October was a turdburger, let's hope November will be better. That being said, TB is the #1 team in the East currently, and beating them in Tampa is a tall order. Rumor is that Brendan Smith will be benched, meaning that at least one of the useless Kampfer/Holden combo will be playing. Prepare for pain!
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Howard has been great for them but this is an unacceptable effort. Jesus
I don't get the complaint - they had a bad first period, had some great chances in the second. It was a pretty even game.
Lundqvist looks great. I'd keep riding him.
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Howard has been great for them but this is an unacceptable effort. Jesus
I don't get the complaint - they had a bad first period, had some great chances in the second. It was a pretty even game.
Lundqvist looks great. I'd keep riding him.
I bet you would, fecal freak.
Defense a bit shaky without McD but damn Hank was so good. Vintage performance
I don't get the complaint - they had a bad first period, had some great chances in the second. It was a pretty even game.
Lundqvist looks great. I'd keep riding him.
Not really a criticism, just frustration to being down 1-0 midway through the 3rd period and giving up 40 shots on net to a marginal opponent. The players admitted as much after the game that maybe some guys had too much turkey thursday, it happens.
Glad they found a way. Once again MAB calls them out a bit and they respond. I like their resilience.. and my motivational skills.
11 games into Kyle and MAB turning the season around now. Brett had already bailed... now he wants to have sex with Lundqvist. Unreal.
KZB line had some really dynamic shifts. They are a handful to defend.
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I don't get the complaint - they had a bad first period, had some great chances in the second. It was a pretty even game.
Lundqvist looks great. I'd keep riding him.
Not really a criticism, just frustration to being down 1-0 midway through the 3rd period and giving up 40 shots on net to a marginal opponent. The players admitted as much after the game that maybe some guys had too much turkey thursday, it happens.
Glad they found a way. Once again MAB calls them out a bit and they respond. I like their resilience.. and my motivational skills.
11 games into Kyle and MAB turning the season around now. Brett had already bailed... now he wants to have sex with Lundqvist. Unreal.
Got it, I didn't check the time of your post.
They have three easy games coming up. Need to win at least two. The team's looking much better defensively.
But I also remain convinced that AVs system puts a lot more pressure on our goalies and defense than most systems. Doesn't mean it's bad system - but forwards will look better and D worse than they probably are.
Also missing our number 1 dman last few games or 1'b' at least if you prefer skjei.
On detroits goal, we got another staal special by the way where instead of skating the puck out of the zone he treats it like a grenade and gives it right back to them at the blue line.
But he was saving at a .975 clip last 4 games before tonight so obviously no complaints. Guys are picking each other up right now and that's three straight without our best or at least second best dman.
I'd give pavelec a look Tuesday vs Florida. Hank showed some fatigue today - can't blame him he had to be exhausted after Friday's heroic performance - and at some point you have to give pavelec some burn and see if he's worth keeping once the schedule heats up
Don't love the way we've played last 2 games but keep winning and move on to the next one
Save the Clock Tower!
Maybe i'm reading too much into this and its just AV going with the hot hand as long as it will take him.. but starting a 35 year old 35 games in a row?
Pavelec must look Awful in practice. You have to wonder if they'll cut him once we have to start playing more games/week and back-to-backs.
This thread died with Hanks consecutive game streak tonight. Didn't help that Reimer has played like Jimmy Howard tonight either
Didn't think they played that badly to be honest. Game isn't over
Could they come back yet again? Sure. But winning against any team in the NHL is tough without both your best forward and your best defender. My guess is I'm taking an early train home tonight.
Hopefully Zib and Mac are back Friday. I really don't like the way we've played the last 3 games.
If only tanner glass weren't so indispensable last spring we might have given him some confidence up 10 games for a wild card and got something going come playoff time
#LGR
And this was less contact than what they had on their fourth goal. Or at least the same
Then missing a hooking call in our own end which directly leads to a scoring chance for them. Finally Nash was leg whipped which they had no choice to call.
Buchnevich throwing some blows after the period but hope he's not penalized. We need him for the third.
I'm not one to criticize officiating but tonight's has been really fishy.
Butcher what a few nice right hands there
any contact with a goalkeeper, other than incidental contact, while the
goalkeeper is outside his goal crease, and a goal is scored, the goal
will be disallowed.
A goalkeeper is not “fair game” just because he is outside the goal
crease. The appropriate penalty should be assessed in every case
where an attacking player makes unnecessary contact with the
goalkeeper. However, incidental contact will be permitted when the
goalkeeper is in the act of playing the puck outside his goal crease
provided the attacking player has made a reasonable effort to avoid
such unnecessary contact.
When a goalkeeper has played the puck outside of his crease and
is then prevented from returning to his crease area due to the
deliberate actions of an attacking player, such player may be
penalized for goalkeeper interference. Similarly, the goalkeeper may
be penalized, if by his actions outside of his crease he deliberately
interferes with an attacking player who is attempting to play the puck
or an opponent.
2017-2018-NHL-rulebook - ( New Window )
"If an attacking player has been pushed, shoved, or fouled by a
defending player so as to cause him to come into contact with the
goalkeeper, such contact will not be deemed contact initiated by the
attacking player for purposes of this rule, provided the attacking player
has made a reasonable effort to avoid such contact."
At no time was Nash in the crease either.
So in other words the league just makes shit up as it goes. Was a bang bang play so I can't get on the ice officials I guess but Jesus that should have been overturned
-Sam Rosen
That was fucking incredible.
I hate shitty defense but I think I enjoy watching these types of games much more than the "get a 1 goal lead and hold your breath" games of the past that usually ended 2-1.