Edstrom is a full time NHL'er to start next season, I wouldn't worry. Same as Othmann, They're making the team over the Pitlick's and the Brodinski's of the organization. Berard gets a cup of coffee next year.
No Chytil for 3C and no viable options to address this problem. Posters asking to split Kreider and Zibanejad in these circumstances make me smh at big brains not seeing that it’s not an option.
Don't worry. It'll change to something dumb like the "Alexandria Confederates"
I agree makes senses. He was strong on his skates and actually made a couple nice hits. Prior to his injury his stat line he rarely threw one hit in a game.
Yeah, the only reason I wouldn’t sign him is if the players on the team don’t want him based on whatever it is he did to get kicked off the Blackhawks. If they’re comfortable with someone like him in the locker room, yes please.
Great question, wrong premise.
ehhh I mean they didn’t have anywhere near the offense we did and their one goal was a fluke tap in at near shoulder height right at the goal mouth combined with horrid defense. it’s hard to be out goalied when the caps had so few grade A chances anyway
Yeah. Rangers were the better team. Could have been a bigger margin but the Rangers shooters have been absolutely snakebit this season. (Or, judges would accept ‘no scoring touch’).
I think this roster has proven time & again that coaching truly isn't the issue. I know you've alluded to it in other posts, but Gallant wasn't the problem we'd all like to believe he was. Not saying Gallant was the solution either, but this team continues to exhibit the exact same issues regardless who's behind the bench. Not only is this core not good enough, they refuse to play the type of game that will lend itself to playoff hockey. Mika is the prime culprit this year.
We make saves easy for opposing goalies because of the basic overall team fear of entering the dangerous areas on the ice either before the puck enters or when there might be a chance of body contact by a gnarly ,toothless , bearded ....or with any kind of facial haired defender ! There likely is a couple that would do it more often....but they lack foot speed .....and the guys with foot speed usually veer away after a low percentage shot attempt from outside that area .
Kakko goes there, but that's not really his strength. He also tends to go and wait which is less effective than reading the play off the cycle and making your way to the net at the right time. In his defense though Zib and Kreider rarely get the cycle going effectively, Zibs always goes for the high risk high reward pass regardless of how covered the recipient is- not very conducive to a possession game.
