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Berube is a good goalie. Although I agree that Bartosak will pass him eventually. Honestly Berube looks just good (or bad) as Jones did in Manchester. I didn't think Jones would cut it in the NHL and he's turn out okay. The weak goals is current problem with Berube, but he can work through that. And for every weak goal he's had, he's made 2 goal stopping saves in the same game. It's the Monarchs penalty troubles and lack of speed on back end that worries me. But truly isn't much to worry about on this team. That's me being then never satisfied coach.
 
It would certainly appear as though Stothers is handling the team well behind-the-scenes, in whatever he says to them (and/or doesn't say) and what points he wants to emphasize for each game.

The team has stabilized after those 2 road losses in the 1st round.

It sounded like they found a way to bear-down and pressure the other team when they needed that last goal, and went out and got it.

Obviously, the personnel is strong. But Stothers must be a factor, too.
 
triplcrown said:
It would certainly appear as though Stothers is handling the team well behind-the-scenes, in whatever he says to them (and/or doesn't say) and what points he wants to emphasize for each game.

The team has stabilized after those 2 road losses in the 1st round.

It sounded like they found a way to bear-down and pressure the other team when they needed that last goal, and went out and got it.

Obviously, the personnel is strong. But Stothers must be a factor, too.
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I agree. Stothers has been great. His players seem to really like him. They're always praising him. He maybe a top canadite for Sutter's replacement, if he chooses to retire.
 
goosh said:
This. I just don't understand it. Berube is not a very good goalie. The Monarchs have a great team with an explosive offense, and Berube is benefitting from that. Give it another year (or less), and Barto will be starting for Ontario (AHL).
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Berube has always been been average at best. I never thought he would ever wear a Kings jersey.

He's making the best out of it.
 
CTKingsFan said:
Berube is a good goalie. Although I agree that Bartosak will pass him eventually. Honestly Berube looks just good (or bad) as Jones did in Manchester. I didn't think Jones would cut it in the NHL and he's turn out okay. The weak goals is current problem with Berube, but he can work through that. And for every weak goal he's had, he's made 2 goal stopping saves in the same game. It's the Monarchs penalty troubles and lack of speed on back end that worries me. But truly isn't much to worry about on this team. That's me being then never satisfied coach.
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Berube's time in the AHL isn't on the same level as Jones's. Berube is a below-average goalie at the AHL level while Jones was decidedly above-average.

As a general barometer, here is the average save percentage of all NHL goalies over time: http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html. Because save percentage is a much less team-dependent stat than goals against average, it's the best one we have to come up with some sort of comparison between the two.

Ever since 2009-2010, the NHL average has been above 91.1%. Berube's career save percentage is 91.0%...in the AHL. On the other hand, Jones's career save percentage in the AHL is 92.1%. That is not an insignificant difference. For example, Quick faced 1896 shots this season. If he had saved 92.1% of those, he would have allowed 150 goals. If he had saved 91% of those, he would have allowed 170 goals. 20 extra goals over the course of a season would have amounted to at least a few more losses, which can be the difference between making the playoffs and not (as we saw with the shootouts this year).
 
CTKingsFan said:
Short highlight package of tonight's game. The ref with the most aggressive goal call I've ever seen on Kempe's goal. :laugh:

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Thanks for the highlights. Great to see the teamwork in video.

AHL: Monarchs Take Commanding 3-0 Series Lead – Analysis, Video, Line Combos

Defensive-defenseman don’t often get talked about by media, but they have a tremendous impact on every game. Captain Vincent LoVerde has quietly played outstanding hockey on the back end. A lot of his genius is subtle and not noticed by the untrained eye. Other times, he can be seen making an intelligent pinch at his own blueline to deny a zone entry while his team is on the penalty kill. The former Miami of Ohio player has continued to find a way to impact the outcomes of games throughout this playoff run.
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Props to Captain LoV.

Talk about depth, the Monarchs scored 5 goals and none of them were scored by Weal or Mersch and only one from that line, AHL MVP O'Neill's goal. Thanks for the recap, CNS. I appreciate the analysis and insight into player strategy. That goes beyond the strict recaps that are out there.

I also encourage people to read the quotes of Shore, Bodnarchuk, Berube and Stothers that are available at mayorsmanor.com and lakingsinsider.com Shore said that no one cares who scores the goals, as long as the team succeeds. I have heard that from other Manchester players, and even if that's only partially true, it's a major reason why the team has done so well.
 
The Reign are playing their game 7 ......NOW!!!! LoL, they blew a 3 games to 1 lead in the series!!! :p:
 
I figured he would be out. He returned to the bench last night.
But not the game. Horvat is in. Backman is taking his place on the Weal line

 
jfont said:
What happened to Mersch?
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Took a hit from Dylan McIlrath in the 3rd period. Skated off the ice on his own will, did return to the bench last night but I guess it's hampered him enough to take him out of tonight's game.

Hopefully the Monarchs complete the sweep and heal up while Utica and Grand Rapids beat each other up.
 
Coach Stothers saying he had no problem with the hit. "If you want to hurt a team, put pucks behind their goaltender."

While we're waiting for the game to begin:

Monarchs Bring Native Son To Face Wolf Pack In Game 3
Sean Backman

Sean Backman was raised in Greenwich, honed his hockey skills at Avon Old Farms and played collegiately at Yale. He is part of Connecticut's preeminent hockey family — his father, former NHL player Mike Backman, is hockey director at the Stamford Twin Rinks, and his brother-in-law is Hamden's Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.
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Don't forget bro-in-law Matt Moulson.

"We have a lot of forwards that can score goals, as do they," Backman said. "The team that makes more mistakes is the one that's going to be on the losing end of things. … Secondary scoring is very important in this league and it's good to have it."
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