In Friedman’s 31 thoughts the dressing room came up in the Byfuglien topic, so if players around the league are aware of it ..interesting but it didn’t link it to coaches just that there was a rift.
It's something that's kind of weird to me in the numbers so far this year. xG Models have us as like bottom 3 for defense but by Micah's model we don't look bad.
Those first two weeks were ugly but they’ve settled down quick. If this team can somehow find some offense while playing decent defense and Helly has a strong year, we can make the playoffs. Now whether that’s to our long term benefit or not is another question. But I think this group would be highly motivated if it happened though.
Correct assessment but it doesn't excuse the fact that literally nobody on this team drives the middle lane and goes to the net. Playing more conservatively defensively with the forward group, and lacking sufficient enough puck movers on the back end has hurt higher danger chances off the rush, but the fact pretty much nothing happens off the cycle within 6 feet of the net is pathetic. They've had a few deflections lately but next to no rebound chances and shots that go in directly from a screen. Team doesn't go to the dirty areas.
I sometimes yell at my tv for someone to get to the front of the net, much to the chagrin of my dog.
Maurice says he’s wanted to get a look at Scheifele between Connor and Laine for some time.
Injuries are dictating lineup changes, not any intelligence on the coaches part.
