak in net - In a must win game tonight otherwise shit starts hitting the fan, this dude needs to be lights out. No easy goals against tonight.
Leddy is out, has been a stalwart on defense since his arrival. Interesting piece out of the lineup tonight.
Enter Pulock, due to injury you didn't think Pulock would be replacing Leddy. Maybe Seidenberg, de Haan or even Boychuk since he looks hurt of old. Hope the kid brings it tonight.
I was talking to a friend of mine, not BBI Islanders guy. We both agree Beau should be on L1 with JT and Ladd and leave him there to grow with JT. But not the case. We have these kids looking over their shoulder, are they playing tonight, is this a 9 game tryout etc.
Capuano probably hurt the growth of Strome, Bailey and Nelson with these antics. Does he not learn? Will he ruin Barzal and Beau?
My lines would be this:
Ladd,JT, Beau
Brock, Strome, Ders
Bailey, Barzal, Chimera
Cal, Zeeker, Kule (who needs to be cut)
I would let the kids know you are here to stay and have an awesome career here. Simply not the case however.
If a loss tonight the fans will blow up and the chants of Capuana gone will grow louder.
A win and keeps things quiet...... for now.
No reason to lose tonight.
Lets get 2.
It looks like Barzal is sitting again and Cap wants to talk to Snow about him. Has Quine really played that good that we can't get Barzal in there?
I hope Leddy's injury isn't serious because we already have enough trouble transitioning from D to O and Leddy is probably our best guy at that. Hopefully Pulock can spark the power play.
And now, pinning these two kids against each other for playing time doesn't "push them" to be better. It's not simply "healthy competition." It could even turn them into selfish players looking to either A) Rake up points or B) Not make mistakes. Which ever extreme they choose, it's only the Islanders that lose.
Make some God Damn decisions and stick with them. Let them make mistakes, and let them make up for those mistakes. The team in both the long and short term will be better off for it.
Agreed, and it's not just corsi. They're both failing the ole' eye test, too. Anyone watching our team for the first time would assume they're our bottom pair.
Yep. Let Strome know he is the second line center on this team. Let him know he is not gonna be sent down or playing Wing anymore.
Quine??? Really? Does this guy really add more than what Barzal brings?
Dal Colle
Ho Sang
Pelech
Mayfield
LeDuc
Gibson/Williams
Hopefully kick ass. Plan on getting there early to watch warmups!!
Let's Go Soundtigers!
I will be wearing my #55 Jersey..hopefully he wakes the hell up.
Quine??? Really? Does this guy really add more than what Barzal brings?
The issue, according to Fred, is that Barzal is a center. Fred believes center is strong enough from 1-4. He won't play Barzal at wing, which is why Quine is playing. But, you can't have this kid not playing, whether here or juniors. They have to figure it out before another young player is bungled.
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Great questions.
Quine??? Really? Does this guy really add more than what Barzal brings?
The issue, according to Fred, is that Barzal is a center. Fred believes center is strong enough from 1-4. He won't play Barzal at wing, which is why Quine is playing. But, you can't have this kid not playing, whether here or juniors. They have to figure it out before another young player is bungled.
Good coaches fit their lineup and strategy to their players strengths and get their best players on the ice. It's frustrating that they can't find a way to figure this out.
(I think that Strome should be at center but Cap's logic for sitting Barzal doesn't really make sense)
Dal Colle
Ho Sang
Pelech
Mayfield
LeDuc
Gibson/Williams
Hopefully kick ass. Plan on getting there early to watch warmups!!
Let's Go Soundtigers!
I will be wearing my #55 Jersey..hopefully he wakes the hell up.
Have fun. If you have the time, please post about how you think some of the notable prospects played.
(I think that Strome should be at center but Cap's logic for sitting Barzal doesn't really make sense)
Everything is always a shuffle that does not make sense. I used to have patience for it but now that you see kids aren't developing as you would hope then maybe make sense for once? The other way to look at it is, we won a playoff series so things are coming along just fine.
Boychuk much better play.
Ladd should of potted one.
He was on the first PP. On the last one he wasn't on the ice or the bench so speculation was injury or equipment issue
The hard part about tonight is that there's a clear talent difference, but the Isles are content to play slow and muddle. It would suit them to attack each shift, because when they play with that attacking posture, they're dominating possession and shot chances. Need to be sharper, more urgent. If so, this game is 6 or 7-2 right now.
The hard part about tonight is that there's a clear talent difference, but the Isles are content to play slow and muddle. It would suit them to attack each shift, because when they play with that attacking posture, they're dominating possession and shot chances. Need to be sharper, more urgent. If so, this game is 6 or 7-2 right now.
I couldn't agree more.
Plus side, Leddy was back skating at practice today.
Plus side, Leddy was back skating at practice today.
What did they say?
Thoughts on Ho-Sang and Dal Colle?
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Pelech and Mayfield are NHL ready. Pelech needs to cut down in TOs
Thoughts on Ho-Sang and Dal Colle?
Ho Sang was best player on ice. Granted, AHL leaves him more room to do his thing. He is definitely a pass first player. He set up Dal Colle beautifully for his goal.
Dal Colle is more active than I expected. He doesn't float at all. Nice hands. he has a great shot!
Leduc is massive. Reminds me of Chara when he was coming up. Looks awkward skating. When he figured that out he will be an NHLer.
Gibson looked solid.
Horrible PP. Weight must be giving commands haha.