Post-Game Talk: Broons @ Rangers

[Machinehead]

Gotta be honest, Lemieux isn't what I expected.

Now, a couple of caveats:

1) He's a good 4th liner and that matters.

2) I see people complaining that he fought after the buzzer but I don't care about that. I don't care about fights themselves. Don't care who "wins" them, don't care when they happen, don't care *if* they happen. I want to see a response when it's warranted but fighting isn't he only way to do that and I couldn't care less about who, when, or how. I appreciate that he did something.

All that said, after watching Frederic and Ritchie all year, not to mention every god damn body on the Capitals...I don't find Lemieux annoying at all. I haven't seen opposing fans talk about him in forever. At this point, Buchnevich does that more.

I never expected him to be Avery as a player and I always thought that was silly. Peak Avery was the best 2nd liner in the NHL. But I expected him to be a constant bitch.

I just don't see it. I have seen it before: remember the fake glove drop? But like, when was the last time?

 

[Sayba]

Gotta be honest, Lemieux isn't what I expected.

Now, a couple of caveats:

1) He's a good 4th liner and that matters.

2) I see people complaining that he fought after the buzzer but I don't care about that. I don't care about fights themselves. Don't care who "wins" them, don't care when they happen, don't care *if* they happen. I want to see a response when it's warranted but fighting isn't he only way to do that and I couldn't care less about who, when, or how. I appreciate that he did something.

All that said, after watching Frederic and Ritchie all year, not to mention every god damn body on the Capitals...I don't find Lemieux annoying at all. I haven't seen opposing fans talk about him in forever. At this point, Buchnevich does that more.

I never expected him to be Avery as a player and I always thought that was silly. Peak Avery was the best 2nd liner in the NHL. But I expected him to be a constant bitch.

I just don't see it. I have seen it before: remember the fake glove drop? But like, when was the last time?

he has clearly tried to take that element out of his game. He was that when he got here, I’m sure Quinn told him to just play hockey. I get that to an extent and credit Lemieux for listening.

 

[Machinehead]

he has clearly tried to take that element out of his game. He was that when he got here, I’m sure Quinn told him to just play hockey. I get that to an extent and credit Lemieux for listening.

Right, and it's a middle ground. You can't wear out a path to the penalty box. But I feel like we could dial it up a notch.

We certainly did on Friday and then this. It's a pattern.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

The refs basically toned Lemieux down, they were calling everything on him and he had no choice but adjust.

 

[Chytilmania]

On a different note, anyone else excited for when we can play awful defenses like the North division, Detroit and some West teams?

 

[mulli25]

Quinn has to go, I can’t believe he healthy scratched Zibanejad like that. How does he expect this team to win consistently without any good centers on the ice?

 

[Raspewtin]

absolutely agree that Lemieux was hated by the refs and it forced him to change his game. the Gudbranson incident probably ruined perception of him forever and now he can’t get away with anything.

 

[Irishguy42]

I can't wait to be smoked by the Sabres on Tuesday.

 

[Machinehead]

Why don't the refs maybe police another team? It's ridiculous. The Bruins have been clowns for so long and so much that they don't bother anymore.

 

[Machinehead]

If the Quinn’s claim to fame was he developed Mika and Buchnevich (and I heard that all summer thru January)

and EVERY first round pick forward we’ve got has severely underperformed under him,

And it took signing Martin to teach this team how to defend after two years of embarrassing themselves

someone explain to me how much longer his rope is.

All Quinn did with Zibanejad was put our best center on the first line while AV had him playing 17 minutes because octopus tits.

The bar is in hell when you're out-braincelling Alain Vigneault.

 

[will1066]

I just want Chytil and Kakko back playing hockey instead of table tennis.

 

[Cmox]

Stopped watching after the first. Guessing it didn’t get much better ...

Laff got an assist and I’ll let you guess who scored.

 

[BKGooner]

That would be the second veteran assistant we bring in to do Quinn's job for him. That would say a lot.

Claude Julien has nothing better to do.

 

[CasusBelli]

Laff got an assist and I’ll let you guess who scored.

Guessing he’s named after a dark structure from which you draw water ...

 

[Machinehead]

Guessing he’s named after a dark structure from which you draw water ...

Colin Nightfaucet

 

[CasusBelli]

Colin Nightfaucet

I would like a “love” button please.

 

[will1066]

Colin Nightfaucet

Colin Eveningfountain

 

[Machinehead]

Colin Eveningfountain

Colin Onyxspigot

 

[will1066]

Colin Onyxspigot

Colin Ebonyhose

 

[Machinehead]

Colin Ebonyhose

This is a good one

 

[will1066]

This is a good one

Likewise with onyxspigot

 

[Profet]

Colin Ebonyhose

Colin Ravenfont

 

[Kovalev27]

When a coach can’t get anything out anyone not named Artemi Panarin you don’t have a good coach

 

[Synergy27]

Goddamnit. I come here to get my mind off of word games.

Colin Schwarzgeyser.

 

[Overcast]

Colin Noirspout