This little corner of the internet is so wonderfully Canadian. Only forum I've ever been a part of where people will apologize or admit that maybe they were wrong.
Awesome.
This little corner of the internet is so wonderfully Canadian. Only forum I've ever been a part of where people will apologize or admit that maybe they were wrong.
Awesome.
Hey, no Americans on here.
How's you and your gf, bro?
On that note, it really looks like Conacher is going to be a huge boost to our transition game. It looks like most/all of his success has come at speed this year. He's always forcing turnovers, making passes, etc. then driving the net full bore. Going to be exciting to watch him, especially when EK, Spez & others are back.
EK will have a new target for his breakout passes, and one that is in motion. Will be sweet.
As much as the Calder line is flying out there, both Zibanejad and Silfverberg must secretly hate playing with the Honeybadger. "How the hell am I supposed to catch him in the rookie scoring race when I keep setting him up with goals lol
At least there can be (mostly) unanimous opinion that Conacher has looked great in his first 2 games. Nice to see him bury one tonight.
Im impressed he finished off that pass. Condra, greening, smith, Turris, regin, and latendresse all would have somehow missed it.
Im impressed he finished off that pass. Condra, greening, smith, Turris, regin, and latendresse all would have somehow missed it.
It's funny you guys say that my friend and I were talking the other day about how weird it is that all these players score decently in the AHL but for some reason even just conpleteky miss the net so much in the NHL.
It's kind of weird.
In the AHL you get that little bit more time in most situations. The NHL is a faster game, and it's a lot harder to get good shots away.
You see it? A 30G 30A player. I see it.
It drives me nuts when I see Chris Neil out on the powerplay instead of Conacher.
If you understood what Neil's role was out there, maybe you'd breathe easier.
What drives me nuts on the PP is over-handling/over-passing the puck, and getting outnumbered in the corner or on the boards in general.
Ah yes, please, explain what Neil's role is out there so I can understand why someone with hands and scoring ability isn't out there instead.
You see it? A 30G 30A player. I see it.
Ah yes, please, explain what Neil's role is out there so I can understand why someone with hands and scoring ability isn't out there instead.
Tomas Holmstrom ring a bell?
He's there to create traffic and take a beating in front of the net- hardly a role Conacher is in competition for.
Neil has a history of being put out to screen the goalie and cause havoc in front. His best season for that was a while ago in 05/06 when he put up 13 PP pts, but he was fairly effective in that role just last year with 6 pp pts, (edit: bad math)
As an aside, Neil actually has some pretty soft hands in close for a player of his ilk.