Player Discussion: Brayden Point - Part 3
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It was a love tap. If Matt Martin hits him, you could say he knew what he was doing.
CupsOverCash
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f***ing hate how we cant ever be healthy for this tournament. Really annoying. We should just assume from here on out that we won't make it through the entire tournament without one or few of our top guys just not being there when we need them most. Frustrating as hell! I'm in real doubt whether or not we are gonna get out of this series. The tampa fan in me thinks it goes the distance only to be let down in game 7. Its what we are used to. Hate to be doom and gloom. Dont know how else to be when it feels like we are cursed!
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Matt Martin is not smart enough to squeeze someone’s leg against the board like that.
Easy. Unless I missed something, we don't know if Point is even gonna miss tomorrow's game. He doesn't have to be at 100% to carry us in a game. We saw that in Game 4.
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I mean I get it injuries happen at this time of year and all teams have them but it's always our key guys who make a difference for us. Then its like ok we don't have him anymore so let's just not score any goals now. I feel like with Point that game last night doesn't get to 2nd ot. He's been involved in at least one goal for us that would have been the difference in regulation.
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This has been my mood all day. In the grand scheme of things, such a stupid thing to spend so much energy worrying about
but we're all way too invested at this point.If he’s had hip surgery and now his hip is an issue again, you have to wonder if this is something that will impact Pointers career.
I’m not suggesting that’s the case at all. But potentially a concern for more than just this cup run
I’m not suggesting that’s the case at all. But potentially a concern for more than just this cup run
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This has been my mood all day. In the grand scheme of things, such a stupid thing to spend so much energy worrying about
When you get within a win you get excited so we're used to that high there but we're used to that fall right after that. That last loss is shaking us(or at least myself lol) to the core. Im thinking God damn it hope this isn't a repeat of the last few heartbreaks. This one potentially being worse. We haven't been outplayed very much at all in this series and I'm here worried about a comeback. Its definitely possible and that makes me nervous as hell. The biggest problem is that I know we are the better team but that doesnt always mean you win.
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Yeah I think this team is due an ECF win.. they have no more lessons to learn! Please in the name of the Hockey God let my team move on!
This one would be far the worst! You could make arguments that both Washington and Pittsburgh were the superior teams. I just don't think the NYI are in our own stratosphere.
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Good grief! They just made the Stanley Cup finals. No quitting or giving up. Positive thoughts. We are in a honored position. Be happy.
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Hey I doubt I was the only one uncomfortable after that loss in game 5. Even tho we were the better team, it meant nothing. Especially how game 6 went to ot. Anything can happen at that point. With our recent history, easy to see why someone wouldn't comfortable with that situation.
Hopefully the fact the Point finished Game 6 and didn't seem to aggravate anything is a good sign, would be nice if he can improve as the SCF progresses.
KuchieKooRov
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Watching the game last night, I thought Point looked way better. I'm mainly talking about his ability to carry the puck (possession) and drive the net/create scoring opportunities. I thought overall he looked the best I've seen him since sustaining the injury in game 2 against the Isles. I remember watching him in game 4 and 6 against the Isles and you could 100% tell he was nursing something. Also he looked a little off in game 1 against Dallas.... Last night though, I thought he looked pretty good. I'm not saying he is healed up, we know that isn't the case, but I'm wondering if he is actually getting better. Anyways was just looking for other's opinions. Wasn't sure if my eyes deceived me.
I thought he looked a lot quicker than this in Game 4. His speed seemed to be almost there. Now it's not close.
Coop dropped an interesting "We're slowly getting healthy" line in the postgame last night which I took to mean that Stammer is close and Point is on the mend. He has definitely looked better this series than G4/G6 in the ECF. Hopefully he continues to get stronger as the series progresses.
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It's looked very different to me. When he came back in game 4, it looked like he was just about going flat out, then he got hurt again. In the 3 games he's played since then he looks much slower. I though last night was a bit better than Isles G6 or Dal G1 like he was playing faster, but couldn't finish his moves.
This. He looked fast in Game 4 vs the Isles and wound up with a goal and an assist. He looked like he was in pain, but he was in attack mode and we haven't seen him that effective since. I think the second time he got injured worsened things.
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Ah ok gotcha... yeah he was good but you could tell he was hurt in game 4. Last night though looked like he was getting back to normal. I didnt notice him showing any pain. I also thought he looked great carrying the puck. First line was finally gettng looks in the offensive zone. If point isn't going, they struggle.
Pregame on nbc showed point with a trainer definitely doing some hip related stretches, with a large workout band. Hopefully he has found a routine to help him loosen up and minimize any pain.
